Breeding Habits Of Aquarium Fishes. Proper substrate cover temperature pH live. Types of Fish Reproduction.
If however your tank is large enough for breeding you should separate the eggs laid by your fish from the parent. The breeding aquarium needs to have the right water conditions to stimulate spawning and for the eggs to hatch. The male chases the female to the area that he has cleaned and fertilizes the eggs once they are laid.
Most fish species are stimulated to breed in the springtime when the water warms up and the daylight lengthens.
The native aquarium fishes which have high demand overseas are harvested from their natural sources ie from the wild. If however your tank is large enough for breeding you should separate the eggs laid by your fish from the parent. This is because pacus will sometimes eat their eggs after laying them. Breeding the Swordtail fish To speed up the breeding process feed your fish live food and preferably earthworms and simulate rainy seasons in a tank by changing a small percentage of water even on a daily basis.
