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Pet Articles - Breeding Tropical Fish
Tips On Breeding Tropical Fish
by Tim Lee
 If
you are looking for tips on breeding tropical fish, you
must first decide what type of tropical fish you wish
to breed. Some tropical fish are live bearers, which means
they give birth to live minnow babies. The other type
are egg bearers, which means the mother lays eggs and
the minnow babies hatch from the eggs.
Most sources that provide tips on breeding tropical fish
suggest that live bearers are the better place to start,
especially for beginners who have limited to no previous
breeding experience. Beginner breeders should hone their
skills using any of three live bearer fish types, which
are the three of the easiest to breed: mollies, guppies
or platys.
One of the first, and perhaps most important, tips on
breeding tropical fish that bear live young is to keep
the baby fish, called fry, away from the rest of your
community tank. Adult fish consider fry to be excellent
food, so if you don't keep them separated, your breeding
efforts will be sacrificed to the appetites and instincts
of the rest of your fish. In fact, even the fry's own
parents enjoy eating them.
Your best bet to avoid this fate is to use a separate
breeding tank, with heavy foliage to provide cover for
the fry. Once the mother has given birth, she can be returned
to the main tank, which the young fry can grow in comparative
safety.
Water temperature and tank size are both very important
when it comes to tips on breeding tropical fish. Each
different breed of fish has a different optimal breeding
temperature, so first determine that. Fish will breed
when the water temperature signals to them that it is
breeding season. If you maintain this optimal temperature,
the male and female fish will be more likely to breed.
As a general rule, larger tanks tend to produce larger
numbers of fry in one birth as well.
These tips on breeding tropical fish are but the tip of
the iceberg. If you are serious about breeding, seeking
the advice of an experienced breeder and relevant literature
is always advisable.
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