Breeding Platties

[1xalpha]

How should I breed them i wanna be able to sell the babies for money so this hobby can be worth more than it already is...

I have one 10 Gallon i have set aside for the purpose of breeding what i want to know is:

How to set up the tank
How to induce the breeding
How to keep the parents from eating the babies
How to sell the offspring

 

[Fishoreel]

I can help with a few of your questions.
How to set up the tank? If you don't plan on taking the female out before the fry are born, the tank should have plenty of hiding places and plants.
How to induce the breeding? Have at least 2 females to each male, if not more. If everything is healthy in the tank, they will breed.
How to keep the parents from eating the babies? Lots of plants. Fine plants like hornwort(sp?) will give the fry many places to hide. Fake plants work too. Floating plants are good as well. Also you could separate the fry in a breeding net or another tank.
How to sell the offspring? I never sold any of mine.

 

[Nabob_Mob]

good water quality is all that is needed to induce breeding with Plattys and Swords but they are notorious fry eaters plastic plants are a bit better as the are more ridged than live plants, though I feel live plants are best, My method is two tanks and a large trap, I use the ones sold by USMC1 on Aquabid, the 10 inchers.

I have my adults in one tank, when a female is good and plump, I move her to the trap setup in the second tank for the drops, put a little java moss loosely in the bottom of the trap and the female seems more relaxed but it needs to be loose enough the fry can get through. you will have a much higer survival rate this way.

as far as selling Aquabid, or depending on your location Pet shops, Local club auctions and events or even craigslist are all options.

 

[1xalpha]

sweet thx