I have some news: Our mouth breeding fish are having babies. Yes, the Yellow Labs are breeding! Last weekend I was doing some tank maintenance and I noticed one of the labs mouth was swollen. Having bred cichlids before, I recognized the familiar puff in her cheeks.
What an exciting event!
Fish can be live bearers, mouth breeders, keep fertilized eggs in nests, or some just let the eggs go, get fertilized, and hope for the best.
I believe the easiest one to determine and breed is the mouth breeder. If you suspect you have a fish that's going to have babies, you should separate them as soon as possible. You do not want the fry (baby fish) to be born in the community as they will eminently become food.
Optimally, if you want to breed fish, you will have a separate aquarium. This is my preference. However, my breeder tank is housing a murderous fish that had to be removed from the community tank. So I have little momma separated in a breeder box.
Breeder boxes or nets will keep the female from being harassed or stressed by the other fish. It will protect the fry from harm once they are born. They also provide you with an easy means of catching them for transfer to a separate fish tank or to market.
- Live bearing fish are similar to humans in they give birth to live fish after a gestational period.
- Mouth breeders release their eggs for fertilization and the female retrieves them to keep in her mouth until they are ready for the world.
- Nest breeders build a nest to house their fertilized eggs in until they hatch.
- Scatterers go for broke and let the fertilized eggs fend for themselves.
I believe the easiest one to determine and breed is the mouth breeder. If you suspect you have a fish that's going to have babies, you should separate them as soon as possible. You do not want the fry (baby fish) to be born in the community as they will eminently become food.
Optimally, if you want to breed fish, you will have a separate aquarium. This is my preference. However, my breeder tank is housing a murderous fish that had to be removed from the community tank. So I have little momma separated in a breeder box.
Breeder boxes or nets will keep the female from being harassed or stressed by the other fish. It will protect the fry from harm once they are born. They also provide you with an easy means of catching them for transfer to a separate fish tank or to market.
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