needlefish
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with gar but they grow to big so i settled for a needle fish although not true gar. how can i breed them and could i make some money off of them?
You won't make money off of needlenose fish.
Not now, and not in the near future.
They're being more commonly bred, but raising the fry is almost impossible for most people.
I had two bags of fry sent to me, and none of them lasted past two weeks.
I would love to try it again, but it's really a dedicated project.
Very low stocking levels, excellent water, cover, and a large variety of food are really needed, otherwise they become nippy or cannabilistic. After they're gone through the "three forms" they look similar to an adult, and need to be split up further.
Not now, and not in the near future.
They're being more commonly bred, but raising the fry is almost impossible for most people.
I had two bags of fry sent to me, and none of them lasted past two weeks.
I would love to try it again, but it's really a dedicated project.
Very low stocking levels, excellent water, cover, and a large variety of food are really needed, otherwise they become nippy or cannabilistic. After they're gone through the "three forms" they look similar to an adult, and need to be split up further.
Probably not going to make much $. They are very skiddish and can be difficult at a young age. Alot of time and effort would need to be put into them. You might consider something a little easier, but good luck if you do decide and let us know.
you won't make any money unless petsmart and petco and all them go out of buiesnes
some tips would be a structure in the middle of the tank going to the top as a hang out kinda thing for them some plants and make it brackish thats a pretty key thing i've heard of them spawning in freshwater but most people say it needs to be brackish
one more important thing is get fry food ready if you do breed them try setting up green water thats the best way or breed guppies or something or have newly hatched brine shrimp ready you mainly won't make money cause you don't get many fish when breeding these most are eaten by there bigger sibblings
some tips would be a structure in the middle of the tank going to the top as a hang out kinda thing for them some plants and make it brackish thats a pretty key thing i've heard of them spawning in freshwater but most people say it needs to be brackish
one more important thing is get fry food ready if you do breed them try setting up green water thats the best way or breed guppies or something or have newly hatched brine shrimp ready you mainly won't make money cause you don't get many fish when breeding these most are eaten by there bigger sibblings
Actually, the only reports i've heard of needlenose breeding, have been in pure freshwater aquariums. Though, a slight change in salinity usually triggers them to court somewhat. In the pair I had, a slight water change with a low salinity would have them courting for the next few hours- but they never went through with it. [as a note, they're better of in freshwater than in brackish conditions]
My first attempt at fry was a little.. odd to say the least. I had almost no idea of how to go about it (i've never really heard of more than one person to actually raise them successfully) and it was sort of an experiment. They don't even eat for the first few days, and when they do, they usually won't even look at newborn brine shrimp. I had raised rotifers and copepods, including other random critters, which they seemed to eat for a while. Later going toward brine, and eventually a few ate eachother (the joys of carnivorous fish).
Bottom line, so I actually shut up, prepare to put a lot of work and effort into a small batch of fish, which you might get ONE to live a few weeks. If your willing to go for it, and have a breeding pair (which isn't so easy to find to begin with) then expect to have almost an endless opportunity to try n_n
My first attempt at fry was a little.. odd to say the least. I had almost no idea of how to go about it (i've never really heard of more than one person to actually raise them successfully) and it was sort of an experiment. They don't even eat for the first few days, and when they do, they usually won't even look at newborn brine shrimp. I had raised rotifers and copepods, including other random critters, which they seemed to eat for a while. Later going toward brine, and eventually a few ate eachother (the joys of carnivorous fish).
Bottom line, so I actually shut up, prepare to put a lot of work and effort into a small batch of fish, which you might get ONE to live a few weeks. If your willing to go for it, and have a breeding pair (which isn't so easy to find to begin with) then expect to have almost an endless opportunity to try n_n