I'm not sure why some people make breeding fish out to be some mythical challenge, like any job you need the right tools and some basic knowledge. I'm in the top 20 breeders in GCCA so trust me when I say breeding cichlids isn't all the difficult. The biggest obstacle when breeding these types of fish is aggression, which again with the right tools like egg crate dividers this can easily be overcome...to some extent. The next issue is having the proper tank to house and create a enviorement to breed, trying to breed fish in a 10g will be difficult. With a little planning I truly believe anyone can breed some of the difficult fish. Most fish it's a matter of just adding water then poof you've got fry, some you'll need to plan a little better.
Back to your question about what to breed in 10g tanks, you'll be limited to smaller dwarf species. I would recommend Shell dwellers to start. They are facinating to watch and are easy to breed, plus they're uncommon enough there is a demand...again make sure you have a out with the fry.
Good luck and here's some decent reading on Shellie's:
The Cichlid Room Companion - Shell Dwelling Cichlids from Lake Tanganyika by Peter A. Lewis
And the only place I order africans:
Dave's Rare Aquarium Fish-Price List
A 10G would be a good start for a fry tank you need everything but gravel some people use it in their fry tanks or sand. You can feed your fry a lot of different things like crushed flakes, microorganism, or brine shrimp.
Andy Sager said:It's great you're learning FISHIE but everything I explain to you does not apply to all cichlids. Mbunas coming out of the mouth might eat crushed flakes but a newly free swimming convict cichlid won't. Different types of fish require different types of food.
Plus, some cichlid fry would do better in sand or gravel and others in bare tanks.
The common thing for all fry tanks is a sponge filter as the only filtering device. This way, the fry can't be sucked in
Just remember, everything is situational
I'm only going to use 10s for the fry. I plan on having bigger tanks for the actual cichlids to be in.
Haha I know how the tanks are supposed to be set up equipment wise. Sorry for not saying that. I meant like fish room wise. Like size of tanks. How many and stuff like that. Grow out. Fry. Different kind of tanks.
Loukas42 said:Can anybody name some cichlids that carry the eggs in their mouth when they breed?
Loukas42 said:How much space do those Africans you said require?
Loukas42 said:For one breeding pair!?
Loukas42 said:Oh haha I see. And cause I really really really want to breed cichlids!!!!