Good fish to breed for a newb?

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I want to try something new. What is a good fish to breed that is a step up from livebarrers? I want to go a step at a time so I can gain experience before I try something overly difficult. So what would you guys suggest? I have a 29g tank I'm thinking of setting up for the parents, and three 10g tanks for nersery or grow out. There is a lot out there and I'm looking for ideas so I know what to start researching.

Thank AC,
Caleb
 
A pair of convict cichilds will breed readily in a 29 gallon, nothing else in the tank but them though. They are super easy, and are fun to watch care for their fry too. Kribensis have breed pretty easily for me too in a 29.
 
I would say cichlids as well, but don't go for the common black striped convicts because those are so common and difficult to rehome. I tried googling convicts to get the exact name but instead got search results for actual criminal convicts. :huh:

Edit: I found the name. Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum. These convicts can be very proliferous and can have hundreds of babies in one successful breeding attempt. Because they are so common, I have found that breeders often have a very difficult time trying to rehome them.

If you want something non-aggressive, maybe you might want to try White Clouds or Gouramis? Some sort of an tetra? German rams? Angels? Kribs, as previously suggested. The sky is the limit! I'm sure others will chime in with better advice.
 
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What about cories? Mine have bred in a 29.
 
If you can't breed and raise White Clouds in a planted species tank may I suggest coin colecting as a hobby?
 
Convicts, Danios and Desert gobies would all be easy egglayers to begin with.
 
people please PAY ATTENTION to the question!


WHAT kind of LIVEBEARERS? none of the above suggestions are in the livebearer category!
 
I like the gourami idea. They don't come up on here very often and I would think can ship fairely well since they are labrynth fish. My male builds bubble nests all the time even in a QT tank so they seem to be pretty aggressive about spawning. The only thing you have to be careful of is when the eggs are laid you have to drop the water level a bunch so the labrynth organs can form properly. Everything else should be pretty easy.
 
I would say depending on the softness/hardiness of your water

most livebearers thrive better in harder water than soft water

though I would say least killifish (yes its a livebearer) would be one super tiny fish to start out with and they really do not need any multiple setups, however if you want go for platies OR swordtails due to wide availablity/pricing to start out with
 
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