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Species: German Blue Rams, Mikrogeophagus Ramirezi
How Many: 1 male, 1 female
How Long Trying: 2 weeks
Sucessful Spawn: Only eggs
Setup: Semi-planted 10g
 
Species: Northern longear sunfish (Lepomis peltastes) and warmouth (Lepomis gulosis)

How Many: 5 and 2(as breeders, the rest are just pets), respectively.

How Long Trying: All are not full grown, so I can't really try yet.

Sucessful Spawn: not yet.

Setup: 10g grow out, until I get my 55 set up
 
I bred my pair of nics, and that is moving along nicely, the fry are at 1/2". My main breeding project has been hit or miss, as I am trying to breed Wurm. Have had a couple successful spawnings lately, but no confirmed fry. I will go with success so far.
 
species: convicts :D
how many:6
how long:3 months
successful spawn yet:yes 3 (keep eating eggs :irked: )
set up: 3 20gal longs for parents and 1 50gal breeder and 1 20 gal long for fry.

species: firemouths
how many:2
how long:3 months
successful spawn yet:yes 1 (eggs only then eggs got fungus and parents ate eggs)
set up: 1 50gal breeder for mom and dad and 2 20gal longs for fry

species: soon to be German Blue Rams again
how many:2
how long:looking for good local bred fish
successful spawn yet:last pair spawned once then ate the eggs.
set up: 1 20gal long
 
species: German Blue Rams again
how many:2
how long:3 months
successful spawn: 3 but no fry swimming..
set up: 7 gal


species: soon to be brichardi
how many:4, then pair off
how long: looking for good local bred fish
successful spawn yet:not yet, soon
set up: 15gal

guppies
2 x batches
1M, 3 female..
8 fry.. 4 left.. mother died..
15gal
 
#1

Species:Amphilophus Lyonsi

How many:2

How long trying:2 months

Any successful spawns already:No they are still new

Set up:75 g

Any triggers/other information :Getting ready to experiment with addition of rainwater.

#2
Species:Cleithracara Moronii

How many:2

How long trying:a year maybe alittle longer

Any successful spawns already:No I lost 2 of the original 3 to bloat during a huge almost 24 hour a day work schedule.

Set up:72 bow community.

Any triggers/other information :Getting ready to experiment with addition of rainwater.

#3
Species:Amphilophus longimanus

How many:3

How long trying:A few months

Any successful spawns already:No Still waitning to see if they have found the trio or pair . Had Nine they eliminated 6 without being detected.

Set up:72 bow community.

Any triggers/other information :Getting ready to experiment with addition of rainwater.

#4
Species:Bushy nose (common)

How many:2

How long trying:6 months???

Any successful spawns already:yes but the fry lived to only just shy of a quarter inch!! Then just disappeared.. My guess is they were devoured.

Set up:72 bow community.

Any triggers/other information :Getting ready to experiment with addition of rainwater.

My babies!! :)

Species:cichla Monoculus

How many:2

How long trying:Still waiting for maturation. A few more months :D

Any successful spawns already:No Still A little young :)

Set up:250 g. Com. at the moment.

Any triggers/other information :Getting ready to experiment with addition of rainwater. Obviously going to work with this in all my tanks :)

Oh and Cannot forget the Super spawners!!!:ROFL:

Species: Archocentrus nigrofasciatus

How many:2

How long trying:8 years

Any successful spawns already:100's

Set up:30 g

Any triggers/other information : I just let them do their thing :) I have experimented with many different ways with these guys..

In the Past I have also bred

Neolamprologus brichardi
Guppies accidentally

And have attempted to breed

Comet goldfish
Silver dollars. They lay but I am too lazy to get the eggs out or get them their own tank.
Angels. these are paired just haven't laid yet :) I beleive I need some Sword plants :)

Cannot think of anything else right now...
 
Species...N. Venustus

How many 2 -male and female

How long trying: 4 months

Any successful spawns already - 45 babies

Set up: Sandy substrate with appropriate sized caves, light flow.

Any triggers/other information: Temperature slight increase

I also have yellow labs, boreyli red fins holding. And many angels with fry..
 
Species: convicts

How many: 3 1 male, 2 females

How long trying: 2 months

Any successful spawns already: yupp! :D

Set up: 20 gallon with 3 flower pots and one life plant

Any triggers/other information :

watcha got... babies!!!
 
blood parrots
3 2female and 1 male
6 months
3 successful spawns
setup 40g

convicts and live bearers

dwarf red gouramis
3 females 1male
4 months
2 successful spawns
setup 30g
 
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