i like breeding fish, but egg layers are just too difficult to deal with and i pretty much don't have the time, i want to get fish that give birth to live babies...what are some fish you would suggest.
2007-01-21 14:21:46 · 10 answers · asked by OOOMAR 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
i have guppies and they are cool but i want more to have different babies...
2007-01-21 14:27:41 · update #1
Guppies, platies, sword tails, and mollies are the most common
2007-01-21 14:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by fish guy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are some very interesting species from Mexico that you won't find in the "big box" pet stores, several species of a family called Goodeids, Rainbow Goodeids,Red-tailed Goodeids,quite a few more. There is a group of fish in the genus Illyoden,the main one being Illyoden Furcidens these guys look like fingerling bass.They don't have many fry at once,but the fry are large easily over 1/2 at birth, and the parent fish don't eat them. There are some small sort of guppy-like fish called Endler's livebearers that are kind of interesting also a group of fish called "Mosquito Fishes" that are live bearers. Some sharks are livebearing too. The Coelacanth,a fish that lives in the deep water west of South Africa, and thought to be extinct until somebody caught one,is also a livebearer. To get information about more fish check out the American Livebearer Association,an organization of people who really know a lot about livebearing fish.They probably have a website.----PeeTee
2007-01-21 15:02:54 · answer #2 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have guppies, and they are born live. They are truly amazing and very very tiny. However, they grow very quickly and multiply if you do not separate the males/females. You can go from 3 or 4 fish to a school of more than 50 before you know it. But if you do not separate the babies from the adults, they will get eaten. So then you have another problem.
Good luck, hope this gives you a bit of information.
2007-01-21 14:25:56 · answer #3 · answered by freedomgazer64 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I'm sorry to say that fish only breed within their own breeds. So i have no idea why your guppy is giving birth to these rainbow fish. Are you sure your guppy is the one birthing. Well if you want to get rid of the fish ( I don't wanna say this... ) but buy a larger fish eating fish or frog.... But I would never do that but its up to you.
2016-05-24 10:50:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all egg layers are difficult - White Cloud Mountain Minnows are the egg-laying equivalent of guppies - add a plant (java moss or hornwort) and water and they'll pretty much take care of the rest themselves!
2007-01-22 01:49:23 · answer #5 · answered by Lady G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guppies (all kinds), Mollies (all kinds), platys (all kinds), Swortails (all kinds), etc. Ask your pet store. Buy a separate tnk or a net for the fry because the parents will eat them after they are born if you don't remove them or if you don't have enought hiding spaces (like plants and foliage) in your aquarium.
Good luck! Live bearers are the best! They can even have several fry without a male. They store the sperm! I fonly humans were like that!
2007-01-21 21:35:09 · answer #6 · answered by Maria F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only know about guppies in australia I don't have any other fish
2007-01-21 14:26:20 · answer #7 · answered by ausblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mollies , guppies swordtails , and platys i have guppies and platys they multiply faster than rabbits so dont start off with many but you need 3 females to 1 male
2007-01-21 14:27:21 · answer #8 · answered by sassy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guppies, black mollies, sword fish,
2007-01-21 14:24:44 · answer #9 · answered by whateverbabe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
any aquatic mammals
2007-01-21 14:26:51 · answer #10 · answered by fart_scooper 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋