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Azrael_Darkness  Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004   | Does anyone know of a species that can actually breed in small tanks? Last edited by Azrael_Darkness at 13-Dec-2004 17:18 |
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heaven2 Mega Fish Posts: 1065 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Jun-2002  | Some of the smaller species of killie fish can be spawned in a 2.5 gallon tank. Some killie keepers even use drum bowls... |
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| Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004 | what kind of killies? |
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ACIDRAIN     Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002  | I breed several killies in 2.5 gal tanks As for what kind, because killies are a very large number of different fish. And most are hard to come by in the hobby these days. So, you should list those that you maybe can aquire, and thus I can tell you how they will do in these smaller tanks. As some killies will not do well. Last edited by acidrain at 13-Dec-2004 21:29 There is always a bigger fish... |
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| Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004 | i believe i have seen "golden wonder" killis or something like that at a lfs. |
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| ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002 | Actually these guys need a larger tank, though they can and will breed in a 2.5 gal, they will become deformed with the males actually becoming hump backed. For this reason they require at least a tank of 10 gals. You might look for some of the Gardeni (sp), as most of these will do very well in a 2.5 tank, and breed on the plants. HTH.... There is always a bigger fish... |
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| Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004 | yea i dont believe i have seen those but i am planning on setting up a 20 long soon. Maybe some kind of breeding tank or something. I could always go bare bottom with potted plants, what do you think would could be a possibility with that? |
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| brtaylor2000 Enthusiast Posts: 193 Kudos: 154 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Sep-2004 | i breed my danios in a 2.5 i been successful many times |
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| ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002 | Well, when I breed killies in a 2.5 gal tank, I have bare bottoms with plants. This makes it easier to clean the tank. I use sponge filters and a ramshorn snail in each tank to not only help with the algae, but with the production of infusoria as well. But, if you are planning on a 20 gal for a breeder, you might just want the 2.5 gal as a temp fry tank for when your fish in the 20 gal breed. HTH.... There is always a bigger fish... |
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Mr Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 304 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003 | I raise baby livebearers, breed white clouds, breed small tetras in 2.5 gallon tanks. |
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Corydoran Enthusiast Posts: 269 Kudos: 370 Votes: 1217 Registered: 27-Sep-2004 | Livebearers will breed in a 2.5, even if they are too big to live there themselves. I've had peppered cories breed in a two-gallon before while they were temporarily stationed there. |
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