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	Best livebearer for live feed
marine_race Enthusiast Posts: 262 Kudos: 110 Votes: 7 Registered: 11-Aug-2002	Which of the common livebearers (Guppies, Mollies, Swords, Platies) are the best for breeding fry for feed?? Thanks in advance --Ben--
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	None of these fish are the "best" for producing fry per se, since they are all quite prolific. However, for space and availability, guppies are probably the best. They are easy to obtain, nice to look at, and very, very easy to breed. Just add water and fish, and you will end up with fry. It is that easy. I hope that will help you! And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Yep, I'd also say guppies. They seem to take less time to mature than the larger livebearers. When breeding them, I'd get a mix of fancy and feeder guppies, so their offspring will be healthier and less inbred. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	But if you have larger fish to feed, Swords might be a better choice, since they're nearly as prolific and have much larger, fast-growing fry. Slightly awful but proves the guppy point: a friend of mine kept an ACF on guppies his whole 10-year lifespan - and she only bought 10, once. She kept them in a big gallon jar, fed a couple a day, and never had to buy another group (although how she managed not to kill off the whole supply with ammonia, I don't know!) -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I will second guppies....very prolific, quick-growing, and inexpensive to start out.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Troy_Mclure Fish Addict Posts: 725 Kudos: 306 Registered: 20-Jan-2003	OK, just to be a 'look at me! Im differant!' smartypants, I choose mosquitofish. You could probably pull the parent fish out of the local creek because they are breeding like rabbits in Australia and they are outcompeteing local fauna like rainbowfishes. They are pests. Last edited by Troy_Mclure at 11-Nov-2004 23:29
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
marine_race Enthusiast Posts: 262 Kudos: 110 Votes: 7 Registered: 11-Aug-2002	Awesome thanks guys I'll prob go with the Guppies but there's a guy down the road from me who caught some mosquito fish in the local creek so i'll talk to him too and see what he has to say. --Ben--
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47


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