What is the easiest fish to breed

[Austin.brehun]

Have a 10 gallon tank i would really like to breed something in. What is an easy fish to breed?

 

[chevy_guy2002]

guppies

 

[Austin.brehun]

Can i buy those at any regular pet store?

 

[Chantal]

guppies

Agreed! Also, platy's, swordtails, convict cichlids

You can guppies pretty much any LFS

 

[chevy_guy2002]

Most fish stores have them

 

[absolutangel04]

Have a 10 gallon tank i would really like to breed something in. What is an easy fish to breed?

Before you buy fish to breed, you should have a plan to deal with all the fry. Guppies can produce a lot of fry. Some petstores will take them as feeders if they are small, but some petstores deny guppy fry since their are so many of them. Why do you want to breed fish?

 

[Austin.brehun]

Because i love fish and im at the petstore twice a week. I want to be able to do this and see if i am capable so i can move onto more conplicated fish.

 

[Chantal]

Before you buy fish to breed, you should have a plan to deal with all the fry. Guppies can produce a lot of fry. Some petstores will take them as feeders if they are small, but some petstores deny guppy fry since their are so many of them. Why do you want to breed fish?

Good point to bring up. They definitely exponentially increase. Fishies EVERYWHERE.

 

[Austin.brehun]

Okay well how about the quickest fish to breed. Do any take under a week?

 

[absolutangel04]

Because i love fish and im at the petstore twice a week. I want to be able to do this and see if i am capable so i can move onto more conplicated fish.

Guppies and platys will breed no matter what if you add water and have both genders. Its not really a matter of skill.
If you are the petstore so such, you should ask them if they would be willing to talk fry/ juveniles from you if you start breeding.
Like I said, you can easily get a lot of fry, so having a plan for them is important if you want to breed anything.

 

[Chantal]

Livebearers gestation is ~30 days. I find that mine stay pregnant just a bit longer than this though.

 

[absolutangel04]

Okay well how about the quickest fish to breed. Do any take under a week?

Not really. Under a week for what? It takes most livebearers about 28 for the fry to develop inside them. Egg layers sometimes spawn more frequently, but it takes longer for the fry to develop once they hatch sincethey didn't have the head start given to them like livebearer fry.

 

[adadkins1]

I would stick with guppies, they are the best beginner fish if you are wanting to start breeding. Will your pet shop take the fry?

 

[Austin.brehun]

I will try and breed some guppies or platys, but if i do not have a heater do you think it will not happen? Or do i NEED a heater.

 

[adadkins1]

You NEED a heater, as these are tropical fish. A heater will also cause your fry to grow faster than in an unheated tank.

 

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

why do u want to breed fish so bad? are they to be feeders? xx

 

[Austin.brehun]

Ok thank you i am on my way to petsmart now to look around i will buy a heater and materials for a filter

 

[Austin.brehun]

Some might be feeders for my oscar but not all.

 

[fadetoblack06]

I have mollies that keep breeding and wont stop. Each time I get more and more of them. I've had only one survive so far the rest have been dinner before I could get to them.

 

[adadkins1]

You still haven't said what you plan to do with the excess.