howlsn Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Just wondering if anyone is breeding something other than Bettas presently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumper Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 well my community tank is a "hong kong style" tank... very very cramped with fish (well.. that the way my "father" thinks an aquarium should look like...) and i have 3 spawns of red swordtails at the moment in there :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howlsn Posted November 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 I don' mind swordies myself....well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Not at the moment. I have in the past bred several species of cichlids, and koi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Other than the channoides, which are still bettas I'm not breeding anything else at the moment. In the past I've done the usual live bearers such as guppies, platys etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 My bristlenoses used to breed regularly until about a year ago... I do the livebearers too... But mostly just raise fry from fat females I've bought from stores, rather than doing pairings myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Not breeding anything at the moment, as I have 200+ 7-8 week fry from 3 spawns to move on after the new year. I have plans for summer.. keep chaning my mind >.< But I am scaling down breeding *inside the house* and limiting to a spawn here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 keep chaning my mind >.< Don't choke it! I'm not breeding anything at all now. I'll be back to breeding bettas very soon. For non-bettas, if I ever move into anything else it will be dwarf cichlids like kribensis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 how can you choke your mind.. I'm struggling a little with that concept LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argylebetta Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Other than betta: guppy - good god the tanks needed bolivian butterflies Kribs and trying to talk my wife into just one more....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 a good fish keeper always needs "just one more" tank regardless of how many they have :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 I 'attempt' to breed bettas. I have guppies that dont seem to have babies I have koi that spawn themselves and fry that grow up themselves in the pond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howlsn Posted November 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 I do the livebearers too... But mostly just raise fry from fat females I've bought from stores, rather than doing pairings myself. Quite a few years ago I bred mollies (which isn't hard ) & had a strain of lovely marbles created over 10generations....have never seen any in the shops like them. if I ever move into anything else it will be dwarf cichlids like kribensis I bred them a few years back & they were great! I have guppies that dont seem to have babies guppies that don't have babies..& babies....& babies :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argylebetta Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 I have been trying to talk her into one more rack Mouse.......but I meant one more baby I want another baby I'd like the look of those marble mollies howlsn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 ohhhhh how many do you have so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argylebetta Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Just the two boys, nearly 10 and nearly six. I'm 41 and Anne's 36 so I reckon another two maybe? .......but Anne's a bit worried about her age and the fact we have two very healthy kids already and does not want to push our luck, (a weak bladder gets a fair run but mine is okay). I love kids though, love em as newborns, love em at five months when they cant even roll off the doona on the floor so you can have a cuppa and a smoke out the back door with no worries, and at two and three years old when your teaching them important safety stuff .......... you know, you see a young one up the street and remember them at that age and want them again. Is there a name for what I'm going through, or should I just set up some more fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 I can understand that. I'm perpetually clucky and would have another if circumstances permittied - which they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Perhaps you have strong paternal instincts, or you're constantly clucky? Or, it's like when you like certain baby animals until they grow up into monsters :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leela Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Urgh.... children... Besides PK's I'm about to have a go with Ghost Knife fish... they're so cool! We seem to be good at breeding Asian house geckos too... Does anyone else have a problem with these little critters???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argylebetta Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 I didnt think anyone had bred ghost knife fish and they were all wild caught, or is that old news? If you can I'd like to give it a go as they are captivating fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 from what I've read there have been a few bred in captivity but its been mainly in ponds and a fluke. Has there been any recent success with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 I wanted to try with fancy guppies, but the batch I got dropped dead Guppies don't like me. I tried with killies and i seriously must be hopeless as I know they were spawning but I couldn't find the eggs anywhere in there. I have a kuhli that is almost continually roed up and 'nesting', but that doesn't count until I see wigglers I have a pair of balloon platies that appear to be cross-legged Considering moving them to my computer desk until I get in sync with their cycle. And then there are the BNs. A massive male albino and a massive female standard, he's always under the cave, but so far - no bubs. And the dragon pair, which should be going off some time in the next 2 weeks if I can get my act together :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubbskm Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Beside Bettas we are breeding, mollies swords guppies platys gouramis snails Thinking about trying some mouthbrooders and killifish but have to find room. My son also has a pair of blue crayfish. Funny, I get more inquiries about the livebears than the bettas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howlsn Posted November 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Urgh.... children... wacko.gif laugh.gif I am one of those odd people that doesn't want children I instead wish to share my life with lotsa animals. I tried with killies and i seriously must be hopeless as I know they were spawning but I couldn't find the eggs anywhere in there. I'd love to try Killies...just gota get some 1st. I'd love to get back into Mollies, I really love nice Sailfins! I by fluke bred a heap of yabbies in my trout tank....however most of them become trout din dins except 1 fellow that I still have over 2yrs later & is about 6inces long now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 I have Gold Panchax and they have bred in my 4ft tank... fry just pop up out of nowhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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