Cockerel fishes: breeding. Howbreeding of cockerel fish and feeding themfry

Чт, 11 янв 2018 Автор: Оксана Полякова

The popularity of cockerels is due to two factors:
attractive appearance and warlike character – males
seek to get rid of any of their relatives in the same aquarium
(both males and females) by all available means. Therefore their
reproduction is interesting and quite nontrivial
challenge

Contents

Selection of pairs for cock or … where to start?

The breeding of cockerel fish can pursue different goals. it
It may be the removal of new forms of fish, or getting pets for
exhibitions, and maybe the usual breeding for sale. If a
there is a desire to achieve more or less predictable results
(for example, when the sale of offspring is planned)
pick fish with the same shape of fins or tail and
the same color.

In males, the dominant color is red, therefore, choosing
parents of different colors (for example, red and blue), you need
understand that in the first generation only red or
two-colored, blue-red, small fishes. The appearance of the same blue color
perhaps not before the second generation, and that, in case
first generation mating will be done with the blue
colors. Often, the parent is used as this individual.
поколения синего colors.

Similar unpleasant situations can occur with the form
fins. The different shape of the fins of the male and female can lead to
deterioration of offspring fins. Do not, for example, cross
crowntail and tail cocks as progeny
may have a very short voile tail and inconspicuous
fins.

For breeding, it is desirable to choose young fish, since
Elderly individuals have a significantly lower reproductive capacity. Exactly
therefore, it is not recommended to take fish from pet shops for breeding –
no one can accurately indicate their age.

Spawning Cockerel Fish

Cockerel fish are capable of breeding from the third month
of life. A week before spawning, you must spend
preparatory activities. Male and female are seated in different
aquariums, a small volume with a water level of about 15 cm; aquariums
arranged in such a way that the fish could see each other.
It is possible to place a pair in a large aquarium, however, fish
must be separated by a transparent partition.

In this week, the fish must be fed live food and
provide them with a temperature a few degrees higher than normal (up to
26-28 ° C). Aquarium with a male must contain floating
plants or small floating frames, and shelters at the bottom.
Floaters are needed for more convenient formation of the male
nests, shelters at the bottom will help the female to hide from too much
male’s aggressive behavior after mating.

A few days after the start of heavy feeding, the male
interested in the female begins to build a nest with his
saliva and air bubbles. As soon as his work is completed,
he takes a female. After that, the temperature in the aquarium with
fish is increased by 3-4 ° C and the fish are no longer fed.

Depending on the degree of sympathy, spawning can begin as
immediately, and after a few days. If a же поведение самца будет
too aggressive, the female should be transplanted and either wait another
a few days, or pick a gentleman another pair.

The spawning itself occurs fairly quickly: the fish are approaching
nest, there the male helps the female to spawn, fertilizes her and
collects eggs, attaching them to the nest. At the end of spawning
It should be deposited female with her aquarium.

Video depicting the spawning of cockerels

Fry care

Male caring for the nest, updating air bubbles and eating
dead eggs. At this time it should not be fed. Water at the same time
can not be changed. Within 1-2 days the fry hatch. After
day they begin to swim; at this time, the male is removed from the nest.
After the jigging of the male, you can turn on the compressor.

After this, the first feeding is done; as feed
used ciliates. Food in the aquarium must be present
constantly. Every day it is necessary to reduce the temperature by 1-2 ° C,
until it drops to room.

Через несколько дней после перinго кормления fry надо
start feeding with artemia or dry food, but feed by ciliates
does not stop. Gradually move to larger feed; through
week, you can give the fry microplankton or cyclops.

When the first fry reach a height of about 1 cm, it is desirable
рассаживать их по размерам в разные aquariums, чтобы более крупные
did not start eating small ones. In this case, you can gradually increase the level
water and change it once every 2 days.

As soon as the fry begin to vary by sex, you need to
avoid fights between males, sit them in separate tanks.
After three months, young males begin to try themselves in
building nests. At this stage, breeding cockerel fish
this generation ends, you can proceed to the next.

Breeding features of cockerel fish bearing caviar in
mouth

The above described applies to roosters building nests from
bubbles. Также существуют петушки, выращивающие fry у себя in
mouth. These fish have several differences in reproduction from
�”Nested” cockerels:

– the temperature at the spawning site must be within
18-24 ° C;

– there should be a lot of vegetation; 2-3 is also desirable
empty flower pots;

— мальки появляются на свет примерно through неделю после
spawning.

Оплодотinрение икры происходит внутри пустых горшков или inзле
thickets. The male then puts all the eggs in his mouth. Female
at the end of spawning, you can not otsazhivat, because in nature it
is engaged in the protection of the territory in which the male with
caviar

An example of such fish spawning is presented in the video.

During all the days before the fry hatched, the male did not
is eating. You should not irritate him or raise the temperature.
above 24 ° C, so that he does not begin to eat caviar. Примерно through неделю
fry hatch and parents should be transplanted from them.

Further cultivation of fry as described previously.
The only difference is the temperature, which for data
types of males should be lower.

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