Norman24

so at my LFS i cant get live minnows or small comet goldfish for 13 cents each.. but ive heard that if you breed your own feeders that you can get alor more and it would end up saving money.

Questions
1. will it really asave me money? i only plan to feed them feeders one day a week.
2. what are the easyiest/ best fish to breed for feeders?

i mean i can get not cant

Butterfly

It will save you money and be safer for your fish as well. The feeders at the store can carry diseases and make your fish sick.
As for what to breed we will have to wait for an experienced feeder breeder.
Carol

crazedACD

Minnows are tough to breed, and comets need a lot of space.

Your best bet would be some type of livebearer...guppies, platies, mollies. Pretty much all you have to do is add water and you have babies . Get a bunch of females, maybe one male, and you should start seeing babies very soon. If you have enough space/another tank you can let mom give birth in a growout tank, and then remove mom and let the babies grow. You can also leave them all in one tank (some babies might be eaten, but enough plants and hiding spots some will survive).

A lot of people breed convicts as well as feeders...as long as you have a pair, they will reproduce like crazy and do all the rearing on their own.

Norman24

thanks!