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?
Lets see all the usuals and then some Apistogramma sp.(eunotus, macmasteri), Dicrossus filamentosa, Angels, several pencilfish, cherry barbs, and I'm working on the fourth generation of Kribensis and my second of Pelvicachromis subo's. Also trying to coax my Banggai cardinals to breed, and had a pair of Ocellaris Clowns that raised a family a few years ago. But my pride and joy are my little mutant zebrafish babies at the lab. 
