@QuarterKnight01 Breeding aquarium fish requires either blind luck or replicating a specific set of conditions that are conducive to breeding for a particular species. There are numerous web sites that offer tips for breeding almost anything these days, google is your friend. Before we happened across the clutch of Bulldog Pleco eggs, we hadn't even thought about trying with them because we had read that it was all but impossible. We just got lucky.
@QuarterKnight01 We did intentionally breed a lot of aquarium fish. For someone just starting out I would recommend trying with easier breeds. Livebearers like guppies, platys and mollies are probably some of the easiest fish to breed. If the water conditions are half decent they'll usually just do their thing. With egg layers, mouth-brooding cichlids are pretty easy. We have had Electric Yellow Labs for 12 years that have been breeding on their own with no encouragement.
@QuarterKnight01 A little harder, but still not too difficult are Tiger Barbs. We did those when we were just starting out, both regular and albinos. You generally need to have a separate plain jane breeding tank with nothing but water and a sponge filter in it to do them right. When a female appears gravid (full of eggs) put her and a randy male alone into the breeding tank. He'll chase her around and when they spawn you remove the adults.
i was wondering if you could tell me how your tank was set up so that they bred. because i have read that there is no record of them breeding a aquarium. i would like to try breeding mine one day once they get a bit bigger
@1mienguy They were in a 90 gallon All Glass aquarium with a medium gravel substrate over sand. Ph would range from the high 6's just before a water change to about 7.5 right after. Temp was kept around 74F/23C. Lots of rocks and plastic plants. They particularly like to have flat rocks arranged to give them "cave" spaces for security. You can view a photo of the tank and more info at the URL in the full caption.
@1mienguy they are extremely hard to bread in captivity but if you get a clay pot and all the ph and temp is right and you have a female and male you might be in luck
That's so cool. You didn't try to breed them? I've tried so hard to breed my fish, but I'm still a novice at it. Thanks for uploading! +1
QuarterKnight01 2 weeks ago
@QuarterKnight01 Breeding aquarium fish requires either blind luck or replicating a specific set of conditions that are conducive to breeding for a particular species. There are numerous web sites that offer tips for breeding almost anything these days, google is your friend. Before we happened across the clutch of Bulldog Pleco eggs, we hadn't even thought about trying with them because we had read that it was all but impossible. We just got lucky.
cp256 2 weeks ago
@QuarterKnight01 We did intentionally breed a lot of aquarium fish. For someone just starting out I would recommend trying with easier breeds. Livebearers like guppies, platys and mollies are probably some of the easiest fish to breed. If the water conditions are half decent they'll usually just do their thing. With egg layers, mouth-brooding cichlids are pretty easy. We have had Electric Yellow Labs for 12 years that have been breeding on their own with no encouragement.
cp256 2 weeks ago
@QuarterKnight01 A little harder, but still not too difficult are Tiger Barbs. We did those when we were just starting out, both regular and albinos. You generally need to have a separate plain jane breeding tank with nothing but water and a sponge filter in it to do them right. When a female appears gravid (full of eggs) put her and a randy male alone into the breeding tank. He'll chase her around and when they spawn you remove the adults.
cp256 2 weeks ago
What an outstanding vid!
Thank you for sharing this. Grreat work.
hexisan 7 months ago
can i have one.
speakeraddict 9 months ago
i was wondering if you could tell me how your tank was set up so that they bred. because i have read that there is no record of them breeding a aquarium. i would like to try breeding mine one day once they get a bit bigger
1mienguy 2 years ago
@1mienguy They were in a 90 gallon All Glass aquarium with a medium gravel substrate over sand. Ph would range from the high 6's just before a water change to about 7.5 right after. Temp was kept around 74F/23C. Lots of rocks and plastic plants. They particularly like to have flat rocks arranged to give them "cave" spaces for security. You can view a photo of the tank and more info at the URL in the full caption.
cp256 1 year ago
@1mienguy they are extremely hard to bread in captivity but if you get a clay pot and all the ph and temp is right and you have a female and male you might be in luck
MuffinBustin 1 year ago