how do i get my fish to breed or mate???

elvis332 · 03-11-2008, 01:39 PM

people i have 2 rasboras and 2 danios id like to know how to make them breed or somethingto make them have babys.

**JustOneMore20** · 03-11-2008, 01:57 PM

They need to be in a stable environment first and judging by your recent deaths, they may not be in a stable environment. Also, you need more than just 2 for them to breed.....and its harder to breed egg laying fish.

If you have Giant Danios I suggest you return them and get more rasboras.

What size tank do you have?

elvis332 · 03-16-2008, 07:42 AM

i think 1 gallon

elvis332 · 03-16-2008, 07:42 AM

just kidding 10 gallon

trashion · 03-16-2008, 09:02 AM

Agreed with Kristen, again. Get. Rid. Of. The. Danios. Get rid of them. Don't flush them, take them to your pet store and tell them, "Here, I don't have adequate room to keep these." Then get more rasboras. I don't know how we can spell this out more plainly to you.

COM · 03-16-2008, 09:29 AM

Elvis, listen to Julie. You need a much bigger tank for Giant Danios.

Why do you want to breed fish anyway? What are you going to do with them?

If you are serious about wanting to see some breeding action, try livebearers like swordtails or mollies or something similar.

oliesminis · 03-16-2008, 10:20 AM

to breed them first of all take the danios back and get some more rasboras (5-7) and then i would reccomend trying to do some reaserch on how to breed them.

-olie

**TheOldSalt** · 03-17-2008, 01:02 AM

If you like danios, and you'd like to try breeding something, then get zebra danios instead. They are very easy to breed in a tank that size. Rasboras are considerably trickier.

redpaulhus · 03-17-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TheOldSalt

If you like danios, and you'd like to try breeding something, then get zebra danios instead. They are very easy to breed in a tank that size. Rasboras are considerably trickier.

And if you really really really want to raise more than few fry - you'll not only want to read more about the breeding of fishes, you'll want to read up on proper foods for fry (and do *lots* of water changes).
Microworms, vinegar eels, baby brine shrimp (all live), hard boiled egg yolk - there are alot of good foods for baby fishes, but none are what I'd call super easy and all require more frequent water changes.

(please note that I didn't say that any are hard - but they are not even in the same league as feeding flake food etc).

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elvis332 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 75 User Feedback: (0)	how do i get my fish to breed or mate??? people i have 2 rasboras and 2 danios id like to know how to make them breed or somethingto make them have babys.

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JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,372 User Feedback: (2)	They need to be in a stable environment first and judging by your recent deaths, they may not be in a stable environment. Also, you need more than just 2 for them to breed.....and its harder to breed egg laying fish. If you have Giant Danios I suggest you return them and get more rasboras. What size tank do you have? __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

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trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 873 User Feedback: (0)	Agreed with Kristen, again. Get. Rid. Of. The. Danios. Get rid of them. Don't flush them, take them to your pet store and tell them, "Here, I don't have adequate room to keep these." Then get more rasboras. I don't know how we can spell this out more plainly to you. __________________ current setup: 15 gallon, planted w/ pressurized co2, 55watts PC lighting, EI fert dosing. -5 harlequin rasboras -7 Aspidoras pauciradiatus (sixray or false corydoras) for reference: my name is Julie

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oliesminis FISH ARE FREINDS NOT FOOD Join Date: May 2007 Location: England, Milton Keynes Age: 15 Posts: 490 User Feedback: (0)	to breed them first of all take the danios back and get some more rasboras (5-7) and then i would reccomend trying to do some reaserch on how to breed them. -olie __________________ OllieCoxPhotography Why, in a world of thousands of languages, does everbody laugh the same

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COM Rebel Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 216 User Feedback: (0)	Elvis, listen to Julie. You need a much bigger tank for Giant Danios. Why do you want to breed fish anyway? What are you going to do with them? If you are serious about wanting to see some breeding action, try livebearers like swordtails or mollies or something similar.

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