Easiest Fish to Spawn - Aquarium Advice

uscamaro · 01-21-2008, 08:08 PM

Along with zebra danios, what other fish spawn easily?

theotheragentm · 01-22-2008, 03:30 PM

Do you want non livebearers? Platies, Mollies, Guppies, Swordtails, and Endlers are probably the easiest. They are not egg layers though.

Cichlids, depending on the type can be pretty easy.

madcaptains · 01-22-2008, 05:03 PM

I agree with theotheragentm. you start with 5 or 6 and will end-up with over 50 within a few month.... or week.

**Zagz** · 01-22-2008, 08:32 PM

Livebearer's are the easiest by far, depending on tank size they can get out of hand very easily.

uscamaro · 01-22-2008, 08:36 PM

What is the best way to get rid of excess fish?

theotheragentm · 01-22-2008, 08:40 PM

Don't put the babies in their own tank or nursery. Let some of them get eaten by adults. Even if it is your first batch, I would not do this, although the instinct is to want to save them. There will be plenty more. Even with adult livebearers, they will not eat all the babies unless you have significantly larger fish, but then you run the risk of adults being eaten. Giving them away to the LFS is your best bet if they will take them.

mom2reds · 01-22-2008, 10:38 PM

my lfs buys my guppy fry and molly fry from me. there are great group of people

mattrox · 01-23-2008, 04:13 AM

The dwarf cichlids Apistogramma cactuoides and Kribensis are very easy to get to spawn.

rkilling1 · 01-23-2008, 06:10 PM

Along with livebearer's and cichlids, I have found it VERY easy to breed tiger barbs. Just stick a male and female in thier own tank and they will begin breeding in a matter of minutes.

FWIW, raising fry from eggs is much more difficult then both the cichlid's and livebearer's.

01-21-2008, 08:08 PM	#1
uscamaro Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 134	Easiest Fish to Spawn Along with zebra danios, what other fish spawn easily?

01-22-2008, 03:30 PM	#2
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,173	Do you want non livebearers? Platies, Mollies, Guppies, Swordtails, and Endlers are probably the easiest. They are not egg layers though. Cichlids, depending on the type can be pretty easy. __________________ Box of Water - My Personal Musing and Photos on Fish Keeping

01-22-2008, 08:40 PM	#6
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,173	Don't put the babies in their own tank or nursery. Let some of them get eaten by adults. Even if it is your first batch, I would not do this, although the instinct is to want to save them. There will be plenty more. Even with adult livebearers, they will not eat all the babies unless you have significantly larger fish, but then you run the risk of adults being eaten. Giving them away to the LFS is your best bet if they will take them. __________________ Box of Water - My Personal Musing and Photos on Fish Keeping

01-23-2008, 06:10 PM	#9
rkilling1 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NE ohio Posts: 1,763 Images: 50	Along with livebearer's and cichlids, I have found it VERY easy to breed tiger barbs. Just stick a male and female in thier own tank and they will begin breeding in a matter of minutes. FWIW, raising fry from eggs is much more difficult then both the cichlid's and livebearer's. __________________ My 75 Gallon Planted Aquarium

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01-22-2008, 05:03 PM	#3
madcaptains Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 48	I agree with theotheragentm. you start with 5 or 6 and will end-up with over 50 within a few month.... or week.

01-22-2008, 08:36 PM	#5
uscamaro Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 134	What is the best way to get rid of excess fish?

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mom2reds Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lubbock texas Posts: 765 Images: 14	my lfs buys my guppy fry and molly fry from me. there are great group of people

01-23-2008, 04:13 AM	#8
mattrox Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,328 Images: 36	The dwarf cichlids Apistogramma cactuoides and Kribensis are very easy to get to spawn.