What to breed in a 10g?
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Ancistrus claro. Nice bushynose pleco that's easy to breed and you don't need special food for the fry, just algae discs or whatever you feed adults.
Also, rosy reds could be a good choice. Males defend eggs and, if well fed, will leave the fry alone. Easy to raise, condition, and keep healthy. They'll take flake, but bloodworms are good for conditioning.
There are also several other native fish you could take into consideration, and there are plenty of people who don't mind picking them up and sending them out for the price of priority shipping. Any of the Enneacanthus(dwarf sunfish) or Ellassoma(pygmy sunfish) sp. are good. Heterandria formosa(least killifish), a livebearer, are good for small tanks. They don't eat their fry. You could also try relatives of the rosy reds, such as bluntnose minnows. Some darters will breed in a small tank, such as rainbows and johnny darters. Their fry are harder to raise though, requiring live foods at first. Then there are bantam sunfish(Lepomis symmetricus) which rarely exceed 4". They guard their young like the rest of the Centrarchidae family, and don't eat their young. Tadpole madtoms are interesting little catfish that can also breed in a ten gallon, and will breed under rocks, cans, and in glass bottles in the wild, and I would assume do so in captivity.
Look beyond cichlids, livebearers, and exotics. There are much more interesting fish in you own backyard. Well, atleast of what's legal to take in Cali. I doubt you would have a problem obtaining fish from out of your state for the low price of priority shipping.
There are also several other native fish you could take into consideration, and there are plenty of people who don't mind picking them up and sending them out for the price of priority shipping. Any of the Enneacanthus(dwarf sunfish) or Ellassoma(pygmy sunfish) sp. are good. Heterandria formosa(least killifish), a livebearer, are good for small tanks. They don't eat their fry. You could also try relatives of the rosy reds, such as bluntnose minnows. Some darters will breed in a small tank, such as rainbows and johnny darters. Their fry are harder to raise though, requiring live foods at first. Then there are bantam sunfish(Lepomis symmetricus) which rarely exceed 4". They guard their young like the rest of the Centrarchidae family, and don't eat their young. Tadpole madtoms are interesting little catfish that can also breed in a ten gallon, and will breed under rocks, cans, and in glass bottles in the wild, and I would assume do so in captivity.
Look beyond cichlids, livebearers, and exotics. There are much more interesting fish in you own backyard. Well, atleast of what's legal to take in Cali. I doubt you would have a problem obtaining fish from out of your state for the low price of priority shipping.
guppies, mollies and swordfish are usually the easiest to breed in a ten. But the best to breed in a ten gallon tank are bettas. A bit more difficult due to aggression but once you get the feel of it, breeding bettas are much easier then many people think.
Anyone interested on tips to how, let me know I have experience with producing many different kinds of bettas. viel-tail to crown-tail and even pitch black halfmoons.
Anyone interested on tips to how, let me know I have experience with producing many different kinds of bettas. viel-tail to crown-tail and even pitch black halfmoons.
