breeding fish

EdgyExoticReptiles · 02-10-2008, 10:46 PM

Ive found out that platys and mollies are on the ok list so i might breed those and are fancy guppies ok? i found that they are a bit larger than regular ugly grey ones and that they might be easier to breed, but do they contain THIAMINASE?, and what would be the easiest?
Thanks,
Reed

enigma200316 · 02-11-2008, 07:34 AM

Mollies would be a good choice actually if they are ok.......
they breed pretty well and are easy to keep.............

EdgyExoticReptiles · 02-11-2008, 08:38 AM

ok i made sure mollies were ok and they are, they seem to be a good size and easy breeders so i'm gunna pick up some black ones from petco and start a colony

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Originally Posted by enigma200316

Mollies would be a good choice actually if they are ok.......
they breed pretty well and are easy to keep.............

enigma200316 · 02-11-2008, 04:13 PM

good luck, it should work.................

Zephyr · 02-11-2008, 04:21 PM

Actually, I have to disagree.
Reed, you read my message already, but here it is for the rest of the forum

Mollies are practically salt water fish. Rosies are the easiest fish to breed. You won't need a heater or a filter, just a bubbler and some weekly water changes. Platies don't have as many babies as you think; if you're really paranoid about safe fish, use mosquito fish. As for rosies, Tikichick has been feeding her snakes exclusively on rosies since their birth and she reports no problems. I think the levels of thiaminase in goldfish is very high and very low in rosies, and the only thing that you need, in my opinion, to counteract the effects of thiaminase is a varied diet.
My two cents. :P

tikichick · 02-11-2008, 06:34 PM

I'm sorry, I'm confused on fish again

This is what mine eat. Are these flathead minnows or rosies?

Zephyr · 02-11-2008, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tikichick

I'm sorry, I'm confused on fish again

This is what mine eat. Are these flathead minnows or roses?

Fathead minnows ARE rosies. :P
Rosies are the nickname for the pink strain, which, as the pic demonstrates, may have some wild-color types mixed in.
Other names are fathead minnows, toughies, rosies, rosy reds, and crappy minnows.

tikichick · 02-11-2008, 06:40 PM

LMAO, "crappy" minnows. Ok, I'll try to remember that this time

Thanks!

Zephyr · 02-11-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tikichick

LMAO, "crappy" minnows. Ok, I'll try to remember that this time

Thanks!

Crappy as in the fish, but that works too. XD

drache · 02-12-2008, 04:37 AM

that's the ones I get - crappy minnows - or at least most of the time

02-10-2008, 10:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
EdgyExoticReptiles Edgy Exotic Reptiles Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,078 Country:	breeding fish Ive found out that platys and mollies are on the ok list so i might breed those and are fancy guppies ok? i found that they are a bit larger than regular ugly grey ones and that they might be easier to breed, but do they contain THIAMINASE?, and what would be the easiest? Thanks, Reed __________________ Email: edgyexoticreptiles@yahoo.com AIM: reed_kamsla http://www.edgyexoticreptiles.com Last edited by EdgyExoticReptiles : 02-10-2008 at 11:03 PM.

02-11-2008, 07:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
enigma200316 Basilisk (The King of all Serpents) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastern, US Posts: 1,740 Country:	Re: breeding fish Mollies would be a good choice actually if they are ok....... they breed pretty well and are easy to keep............. __________________ "Can't wait for World Meeting 2009" Justin... 0.0.1 parietalis 0.1.3 similis

02-11-2008, 04:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
enigma200316 Basilisk (The King of all Serpents) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastern, US Posts: 1,740 Country:	Re: breeding fish good luck, it should work................. __________________ "Can't wait for World Meeting 2009" Justin... 0.0.1 parietalis 0.1.3 similis

02-11-2008, 04:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zephyr "Preparing For Fourth shed" Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 746 Country:	Re: breeding fish Actually, I have to disagree. Reed, you read my message already, but here it is for the rest of the forum Mollies are practically salt water fish. Rosies are the easiest fish to breed. You won't need a heater or a filter, just a bubbler and some weekly water changes. Platies don't have as many babies as you think; if you're really paranoid about safe fish, use mosquito fish. As for rosies, Tikichick has been feeding her snakes exclusively on rosies since their birth and she reports no problems. I think the levels of thiaminase in goldfish is very high and very low in rosies, and the only thing that you need, in my opinion, to counteract the effects of thiaminase is a varied diet. My two cents. :P

02-11-2008, 06:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
tikichick "Third shed, A Success" Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austin, Texas - YEEHAW! Posts: 481 Country:	Re: breeding fish I'm sorry, I'm confused on fish again This is what mine eat. Are these flathead minnows or rosies? __________________ "Mai kolohe i ka mo' o o lele ka pali" - Do not bother lizards or you'll fall off a cliff.

02-11-2008, 06:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
tikichick "Third shed, A Success" Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austin, Texas - YEEHAW! Posts: 481 Country:	Re: breeding fish LMAO, "crappy" minnows. Ok, I'll try to remember that this time Thanks! __________________ "Mai kolohe i ka mo' o o lele ka pali" - Do not bother lizards or you'll fall off a cliff.

02-12-2008, 04:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,426 Country:	Re: breeding fish that's the ones I get - crappy minnows - or at least most of the time __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another" - Mark Twain this place is one damn beautiful snake after another - me

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