Why do you breed your aquatic pets?

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Nyghtfire

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Personally, i breed different species for different reaons, red cherry shrimp for money since there uncommon in my area. (and i don't help it much since i only sell females...)
and con's because i love watching the breeding behaviour, and the babies are a nice treat for other fish... or i can sell them for a couple of bucks each :)
so why does everyone else here do it.
 
Nyghtfire;4584761; said:
Personally, i breed different species for different reaons, red cherry shrimp for money since there uncommon in my area. (and i don't help it much since i only sell females...)
and con's because i love watching the breeding behaviour, and the babies are a nice treat for other fish... or i can sell them for a couple of bucks each :)
so why does everyone else here do it.
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Why do I breed fish.......The fishroom is setup like a labortory......One part for experiements and the other part to lay back and relax...........Fish I breed or have bred:

Convict Cichlids
The Convict Cihclid is the gateway to the cichlid, or monster, world....The convict teaches the basic breeding style if many tropical fish........knowing the Convict cichlid, you understand A LOT about the basic behaviuor of many cichlids......The Convict's easyness of breeding guarantees a load of disease-free feeders every month..........

Red Devils/Midas
These brutes will alway be classic cichlid......When breeding these fish, you pray that some of the offspring get the looks of the big male.......Males with large nuchal humps(KOKS) on their forehead are quality speciman..........This is on of the fish that got me into selective breeding..........From here it was more than putting a male and female together to get a "cloud of spawn-WOW HOW neat" feeling, the Red Devil finessed my thoughts on the hobby.......The thought that breeding good looking, smart fish turns out, well, good looking smart monsters.........

These two fish mentioned are of the same field, but carry out a responsiblity character that is massaged within the hobbyist of aquarium keeping.....You start small(Convict) with a 10-55g tank, and then move on to large(Red Devil) with a 100g+ tank..........The breeding of these two typesof cichlids established a confidence within me to move onto oddballs and extreme monters............

importracer
J.D.
 
Same basic reasons here. Convicts for a cheap easy live treat for the other cichlids and cats. I still have 3 fry from my last feeding (300+ fry went in). They're actually surviving in the big tank, almost 1" long now. ;)

Gonna have marbled crays cycling here too as soon as they start reproducing. Basically the same concept as what you're doing with shrimp. Any unsold marbles become cichlid food when they get 1" long. I love crays, so I'll probably be branching in this direction more than fish with breeding later on. Wanna get some of the exotic crays that are out there.
 
kgby13;4585730; said:
Watch and learn.
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+1 I enjoy the hobby for one, and to watch/learn and get better. Theres nothing like saying "I raised that fish since he was an egg"...lol. But I definately want to improve my skills and breed the desirable fish and keep the hobby alive. It never ends....
 
I keep pure species either wild or F1's and I like to think I'm keeping the blood lines in the hobby strong, or atleast can offer pure stock to those who want.

Why I breed fish? To be able to see the behaviours of the adults and to observe all the different breeding styles. From cuckoo cats and african cichlids, to centrals fiercely guarding their spawn, to bettas, rainbows, barbs, tetras, etc., they all offer a different experience and you learn from every species you work with. Also it's rewarding being able to raise from microscopic fry to full grown sub-adults/adults.

And of course with the experience, help others be successful in spawning their fish. ;)
 
I don't normally set out to breed them. (With the exception of the well proven convict feeder theory.)

I see successful breeding as the sign of content and happy fish. If they're breeding, conditions are typically great, and the biological wiring has given the thumbs up. Nature's got things pretty well figured out, and I take that as a sign that I'm doing my part.

If they won't breed and I can be sure I've got a mature sexed pair, I start looking for things I'm doing wrong.

I do try to keep to species I can rehome / use for feeders easily if they spawn.

Assuming I can get ahold of some rcs/crs shrimp locally and I prove adept, tack on breeding for profit. ;)
 
Cybercyde;4586867; said:
I don't normally set out to breed them. (With the exception of the well proven convict feeder theory.)

I see successful breeding as the sign of content and happy fish. If they're breeding, conditions are typically great, and the biological wiring has given the thumbs up. Nature's got things pretty well figured out, and I take that as a sign that I'm doing my part.

If they won't breed and I can be sure I've got a mature sexed pair, I start looking for things I'm doing wrong.

I do try to keep to species I can rehome / use for feeders easily if they spawn.

Assuming I can get ahold of some rcs/crs shrimp locally and I prove adept, tack on breeding for profit. ;)
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RCS in my experience, heavily planted no predators, 1 male 5 female, my tanks now covered, oh and a sponge filter.
 
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