I have a 10 gallon that I would like to use as a breeding tank. My dd wants mollies but I read they need 30 gallons. Guppies look easy enough but I kind of want to try gouramis.
What do you think for a beginner? I can buy more tanks or supplies if you think I should....
tia!
2007-01-22 13:49:01 · 9 answers · asked by jessica s 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Mollies are a good choice for a beginner. They are a little easier to care for than guppies and are less aggressive towards their young. If you don't want to go into the 2 tank process, make sure you have places in the bottom of the tank for the babies to hide. You will also need grass in the bottom for them to hid in. I've raised both mollies and guppies and found the mollies to be much easier starting out.
2007-01-22 16:07:52 · answer #1 · answered by birdie_001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gouramis are fairly hard to breed, and need a lot of time before they are of breeding age. Also most gourami are to some degree wife beaters. Most breed like bettas and are bubble nesters. Honestly you should read up on betta breeding online as they have better articles. The sections on raising the fry from the betta article are the key point.
http://az.essortment.com/breedinggourami_rdks.htm
http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/kick_beta-breeding.html
http://bettatalk.com/rearing_the_fry.htm
Dwarf gourami are not hard to breed, are old enough when you buy them, and are pretty small. This is assuming you can find a female, which best described as small and grey.
Pearl gourami are peaceful, and easy to breed. They are rather big when mature.
Paradise gourami are tough, able to survive cold water, and nearly as mean as bettas once they mature. A 10 gallon tank might be too small for breeding as the males are very aggressive.
Don't know much about the rest of them
2007-01-22 14:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most any live bearing fish are pretty easy to breed. I would start with guppys. Find a local breeder and buy a trio (one male and two females) to start (they usually run abou 50$ per trio). You must have a seperate tank for raising the fry in or the adults will probably eat them. The best source of information I have found on the subject comes from the International Fancy Guppy Association in a section called breeders corner. (http://www.ifga.org/beginners/beginners_corner.htm). Breeding guppys can be fun but labor intensive. Also as with the breeding of any fish, be carefull not to get overwhelmed. Remember, a healthy breeding female can produce a drop of 50 fry (baby guppies) about every 28-30 days. Guppy fry only need about 3 months to reach sexual maturity so you have to be carefull! Good luck and have fun!
2007-01-22 13:56:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gouramis are fairly easy to breed. For that size a tank, dwarf gouramis will work great for breeding in it. Gouramis breed similar to bettas. There is a link to bettas breeding bettas on my web page, it might help you a bit.
2007-01-22 13:52:14 · answer #4 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Guppies, platys and swords--any live bearers. Ask the pet store. Never had luck with gouramis mating.
2007-01-22 13:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Crawdads
2007-01-22 13:56:17 · answer #6 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Piranhas.
2007-01-22 13:52:00 · answer #7 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i just bought a gold gourami. he looks pretty cool
2007-01-22 13:52:22 · answer #8 · answered by dm41901 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sharks!!!
2007-01-22 13:51:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋