Just for fun - I was wondering which species of fish you are breeding or attempting to breed, or which species you have bred in the past.
The only fish I have successfully bred in the past were platies. Actually, they just did their own thing with little help from me. This was many years ago, and I ended up supplying an LFS with many generations of uniquely colored fry. I kind of wish I had kept the line going - I have yet to see any others with similar coloration.
Currently, my peacock gudgeons are always spawning in my 29 gal. community. No fry so far, but at some point I will set up a spawning tank for a pair and attempt to get a hatch.
My main goal right now is to get my zebra otos to breed. I have two that are of breeding size, and 8 more that have some growing to do. Also, I should be getting 10 more sometime next week. I should have a nice sized breeding group. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all 20 live, but even with a 50% survival rate I will have a nice group of them. It will certainly be a challenge, but I intend to give it my best shot. I'm keeping an eye out for a used 20-30 gallon tank that will be set up for this purpose.
I have other fish that I'd like to try breeding as well, but don't want to take on too many projects at once.
How about you?
The only fish I have successfully bred in the past were platies. Actually, they just did their own thing with little help from me. This was many years ago, and I ended up supplying an LFS with many generations of uniquely colored fry. I kind of wish I had kept the line going - I have yet to see any others with similar coloration.
Currently, my peacock gudgeons are always spawning in my 29 gal. community. No fry so far, but at some point I will set up a spawning tank for a pair and attempt to get a hatch.
My main goal right now is to get my zebra otos to breed. I have two that are of breeding size, and 8 more that have some growing to do. Also, I should be getting 10 more sometime next week. I should have a nice sized breeding group. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all 20 live, but even with a 50% survival rate I will have a nice group of them. It will certainly be a challenge, but I intend to give it my best shot. I'm keeping an eye out for a used 20-30 gallon tank that will be set up for this purpose.
I have other fish that I'd like to try breeding as well, but don't want to take on too many projects at once.
How about you?