species breed in captivity

[VsKitchen]

Hi Everyone! After doing some reading I have a general question - How many of you have been successful in breeding a fish (or invertebrate, etc) in captivity that has a reputation for having difficulty in that area? If so, which species and how difficult was it for you? Have you been able to have more than 1 successful batch of fry? Share your successes with us! Please

 

[Madness]

The only fish that I have that may have spawned, but cant tell yet, are my Lucius Pikes. My female was fat as a hog for several weeks, and now her and the male do not come out of there cave much, and are very protective of the area. From what I have read, getting a Pike to spawn in captivity is quite rare. So hopefully I have little pikies swimming around in there soon.

 

[finsandfeathers]

Spawned Driftwood Cats by accident, had a trio of unknown youngsters I put in with my Labeos years ago. Decided I was going to sell them so when I pulled all the decor out of the tank to catch them low and behold there was 7 lil ones.

Have no clue if they're hard to spawn or not but that was my odd ball outside my cichlids

 

[sandnuka]

discus, and some consider tropheus and frontosa a difficult species cause there temperment and must have in a colony... but give them what they want and they are like rabbits.... look at whosurdaddi.

all others ive bread were too easy on usually on accident, convicts, german rams, sunshine peacock.

 

[Big Dave]

I've bred alot of stingrays in the past. I don't have any now but I'm thinking close to 25-30 rays. I was the first one to breed histrix in the US that I know of. Lots of fun, but lots of money too. Thats why I don't do it anymore.