easy to breed fish?

Question

what kind of fish breeds sort of easy but get somewhat big. i have some african cichlids but i believe they are all males. if i get some females would it be easy to breed them? i have somce convicts, they are very easy to breed. they pretty much do everything. i put the net up to protect them and they take it from there. are africans as easy as convicts? what other kind of fish is colorful, around these fish size, and not to hard to breed?

i started breeding guppies... that was wicked easy lol so then i got two convicts for my large tank along with my africans and the convicts just kept breeding. now they have children with them that are the same size as them.

thanks

Answer 1

In addition to the africans already mentioned Firemouth cichlids are about that size (little larger than convicts) and breed just as easily. Jack Dempseys would be the next larger step up and also very easy to breed.

In addition to cichlids you have Giant Danio, Congo Tetras (harder to breed, but not bad if you plan), Gold or Blue Gourami, Snakeskin Gourami and bristlenose catfish.... None of those are really tough to breed, about the size of the convicts and all are fun to raise.

MM

Answer 2

'African cichlids' means very little, since they span such a wide range of fish including some that breed all too often, and some that need very special requirements. The harder part is dealing with the aggression of it all.

Again, depending on the African, some will raise their fry and protect them, while other types leave them to fend for themselves. The most common 'Africans' that people buy, often from 'assorted' tanks, are mbuna, and they breed very easily and the tough part is getting them to stop, but they will not raise the fry, or put little effort into doing so, and a fry grow-out tank is necessary. Mbuna are mouthbrooders that neither nest nor pair, but need to be kept in groups of several females to a male to keep aggression at a minimum and make sure a single female doesn't get over bred.

Answer 3

If you want to breed fish then breed betta fish, the eggs should hatch almost immediately, but be careful they could end up killing each, how to breed them is you put the male in a fish bowl then place the female in a cup if the male starts to do a dance around her then you let her out then the male will wrap him self around her and squeeze until she passes out but im not sure what else to do after that so ask the pet store and they will tell you how to make them breed.

Answer 4

We never ever had any luck with African Cichlids, even though we had male/female pairs and had them for years. They would make nests, but never produced anything.

You are right though, Convicts are DEAD EASY. We had the striped ones, but we also had some albinos, and were starting to get some really interesting varieties when the flood of '94 hit our area, and all our fish died because we got evacuated and the power went out..

Answer 5

AFRICAN cichlids are much harder to breed. they need ph around 8.0 and you have to provide right area (depending on species) caves/ rocks/driftwood etc. so nowhere near the ease of convicts.

You could try pink or blue eye convicts

Answer 6

African cichlids are easy to breed. I did it for years. if you really want to know how, my emails in my profile.

Answer 7

The Mickey Mouse Platy is capable of reproducing at three to four months of age.

Answer 8

First off try something like White Clouds, and Danios, then giant danios. - personal choice, although are very easy to breed, and know when they are ready to spawn.

Answer 9

Goldfish can be bred fairly easily in a small outdoor water garden w/ lots of plants for the babies to hide in.

Answer 10

No, breeding fish is not easy. You need to seperate them from their babies or else the paretns will eat the babies.

The babies die easily too.