ok first some background info. I have been keeping fish for about a year and it has sucked me in like im sure it has done you. I have a ten gal planted with 2 barbs 3 tetras a guppy and rainbow shark. i also have a a 120 reef tank with 3 chromis 1 skunk clown 1 foxface 1 bicolor blenny 1 banded goby and 1 sixline wrasse, i would go over the coral but you would be reading for hours. i have a friend who had a guppy that had babys and he loved takeing care of them. so i think i want to start doing some breeding my self. The plan is 10 gal divided one side would only have sword grass ( witch would be the babys side) the other will have lots of plants and rocks for the parents. i will rase the guppys till they get their full colors and only the best of the best will stay the others will be sold to my LFS. after a bunch of these cycles i should have very healthy and good looking males to put in my tanks and enter in contest. Any ideas and advise is great i havent started anything yet but will soon thanks.
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- Thread starter thekid55
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Sounds good, but I would not expect much from the LFS. They are fairly cheap for the LFS, but you may get lucky. Guppies are easy to breed and they take care of their young fairly well. If you have a well planted tank the babies will hide in plants. Good Luck
If you're truly interested in breeding, then skip the livebearers and try cichlids. The parental care is facinating to watch, and you feel a real sense of accomplishment when you raise your first spawn to sellable size (no offense to livebearer fans, but a chimp could breed guppies). No matter what you go with. www.aquarticles.com should have some good articles on breeding whatever species you choose. Good Luck, and watch out for MTS (multiple tank syndrome). 
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TheMightyQueenPixie
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Cichlids are DEFINITELY more interesting to watch...You set up a nice species tank and you will spend hours watching their behaviour.
Breeding for fun and breeding for show are two completely different things. If you plan to breed for fun then I'd say go for it. If you're planning on breeding for contest then I'd say do a lot of research and be sure you're willing to put in a lot of time and money. Not to be an azz but a ten gallon tank with a few guppies isn't gonna cut it. If you inbreed they will eventually turn out deformed, not healthy. If you choose not to inbreed, you will have to keep breeding non-related pairs with the traits you want until you get the guppy you're looking for (meaning several pairs with several offspring). You'll need to find a few more tanks so you can seperate the males, females, and offspring if you want optimal breeding and health conditions. These are just a few of things you'll have to look into if you're breeding for show.
tricksterpup
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Thats it, I am driving to Ohio and gonna fling some poo at you.. Bah, any chimp can raise guppies??mooman said:
But not everyone can have the dedication to cull and remove unwanted fish and get the type of colors and strains they want. It takes alot of patients to breed show quality fish.
Ha. Good one trickster. I appologize. I should have said any chimp can breed guppies, but it takes a truely dedicated chimp with years of experiece to breed good quality guppies. Seriously though, if you can make it over to Ohio, I'll buy the first round of bannanas.
Mooman:*Finds a juicy tick while scratching armpit*