What was the first fish you ever bred?

[mredman]

For me, there were a few: Not counting livebearers, my first were the White Convict Cichlid, Mozambique Mouthbreeder and Red Paradise fish. The white convicts had the most personality and liked human interaction. They spawned in small clay pots. The Mozambiques were like bulldozers. They just moved the gravel back and forth every day. The males showed intense color during breeding (jet black and orange) but were otherwise some very plain fish. The Red Paradise had the most remarkable breeding behavior.

My first tanks were made by Metaframe, with stainless steel framing and a slate bottom. I still have one ten-gallon aquarium.

Mike

[troy tucker]

I think most people would say Guppies. It was my first. Angel fish were my first cichlid. Now the list of cichlid's is long and even longer Including pleco's.

[morpheus]

Yeah mine was probably the livebearers (guppies, mollies, plattys, moons, swordtails, etc.)

After those I got more into cichlids. black convicts were probably the first. then its been a growing list. firemouths, labs, assorted mbunas, brichardi...so a combination of mouth brooders and substrate spawners.

[BIG FISH]

geophagus altifrons manaus. took three years to get them there. it was the first time i ever tried breeding fish.

[JIM]

Most likely convict cichlids, they are at it all the time LMAO

[ptran]

Betta was my first breeder back in VN. There was no filtration, no heater, no water conditioner...now that I think about it. I remember breeding betta was exciting as I grew out the brood and they started to color up. I used to feed them with mosquito larvae as it is free, and I could find it anywhere with standing water.

[mredman]

Are mosquito larvae small enough for newly-hatched bettas? I remember breeding them when I was a kid. It was a fish easy to breed but I generally lost 90% of the hatch.

Mike

Betta was my first breeder back in VN. There was no filtration, no heater, no water conditioner...now that I think about it. I remember breeding betta was exciting as I grew out the brood and they started to color up. I used to feed them with mosquito larvae as it is free, and I could find it anywhere with standing water.

[jughead]

convicts for me.had a pink male and a striped female.i was gonna get rich.got a pair with fry right now,they wont be stopped

[morpheus]

Are mosquito larvae small enough for newly-hatched bettas? I remember breeding them when I was a kid. It was a fish easy to breed but I generally lost 90% of the hatch.

Mike

i may be wrong. i have never bred bettas, but some use microworms, newly hatched brine shrimp and liquid fry food. when they get slightly larger, the finely crushed flake into a powder is good too and spot feed with an eye dropper.

bettas can also be tricky to raise because the males start to hunt eachother out pretty quick.

[ptran]

Are mosquito larvae small enough for newly-hatched bettas? I remember breeding them when I was a kid. It was a fish easy to breed but I generally lost 90% of the hatch.

Mike

No, mosquito larvae is for adult betta. The newly hatch eat flake.

[LordBarron7692]

my very first was Jack Dempsey's had 6 of them in a 40 gal really had no idea what was going on but that was 30+ yrs ago.

[Tautog]

Mine was Discus

[thegoodlife]

My first experience with breeding was with a small group of Mpimbwe blue frontosa...Since then I have had luck with bristlenose plecos, multiple variants of tropheus, neolamprogus multifasciatus, Burundi frontosa, assassin snails and guppies...I'm also a professional at breeding pest snails, but I don't want to brag about that!

[Ken B]

First fish I bred were Aequidens Portalagrense, now Cichlasoma Portalagrense, the Port Cichlid. Yes, metaframe tanks with slate bottom!

[mredman]

I remember the Port Cichlids. I am now motivated to get out my old Metaframe, slate-bottom tank to use as a show piece (currently buried in my garage). I am not sure it could hold water. Back then, the "glue" to hold the tank together was a thick, black substance. It would likely take me a month to clean it to replenish with silicone. The tank is very heavy due to the slate bottom.

Mike

First fish I bred were Aequidens Portalagrense, now Cichlasoma Portalagrense, the Port Cichlid. Yes, metaframe tanks with slate bottom!