breeding fish for fun and profit

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aglarond

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Sep 2, 2008
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I've had a middling amount of experience breeding fish - angels, rams, tetras, convicts, guppies (lol on the last two). I'm looking for something more interesting to breed now, something that a fish store might actually want. I thought I would poll you guys and ask your opinions.

I've thought of a few choices that might be interesting; EBJDs, laser corys, calvus, apistos, peacocks... EBJDs seem really cool but I'm discouraged by the whole two generation breeding plan needed to get viable offspring.

Does anyone have any other ideas on cool and interesting fish to breed? I'd like to try something that might sell to the local fish stores for more than a couple of pennies.

On the equipment side I have two 10 gallons, two 20 gallons, two 30 gallons, and a 90 gallon - plenty of space for anything other than a monster fish (lol maybe wrong forum to be asking).

Please give me ideas! :popcorn:
 
discus. but chances are you will have to sell low grade to move them.
 
if u had a bigger tank u could breed pbasses. they would sell for a lot in a lfs. like 10 bucks each depending on size. and u would have like 1000 fry per spawn
 
You could invest in a quality pair of Flowerhorns and breed them in your 90. They can fetch some outrageous prices for the more sought after ones. I just got 3 Super Red Texas from Thailand that I'm growing out to breed, and I also got 15 other FH's of which I'm going to select the 4-6 best to grow out and breed.
 
Dzam on those FHs, I'll have to read up on that. A little pricey, but profitable if they end up breeding.

Discus are neat too, but I always see so many of them out there. Looking on aquabid there are many beautiful types that I've never seen before, I'll have to look into it too.

Thanks guys, any other ideas?
 
Discus, Rare Species of Corydoras, Electric Cichlids, and you could breed gold severums. But those could work.
 
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