Fish breeding information and discussion Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:32:05 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:32:05 +0000 Tropical Aquariums SA https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/forums/breeding.55/ Mon, 18 May 2026 12:05:20 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/breeding-shrimp-query.39692/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/breeding-shrimp-query.39692/ invalid@example.com (Daz) Daz
I'm trying my hand at breeding amano shrimp as an experiment, should it be successful (doubt it but worth a shot), are there any licenses or regulations I'd need to sell offspring to aquarium stores/end consumers? I usually just get store credit over the years but would like to know if there are any hoops I'd have to jump through if I wanted to sell for cash?]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:30:59 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/at-it-again.32461/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/at-it-again.32461/ invalid@example.com (TheGrissom) TheGrissom
I decided to breed my celestial pearl danios again. Caught 2 pairs, moved them to breeding tanks on Sunday. Last night I moved 25 eggs from the 1 pair and 09 eggs from the other pair into a fry raising tank. I left the adults in their spawning tanks so I am sure there will be more eggs tonight/tomorrow/thursday. Not sure how well my success rate will be as its a new breeding rack setup and its only been running for about 3 weeks. I am also unsure how well it will keep...

At it again]]> 126 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:46:06 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/neolamprologus-multifaciatus-shell-dweller-breeding-tank.38794/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/neolamprologus-multifaciatus-shell-dweller-breeding-tank.38794/ invalid@example.com (WernerP) WernerP My bustling Neolamprologus Multifaciatus shell dweller tank. Finally got them to stop breeding so quickly by avoiding finer food. Must say, they are easy to keep and very forgiving. Love to watch them.]]> 7 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:12:56 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/angelfish.39331/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/angelfish.39331/ invalid@example.com (RayBarKer) RayBarKer https://imgur.com/a/S05n1KP]]> Sun, 16 Feb 2025 11:57:44 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/guppy-breeding-and-selection-guidelines-needed-please.39284/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/guppy-breeding-and-selection-guidelines-needed-please.39284/ invalid@example.com (Jaco de Jongh) Jaco de Jongh
Over time she has managed to get males with bigger and bigger tails and soon we were seeing many different tail variations and it was slowly moving away from the original round tail. Many local breeders want to buy males from her as they are interested in the bigger almost triangular tails.

My question then, is it okay to breed a strain that does not...

Guppy breeding and selection guidelines needed please.]]> 2 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:17:56 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/grow-out-tank-questions.39253/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/grow-out-tank-questions.39253/ invalid@example.com (Jaco de Jongh) Jaco de Jongh
I have a question for the breeders around here. I never planned to breed fish and mainly bought fish for display. As we went along they started breeding and more regularly than i planned for. I have a couple unused 2 foot tanks that I can set up.

All of a sudden I have more fry than I can handle and have to consider setting up grow out tanks for the young. I cant add all of the fry to my community tanks as i will overpopulate them instantly. My plan is to grow them out to a...

Grow-out tank questions.]]> 6 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:44:44 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/advice-on-three-spot-gurami-breeding-needed.39234/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/advice-on-three-spot-gurami-breeding-needed.39234/ invalid@example.com (Jaco de Jongh) Jaco de Jongh
I bought what was sold to me as a breeding pair Blue Gourami's (In Fact is see its Three spot gourami) roughly 18 months ago. It turned out to be two females. After realizing it a month later, I found a single Blue gurami in a petshop tank and decided to buy it with the hope that it will be a male and it turned out to be one. They showed no interest in mating and i moved them into an tank with a catfish, 2 x clown loathes and a big pleco just to...

Advice on Three Spot Gurami breeding needed.]]> 13 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:38:05 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/angelfish-fry-question.6529/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/angelfish-fry-question.6529/ invalid@example.com (MItchell) MItchell
Ive got a pair of angels that laid eggs a week ago but then the eggs got eaten. I believe that they will spawn again soon. Ive watched youtube videos on breeding them and caring for their fry, I noticed that in all of the videos that everyone with angelfish fry use a bare bottom tank with daily 15 - 75% water changes. My pair is currently housed in a 220L planted aquarium with 50% RO water. I think the waste left behind by the other fish and some dying plants will make the water...

Angelfish fry question]]> 58 Sun, 23 Jun 2024 21:39:15 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/any-interesting-breeding-projects-happening.38114/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/any-interesting-breeding-projects-happening.38114/ invalid@example.com (Anthony Francisco) Anthony Francisco
I haven't been able to do anything myself with the pace that life is moving in but thankfully my WCMM are doing it all on heir own.



Just a quick scoop out of the pond! I got about 8 cups like this and popped them in a tub to grow out and create space in the pond for the rest which are surely on the way.

I also noticed a couple of Golden Clouds swimming around which I might separate and start a new...

Any interesting breeding projects happening?]]> 11 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 09:11:36 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/favourite-part-of-the-hobby.38870/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/favourite-part-of-the-hobby.38870/ invalid@example.com (top dog) top dog ]]> 4 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:24:28 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/bristlenose-eggs.38834/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/bristlenose-eggs.38834/ invalid@example.com (Timothy) Timothy ]]> Sun, 26 Nov 2023 07:45:54 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/trying-our-hand-at-betta-breeding.38663/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/trying-our-hand-at-betta-breeding.38663/ invalid@example.com (Pisces Aqua) Pisces Aqua
Power is about to go off, will load pics when we come back on]]> 4 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 12:26:37 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/%E2%80%BC%EF%B8%8Fi-have-bred-otocinclus-breeding-babies%E2%80%BC%EF%B8%8F.34983/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/%E2%80%BC%EF%B8%8Fi-have-bred-otocinclus-breeding-babies%E2%80%BC%EF%B8%8F.34983/ invalid@example.com (Nicci) Nicci Hi all, just thought I would tell everyone I have successfully managed to breed Otocinclus fish. This will be the forth time they have babies!!! My female is pregnant again and thought I would share some photos.

Water Parameter: ph 7, temp 26, and basically I let let the tank go. Once a week I add flourish excel, as well as a like 1ml stability and 0.3ml prime. I only top up the tank with fresh water once it goes down by 1/4th. No weekly water changes....

‼️I have bred Otocinclus Breeding Babies‼️]]> 10 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 06:55:35 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/fry-starter-food.38436/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/fry-starter-food.38436/ invalid@example.com (Deshan) Deshan 2 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 05:53:17 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/asking-advice.38148/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/asking-advice.38148/ invalid@example.com (ooxREAPERxoo) ooxREAPERxoo 7 Sat, 31 Dec 2022 14:30:35 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/summer-breeding-project.36987/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/summer-breeding-project.36987/ invalid@example.com (Hendrik Bergh) Hendrik Bergh
Summer breeding project]]> 13 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 08:28:03 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/dwarf-gouramis.38076/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/dwarf-gouramis.38076/ invalid@example.com (reuben) reuben 1 Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:34:12 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/lake-malawi-cichlids-breeding-season.35743/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/lake-malawi-cichlids-breeding-season.35743/ invalid@example.com (Shabir) Shabir
As @TheGrissom mentioned that I should start a thread to document my Lake Malawi cichlids breeding.

As research has shown that in the wild they usually spawn in seasons and in the tank it's usually ad hoc so it had come to me as a suprise when I got up a few days ago and noticed a mass spawn event. 4 pairs spawning in the same tank at the same time. What was more shocking was that even though there was movement around the tank and even noise by kids running around...

Lake Malawi cichlids breeding "season"]]> 307 Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:47:44 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/corydoras-eggs.37909/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/corydoras-eggs.37909/ invalid@example.com (Shabir) Shabir
So my Cory's in the shrimp tank decided to spawn today and lay a ton of eggs everywhere. I notice the shrimp sitting on them, I'm guessing they are feasting. Any chances the eggs will survive.

Livestock:
Ghost shrimp
Cherry shrimp
Chocolate shrimp
Blue shrimp
Cory pandas x2
Bronze Cory x1
Albino cory X 2

Some snails (mts, nerite, Ramshorn, assassin)

Thanks in advance, I'd love to see this through so my daughter can watch them go through the cycle]]> 21 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:03:05 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/danio-breeding-help.37962/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/danio-breeding-help.37962/ invalid@example.com (vnox) vnox

Wondering if anybody with an eye for danios can tell me if these are compatible to breed? Got 4 of the fish in the top picture (2 with long fins) and (2 with short fins) and 2 of the fish in bottom picture.





Many thanks]]>