Well for now I am going to grow out 10 BN plecos in a 20g H but aside from that I want to get something going in a 10g I plan to pick up. I was looking for suggestions on fish that breed super easy, are cheap and can be kept in a 10g or two. I want to breed the fish mainly for a constant supply of food for my larger Cichlids aside their staple diet. I have a lot of larger Cichlids so I would like to get a group that breed a lot. Any recommendations welcome.

I was thinking of going with some endlers for a similar reason. I hear they breed like rabbits but haven't actually bred them myself.

Feeder guppies are all I can think of at this point, I'm syre there are lots of other fish, but I don't have a lot of experience with feeder fish. Mollies breed real fast.

Guppies would be my choice (what I've done in the past). The only drawback is the tank has to be so crammed with plants to prevent cannibalism that ya wonder how the fish can swim. Still worthit if ya don't mind that, though.

Do endlers cannibalize their young as badly as regular guppies?

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Yes...I think they do. They are very similar to guppies and will even breed with guppies...though it is frowned upon. A planted tank for hiding spots is a good idea.

Hmm...well tonight is my Friday so I was going to go to the animal shelter tomorrow and donate 20 bucks for three 10g tanks all with stands pumps filters, one with a double stand. These will be for my breeding project.....I don't really care what they look like because they will just be used as breeding tanks...Then it will be off to the LFS to get some fish, thats the plan anyway.

Well with 3 tanks you can separate the fry from the adults then the plants wouldn't be required.

hmmm...looks like I might have to invest in a sponge filter or two. I sense another DIY thread coming on!

Mabey some platys or swordtails would work for ya. The are easy to breed and grow fast.

Sweet....thanks now I just have to research and choose what I want to buy.

Cons or guppies.

haha just saw the 10g part. if you had a 20 long you could get cons

Only slightly bigger than a 10, but in the past when I've been short on tanks I've used an Eclipse 12, with a sexed pair of cons to pump out feeders. It never slowed them down any.

Just depends on how much you care about the cons is all.

Wait. How could I have forgotten minnows. Minnows are also prolific breeders and work well for feeder fish.

Hmm minnows sounds good how fast are their growth rates. I dont want to go Cons cause then I will have another tank wrapped up in Cichlids.