breeder for feeders

[barberking12]

whats the best breeder fish i can raise in a shrimp take without shrimp being messed with

[eklikewhoa]

To use as a feeder fish for?

[mnemenoi]

I would recommend either Endler Guppies (females can eat shrimp, but the males don't seem to) or if you are very focused on something that will ignore the shrimp completely then I'd suggest hunting for a nice school of Dwarf livebearers (Heterandria formosa). They are actually a native to East Texas and stay very small. It also depends upon what type of shrimp you are wanting to keep with them. Both of the aforementioned species will do well with Neocaridina types, but like much harder water then the Caridina. As to keeping feeders with them, I personally would not do it as it would just exascerbate water quality issues.

[barberking12]

ya bad idea im just going to start up another tank

[barberking12]

when i get the tank cycled what would produce the most fry im feeding a albino tiger oscar and peacock bass

[eklikewhoa]

You're better off buying some seafood at the market to feed it to them.

To breed any kind of feeders, grow them out and what not in time to feed your fish they'd starve and eat each other.

[barberking12]

well im not going to use it as an only food source just as snacks and i just want to do it cause it would give me another tank to look after and some fish to raise

[eklikewhoa]

Mouthbrooders... once they get going they are really prolific and since they mouth brood once they spit they're perfect feeding size.

[barberking12]

never kept mouth brooders what are some of the species names i can look up

[eklikewhoa]

tropheus, peacocks, labidochromis

lots of different Malawi/Mbuna/Tanganyikan fish are mouthbrooders and a large enough female would yield a ton of fry.

[moganman]

You could always get mosquito fish. Thats what I fed my peacock bass and petenia splendida when I had my 225 gallon.

[eklikewhoa]

I think it would easier and faster to just go net a ton from the bayou and just qt and gut load them.

[moganman]

Yup. Thats exactly what I did at Texas A&M golfcourse when I was there. Caught hundreds in one scoop. Better in the warmer months. Never had any to breed, but I never had to buy food. Oscars aren't picky eaters. I bet it'll be more fun to feed it some crayfish and wild stuff. I used to find geckos and put them in the tank, sit back and watch them go crazy.

[eklikewhoa]

There's tons of crawfish in my bayou... I would feed them that. There's a bunch of small birds nesting under the bridges too and baby bird would fill them up a lot faster.

[moganman]

There's tons of crawfish in my bayou... I would feed them that. There's a bunch of small birds nesting under the bridges too and baby bird would fill them up a lot faster.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I once saw a gar eat a baby duckling at Tom Bass Park.