Eggbearer Fish Breeding

Keeping an aquarium can be fun- true the fish don't respond like pet dogs or cats but there's a unique type of serenity along with a peace of mind that comes while looking at ones aquarium. But its simply wonderful when your fish start to breed. Watching the fry when they spawn is one experience in live that can't be rivaled by anything else/.

Most fishes reproduce by means of laying eggs but unlike birds and marsupial mammals they lay eggs in a large amount in comparison to their physical size. For example a fully grown Zebra Fish can give eggs between 30-150 at least given the environmental conditions and feeding habits. Beginner egg-bearing fishes for breeders include the fishes that follow:

Zebra Fish

These fishes are the best fishes for beginner aquarists as well as beginner breeders. These fishes are not only easy to keep due to them being hardy but they also are cheap to buy, have regenerative properties and move in a school which adds beauty to a tank. But when it comes down to breeding these fishes certain guidelines need to be followed. You can identify the males by their torpedo shaped body and the gold lines between the horizontal blue stripes across their body. In case of the female the gold stripes are replaced with silver and they are much larger in size. Their under-stomach has a slight white colour. Adult females will exhibit a small genital papilla infront of the anal fin origin. 

A Zebrafish might grow at max 6.4cm but in captivity its usually 4cm. Life expectancy is about 2-5 years. For Zrbrafishes a male must be present for ovulation and spawning to occur and females are able to spawn at interval of 2-3 days laying about  80 eggs(+- 20). Upon release the embryonic development begins and fertilized eggs almost instantly turns translucent. The eggs hatch from 12-36 hours depending on the internal conditions of the eggs and the external conditions(temperature, pH) Ideal temperature 28.5 degrees. Swimming and feeding behaviour will be noticed between the second day-forth day after hatching.

Zebrafishes are omnivorous so feeding isn't going to be a problem at all. :)

Fighter Fish(Betta)

For information about breeding betta please go to the Fighter fish (betta) page.