Breeding Styles in Groups with Representative Families
and Species
This comprehensive 117 page section gives production methods specific to different families and groups. It can also be used to enlarge on the concise information provided in Part 10 ‘INDIVIDUAL SPECIES’.
Contents by topic headings:
(A) BATCH-SPAWNING THE EGG-LAYERS
GROUP 1:
BATCH-SPAWNING THE EGG-SCATTERERS
Representative families and species:
CHARICIDAE
Tetras and other characins
4.1 Head and tail light tetra (Hyphessobrycon ocellifer)
4.2 Glowlight tetra (Hemigrammus erythrozonus)
4.3 Black phantom tetra (Megalamophodus megalopterus)
4.4 Emperor tetra (Nematobrycon palmeri)
4.5 Blue tetra (Bhoelkia fredcochui)
4.6 Congo tetra (Micralestes {Phenacogrammus} interruptus)
4.7 Silver dollar (Metynnis hypsauchen)
4.8 Spotted headstander (Chilodus punctatus)
4.9 Neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)
CYPRINIDAE
Barbs
4.10 Tiger barb (Puntius tetrazona)
4.11 Golden barb (Puntius semifasciolatus ‘schuberti’)
4.12 Cherry barb (Puntius titteya)
Danios
4.13 Zebra danio (Danio rerio)
4.14 Kerri danio (Brachydanio kerri)
4.15 Barred danio (Brachydanio pathirana)
White cloud mountain minnow
4.16 White cloud (Tanichthys albonubes)
Rasboras
4.17 Harlequin rasbora (Trigonostigma heteromorpha)
Goldfish and Koi
4.18 Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
4.19 Koi (Cyprinus carpio)
GROUP 2:
BATCH-SPAWNING THE BUBBLE-NESTERS AND OTHER BROOD-CARERS
Representative families and species:
CICHLIDAE
Cichlids (various)
ANABANTOIDEI (AIR-BREATHING ‘LABYRINTH’ FISH)
Gouramis, Fighting fish, Paradise fish
4.20 Three spot, blue, gold, opaline, platinum gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus)
4.21 Kissing gourami (Helostoma temminckii)
4.22 Siamese fighting fish or bettas (Betta splendens)
4.23 Paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)
(B) CONTINUOUS-SPAWNING THE EGG-LAYERS
GROUP 3:
CONTINUOUS-SPAWNING THE EGG-SCATTERERS
Representative families and species:
ATHERINIDAE
Rainbow fish, Popondettas, Psuedomugils
4.24 Banded rainbowfish (Melanotaenia trifasciata)
4.25 Neon rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox)
4.26 Celebes rainbowfish (Telmatherina ladigesi)
CALLICHTHYIDAE
Corydoras catfish
4.27 Bronze corydoras (Corydoras aeneus)
GROUP 4:
CONTINUOUS-SPAWNING THE BUBBLE-NESTING BROOD-CARERS
Representative families and species:
CALLICHTHYIDAE
Catfish
4.28 Hoplo catfish (Hoplosternum thoracatum)
ANABANTOIDEI (LABYRINTH FISH)
Gouramis (various)
GROUP 5:
CONTINUOUS-SPAWNING THE PLANT-, ROCK-, CAVE- AND TUNNEL-SPAWNING BROOD-CARERS
Representative families and species:
CICHLIDAE
Cichlids
4.29 Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)
4.30 Oscars (Astronotus ocellatus)
4.31 Kribensis (Pelvicachromis pulcher)
4.32 Ramirezis (Microgeophagus ramirezi)
4.33 Firemouths (Thorichthys meeki)
LORICARIIDAE
Suckermouthed catfish
4.34 Plecos (Liposarcus sp) and similar species such as Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps
4.35 Bristlenosed catfish (Ancistrus sp)
4.36 Whiptail catfish (Rineloricaria filamentosa)
GROUP 6:
CONTINUOUS-SPAWNING THE MOUTHBROODERS
Representative families and species:
CICHLIDAE
AFRICAN MOUTHBROODERS
4.37 Venustus (Nimbochromis venustus)
AMERICAN MOUTHBROODERS
4.38 Red hump (Geophagus hondae/steindachneri)
(C) LIVEBEARERS
GROUP 7:
CONTINUOUS- AND BATCH-SPAWNING THE LIVEBEARERS
Representative families and species:
POECILIIDAE
Guppies (Poecilia reticulata), swordtails (Xiphophorus heleri), platies (Xiphophorus maculatus), variatus platies (Xiphophorus variatus), black mollies (Poecilia sphenops) and sailfin mollies, (Poecilia velifera or latipinna.)
Sample pages from this section:
Page 218, under ‘4.17 Harlequin rasbora (Rasbora trigonostigma)’.
Page 223, under ‘Setting up for small to medium scale spawning of goldfish’.
