Goldfish, danio or platy/guppy?

[Swarsh]

Hey guys, looking for a good and easy breeding project.
Was looking at danios first because I'd like to have a whole bunch of them, as my other tank could do with a clean up crew!
Which are the easiest to breed? Are danios easy to breed compared to the others?
And what size tank is best to breed these?
Thanks


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[joe jaskot]

Livebearers (guppies, platys, etc.) are much easier to breed than egglayers. However, danios are an easy to breed egglayer. Goldfish are a bit harder to breed.

 

[Swarsh]

Is there any specifics I need to have if I intend to breed Danios?

 

[joe jaskot]

Danios eat their eggs. Best way to breed them is to place marbles in the bottom of the tank. Condition the adults with live foods for a couple of weeks. Place males and females in tank. Fish will spawn. Eggs will fall to bottom. Remove adults and raise the fry.

 

[Swarsh]

Ahh ok, roughly how many fry's per spawn?
I have a spare 3ft tank, thinking about using that to breed.
can there be other fish in the tank? or best to just have the eggs in tank by themselves?

 

[joe jaskot]

Ahh ok, roughly how many fry's per spawn?
I have a spare 3ft tank, thinking about using that to breed.
can there be other fish in the tank? or best to just have the eggs in tank by themselves?

A group of danios will lay a couple hundred of eggs. Can't have other fish in the tank. They will eat the fry.