breeding silver perch

[amehel0]

has any one on mfk ever bred silver perch in non comercial quantities?

 

[Mystix212]

Google "breeding silver perch".

I have them at a pond near me 500m, so I always catch them, but no ideas on spawning because i've never seen small ones.

 

[Tiger]

you'd need to keep them in something pretty big

 

[Mystix212]

I would go for 180G absolute minimum. They grow to almost 12".

 

[amehel0]

yeh i know ive got a 60"x24"x28"H tank. the size the fish can get to does not concern me as they are slow growers and i will be moving soon so hello 10x3x2.5H foot tank!!. i did google breeding silver perch and there was not much on breeding. only fisheries which gives a brief description and not enough to go on.

 

[Mystix212]

Are you sure you want to breed them in that 560G your getting? You may be able to do it in your 150.

 

[amehel0]

oh yeh im pretty sure i will breed them in th 160 but the 560 will be mainly for the tank so when the perches get BIG!!!

 

[Mystix212]

Yeah true. But you dont wanna have to catch fry in a 560.

 

[amehel0]

i want them to breed in the 160. 560 is for when my two perch and other fish get huge.

 

[Mystix212]

What are you going to have in your 560?