Breeding Pangasius Sutchi

[henward]

Before anyone gets negative
this is done very frequently in asia
hence why they hve endless babies and they also eat them too.

im in new zealand, and i have one of the very few remaining species. I hink its a pair. how they swim, size diference. I think its a pair.

i read that you need to induce spawning.
i googled but no luck.
i am hoping someone here, with the centurie of combined fishkeeping and breeding knowledge that some one will know.

so far this is what i know:
they need to be induced with a hormone.
how to apply the hormone is beyond me
.... anyne have any ideas?

 

[X24]

fishdance will know, he's bred pretty much everything (including clown loaches) and is experienced with hormone breeding aswell.

But he isn't on as frequently has he used to be.

 

[amehel0]

stripping the fish may be a good idea! as well as hormone. with hormones its basically slap em with a small dose and incresae till they spawn.

 

[henward]

stripping? whatdoes one mean?

 

[Dan F]

stripping? whatdoes one mean?

Squeezing out the eggs and sperm into a bucket to fertilize the eggs. (at least that's what they do to salmon at the local hatchery...)

I am getting a Pangasius cat given to me in a few weeks, they are pretty cool. I read an interesting article on their use as food fish, I will see if I can find a link.

 

[henward]

i have actually eated pangasius
in south africa
it seems to be a trend there...
the meat is fantastic
very firm
but not stringy...

but i wont eat mine
i wanna breed it

how do you kow when fish has sperm and eggs to squeeze out?