is there saltwater live-bearer who breed like guppies n mollies?
2007-06-17 20:23:25 · 4 answers · asked by aiaisir 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Would you believe guppies and mollies? These tend to be though of as freshwater species, but they're really brackish water fish that can tolerate freshwater. It's also possible to acclimate them to full-strength saltwater by using a saltwater drip acclimation (airline tubing with valve siphoning saltwater from a tank into a bucket with the fish at a slow drip rate), or just slowing adding sea salt dissolved in water. I've acclimated saltwater tanks with mollies in the past, and am about to do a nano tank with guppies (who unfortunately spawned before I could get them moved). The advantage of using these is that they're more peaceful than damsels and can be left in the tank and won't harass fish put in after them. They also make a real conversation piece when people see mollies or guppies swimming with saltwater species!
Some saltwater keepers also acclimate them and let them spawn for use as feeders for fish like lionfish. They're healthier for the fish than goldfish, and don't die if the fish doesn't eat them right away (it sounds as though this is what you're looking for, easy to raise feeders).
Mollies can be acclimated in a day, guppies in about 4, but I generally take longer - up to 2 weeks for mine by adding salt by the teaspoonful a few times a day to a 2.5 gallon tank - because it seems to make them hardier in their new environment.
2007-06-18 07:21:11 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The closest you can get, other than mollies ect, would be any of the mouth brooders. Convict Blennies, aka Engineer Blennies, are mouth brooders but I've never seen or heard of anyone breeding them at home. I have what I believe is a pair and not once have I seen babies. The problem is that most SW fish have long larval stages. If you want to breed SW try clowns (buy a mated pair)or Bengi Cardinal fish. Both egg layers but have been successfully bred for years now. There are TONS of books and info on the net.about breeding SW fish.
2007-06-21 15:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by Ramoth41 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are none,
they are all egg layers
2007-06-17 21:00:14 · answer #3 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, there are'nt any :-)
http://www.fishlore.com/TropicalFishProfiles.htm
2007-06-18 00:12:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋