breeding fish

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

Ive found out that platys and mollies are on the ok list so i might breed those and are fancy guppies ok? i found that they are a bit larger than regular ugly grey ones and that they might be easier to breed, but do they contain THIAMINASE?, and what would be the easiest?
Thanks,
Reed

[enigma200316]

Mollies would be a good choice actually if they are ok.......
they breed pretty well and are easy to keep.............

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

ok i made sure mollies were ok and they are, they seem to be a good size and easy breeders so i'm gunna pick up some black ones from petco and start a colony

Mollies would be a good choice actually if they are ok.......
they breed pretty well and are easy to keep.............

[enigma200316]

good luck, it should work.................

[Zephyr]

Actually, I have to disagree.
Reed, you read my message already, but here it is for the rest of the forum

Mollies are practically salt water fish. Rosies are the easiest fish to breed. You won't need a heater or a filter, just a bubbler and some weekly water changes. Platies don't have as many babies as you think; if you're really paranoid about safe fish, use mosquito fish. As for rosies, Tikichick has been feeding her snakes exclusively on rosies since their birth and she reports no problems. I think the levels of thiaminase in goldfish is very high and very low in rosies, and the only thing that you need, in my opinion, to counteract the effects of thiaminase is a varied diet.
My two cents. :P

[tikichick]

I'm sorry, I'm confused on fish again

This is what mine eat. Are these flathead minnows or rosies?

[Zephyr]

I'm sorry, I'm confused on fish again

This is what mine eat. Are these flathead minnows or roses?

Fathead minnows ARE rosies. :P
Rosies are the nickname for the pink strain, which, as the pic demonstrates, may have some wild-color types mixed in.
Other names are fathead minnows, toughies, rosies, rosy reds, and crappy minnows.

[tikichick]

LMAO, "crappy" minnows. Ok, I'll try to remember that this time Thanks!

[Zephyr]

LMAO, "crappy" minnows. Ok, I'll try to remember that this time Thanks!

Crappy as in the fish, but that works too. XD

[drache]

that's the ones I get - crappy minnows - or at least most of the time