GT Breeding

[Davidiator]

So I am going to change out my stocking...

Stocking:

1 Male Green Terror
4 Female Green Terror
1 Male Bristlenose
2 Female Bristlenose
4 Pictus Catfish
20 Buenos Aires Tetra

I was wondering about what size would be a good size tank for growing out the fry...

This is in a 150 and I remember from an other thread I made that you guys said I need a second tank for the fry...


Also I want to know EVERYTHING you guys know about breeding GTs cause I need to know...

Thanks

 

[fishbum]

You need a breeding tank with just the adults, no tank mates. Keep it bare bottom with terracotta pot or breeding cone in it. You also need a fry tank.

 

[Davidiator]

You need a breeding tank with just the adults, no tank mates. Keep it bare bottom with terracotta pot or breeding cone in it. You also need a fry tank.

Can I not put the parents in there... then in like a week after the fry hatch put the parents back in normal tank?

Stanzzzz7 Gourami Swami C Chicxulub

 

[tlindsey]

Can I not put the parents in there... then in like a week after the fry hatch put the parents back in normal tank?

Stanzzzz7 Gourami Swami C Chicxulub

You can remove and put parents back in the main aquarium but sometimes the bond of male and female can be broken.

 

[tlindsey]

Can I not put the parents in there... then in like a week after the fry hatch put the parents back in normal tank?

Stanzzzz7 Gourami Swami C Chicxulub

MrsE88

 

[Spence]

Not sure why you’d need a separate tank for the parents unless there is too much aggression. Let them lay the eggs and once they start wiggling pull them out and put the wigglers alone in another tank. If the first batch doesn’t survive to wiggler stage, you can always pull just the eggs.

As for tank size for the fry, I have mine growing out in a 5 gallon at the moment to keep feeding simple. Then they’ll move to a 29 where I’ll start to decide which ones I want to keep, and which I’ll try to move. I’m hoping the 29 will be ok to grow them to at least an inch. If I had the space I’d probably go with a 40 gallon breeder as the grow out tank.

But fair warning my terrors have proven to be fairly prolific so far, so expect more fry than you know what to do with.

 

[MrsE88]

I wouldn’t move the parents. Just the eggs or fry depending on how much work you want to put in and how many you want to keep.