how do you get fish to mate?

Question

How do I get fish to cross breed if I dont know their sex? I currently have 5 fish in a 10 gallon tank. We only know 2 of the types- Tiger Barb and a Pink Kissing Gourami. the others are - 2 of them are orangish yellow with black and blue fins.
the other is completely orange and is fat. How do i get any of these to mate?

Answer 1

First of all, they need another one of their species, and the other one needs to be the opposite sex. In some fish it's easy to tell which one is male or female, like guppies, swordtails or Bettas. In others, it can be a guessing game, like Gouramis (kissing fish).

It's also best that they have a tank to themselves, because the other fish will often eat the eggs or babies (sometimes called, "the fry").

If you want to learn how to reproduce fish, it's probably easiest to start with guppies because they reproduce like rabbits!

Some of the best aquarium books on fish rearing are by Herbet Axelrod, who wrote about his pioneering work around the 1960's, and much of it is still true & helpful today.

Behatzlecha! L'chaim! d;)
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Answer 2

Here are some links. You may find some info on these sites. Good luck.

You should try visiting your local pet store that sell/breed fish and ask them.

Answer 3

u cant get them to mate by forcing them.just put alot of male fish and female fishes together and wait for a few weeks.then if u see eggs u need to wait a few months for them to hatch.oh yeah and keep them warm.

Answer 4

with alcohol and porn. You may need to take them out to dinner first. I mated with a fish once and it wasn't much fun so don't expect it to be good.

Answer 5

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