chopper Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hi guys, just a quick question, if you were trying to breed all of the above and only had limited tank space, which of these, Peppermint, orange spot, common and albino b/nose could you house and breed succesfully in the same tanks, any help would be appreciated, thanks Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zane Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Well as far as I know, peppermints and orange spots will only spawn with their own species, however you will more than likely get your commons and albinos mixing and matching as they are technically the same. (albinos are just missing the skin pigment thing) depending on how big your tank is I wouldnt think it to be a problem. Maybe some of the hybrid haters would disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hi Zane, yeah I dont want any cross breeding, just wondering if you could keep and breed o/spot and pepps in the same tank or would there be problems (cross breeding/fighting etc) And thanks for your reply Zane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odins fish Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 hi andy yes is always a chance of x breeding pep & orange spot so not advisable and any males in the same tank will fight but i have only lost 1 as a result the little guy got stuck in the b log and big one kill him got his bristles up under his stomach :perplex: Hi Zane, yeah I dont want any cross breeding, just wondering if you could keep and breed o/spot and pepps in the same tank or would there be problems (cross breeding/fighting etc) And thanks for your reply Zane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad-n-angry Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 how big is the tank you are planning on using u can always divide it using some egg crate then have your 2 species in the same tank and the fry and go between the 2 sides the bigger the tank u have the more stable your water quality is so by using egg crate to divide it its the same volume of water and no need for 2 heaters and 2 filters and its still only 1 water change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric A Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I had a pair of peppermints and orange spots in a 20 gallon. There was no fighting, but no breeding either. So I say just give them seperate tanks if you want them to breed, but if you have limited tank space, you can keep them together while you can organise some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Hey guys thanks so much for your advice, it has helped alot just 1 question... egg crate, what does it look like and where can I get it? My tank is 900 x450x 450, I think dividing the tank is a great idea.....just need to get my hands on egg crate And thanks again for your help guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Thanks, Smith's Aquarium ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad-n-angry Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 how big of a piece do ya need ??? i might have a bit big enuff for ya here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Thanks for the nice gesture Mad n Angry but I actually went to Smith's today and bought a sheet, and thanks for the info, all I have to do now is work out how to get them to spawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad-n-angry Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 the best way to break it into the size ya need is run a shifter down the line and it just snaps in a straight line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIIK Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Thanks for the nice gesture Mad n Angry but I actually went to Smith's today and bought a sheet, and thanks for the info, all I have to do now is work out how to get them to spawn Barry White maybe :heart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
