| Do you have the pleasure of watching contented | | | | environment eg size of tank, space |
| and healthy, attractive fish going about their daily | | | | - They need a good diet of a variety of food - |
| escapades in your sparkling aquarium? Have | | | | some live food is good. |
| you experienced the satisfaction of having | | | | - They need to have the correct light and |
| created a living work of art in your home? Then | | | | temperatures - some species need certain |
| you are one of the millions of aquarium hobbyists | | | | triggers to help spawn. |
| on the planet who have been captivated and | | | | Hey, some species will happily reproduce in a |
| enthralled with this pastime- and millions can't be | | | | community tank without the slightest assistance |
| wrong! | | | | as long as they have good water conditions and a |
| But I have to tell you that there is more you can | | | | clean tank. Some species are breed more happily |
| discover with this great hobby and it is the very | | | | in captivity, while others need a little more going |
| exciting and most rewarding part -aquarium fish | | | | for them, so it is handy to know the fish breeding |
| breeding.!! You need to experience the ultimate | | | | types. Rather basic really - fish reproduce in 2 |
| reward - to win the "super bowl" or the | | | | main ways - they are either livebearers or egg |
| fish-keeping Hall of Fame!! You just have to breed | | | | layers. Well known live bearers are mollies, |
| some fish kids of your very own. The buzz that | | | | guppies, swordtails and platys, while popular egg |
| comes from having your own baby fish in your | | | | layers are goldfish, betas, angelfish and cichlids. |
| own aquarium has been the kick start for a many | | | | Different species treat their eggs differently and |
| to a lifetime passion, and it never entirely | | | | probably the most fascinating are the mouth |
| disappears even after years of keeping and | | | | brooders, because they incubate their eggs in |
| breeding all kinds of fish. | | | | their mouth until hatching time. |
| There has sometimes been an aura of mystery | | | | There are many options when starting out |
| about breeding fish and there doesn't need to be. | | | | aquarium fish breeding and it can be as simple as |
| Anyone who has the right information and follows | | | | getting going with some livebearers - guppies or |
| some simple steps can successfully breed | | | | mollies, or a little more involved with some egg |
| aquarium fish. There are a few basics to follow: | | | | layers. The satisfaction of accomplishing |
| - A compatible prospective mum and dad.- O.K. an | | | | something new, not to mention that getting |
| obvious one but quite often it is not easy to tell | | | | involved with the dating and courting rituals of fish |
| the guys from the gals! | | | | is an amazing learning experience! |
| - They must be healthy and have the right | | | | |