biodives Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 In the past my fish have occasionally spawned in the tank and I enjoyed the show but had no interest/time to take on breeding as a hobby. I now have more tanks and am interested to make a more direct effort to breed the fish I keep. Mostly for the challenge and to observe their behavior. If it subsidizes the hobby a bit that would be a bonus. Searching for resources online or books at amazon there is tons of information on how to get species X to breed but I haven't found much on breeding in general. How to select breeding stock, breeding with wild caught specimens vs captive raised, do's/don'ts of hybrids, inbreeding, line breeding, culling, how to maintain live food cultures to feed breeders and fry, use of medications to prevent fungus, etc. Amazon has a bunch of books aimed at breeding of tropical fish but they are all for the Chinese market. Can you guys recommend a place to start reading up on "best practices" to generate high quality offspring. I am not interested in hybrids or line breeding of special traits, just healthy fish that are as close to their wild ancestors as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syno321 Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 (edited) join ACE. There are people there who have much experience breeding fish in our local water. ACE also has probably the most extensive tropical fish library for use by members. Edited October 23, 2016 by syno321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodives Posted October 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Thanks. I joined ACE last September and already have some books of their library here at home. I will have to ask more specifically about who to talk to at the next club meeting. I would love to see some breeder setups, share stories, and learn from their experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syno321 Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 You've got the idea, just ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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