Breeding Setups!

[UnderwaterExotic]

If any of you have larger breeding setups, can i see some pics so i can get some ideas! I am looking to get 6 or 8 pairs of fish to see what happens!! Thanks Guys/Gals

[rsman]

6 or 8 pairs is NOT a larger breeding setup, but search around there are plenty of threads on it!!

[UnderwaterExotic]

I have been and couldnt find many thats why i posted this. A der!

[rkelman]

"6 or 8 pairs is NOT a larger breeding setup, but search around there are plenty of threads on it!!"

I have 1 pair and 10 tanks going. It keeps my wife and I busy enough.
6 or 8 pairs breeding full time would keep 60+ tanks full of fry. If you pulled every batch. That's a plenty big setup.

[UnderwaterExotic]

i was thinking so but i wasnt going to say anything!!!;)

[rkelman]

Are you just getting into breeding

[UnderwaterExotic]

yeah i have kept saltwater tanks and reef for years, so i am going to try my hand at it!!!

[rkelman]

Don't start so big then. You really have no idea how much work this is... Start with 1 pair and go from there. 8-9 pairs would be your life after work. No spare time at all. 1 Pair cuts into enough of my free time for me.

[landlord]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15334820#post15334820 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rkelman
Don't start so big then. You really have no idea how much work this is... Start with 1 pair and go from there. 8-9 pairs would be your life after work. No spare time at all. 1 Pair cuts into enough of my free time for me.

^ X2 ^

One breeding pair can and will take up about 30-minutes to an hour each day (feeding rotifers, feeding larvae, cleaning tanks, etc...)

I now have four pairs (only 1 actively breeding), in separate tanks, with an 8 tank rack and it is consuming a lot of time and still needs a lot of TLC.

rkelman has some sound advice, start with a pair, work up from there slowly. You do not want to get burned out on something as rewarding as this.

:) landlord

[edandsandy]

+3 start slow....
We have 1 pair also...
we are still trying our hand at green water, we just started a new batch today, I thought it would be a great summer project for the teens to do!
then rotifers, then brine shrimp, I think once you have all that down, you will be able to at lease feed the fry.
Best of Luck & keep us posted.....

[rsman]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=110075
for starters, 6-8 pairs is nothing, you dont get a garantee you will have 2 pairs breeding. Additionally it doesnt take much more than a few minutes extra to care for an additional tank attached to the same system.

[rkelman]

6-8 pairs is not nothing. Even 2 pairs is alot of work. Adding pairs isn't a big deal. Its the 8-10 tanks it takes to sustain all of their fry until they are of sellable size.