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15 Easiest Fish to Breed in Aquariums

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Are you a fish enthusiast, and you want to breed fish on your own? Then you have come to the right place.

Easy to Breed Fish Species
For breeding fish, you will probably need another aquarium and you will also need some tools for that. We will take a look at what exactly you need to breed, how to breed each species and more. Here are the 15 easiest fish to breed in aquariums.



1. Guppy Fish
Guppy Fish
Guppy Fish

Guppies are known as great breeders. They will not need too much encouragement from your part, but you might want to limit the breeding process when it comes to guppies and make it in a controlled environment.

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For this reason, it is better to provide and buy a breeding aquarium where you will be able to breed guppies. They will breed even without your input at a crazy rate at times; they start breeding when they mature.



You can determine maturity in males and females by looking at their colors – males are much brighter and vivid in color. Another way to determine that is that the males have an anal fin and are also smaller than females.

Sometimes (or most of the time) it will be enough for you to put males and females in the same tank and they will do their job. Males will identify virgin females on their own.

You can use a breeding trap, but it is not recommended, because it can stress the fish. Use a separate tank for breeding and also put some vegetation into it to raise the babies.



2. Endler’s
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Endler Guppy

Endler’s livebearers are a special type of guppies – which means that they are great breeders, too. They will breed very easily in the right conditions. For endler’s, too, you might need to get a separate tank for breeding.

It is essential that you put only endler’s guppies into it because they can mix with other types of guppies. They are a relatively rare species, and for this reason, it is better to put the only endler’s in the tank.

It is a good idea to have more females than males in your tank – a good ratio would be 3 females to one male. In this way, the females will not be overly stressed by mating efforts and attention.



When they hatch eggs, it is better to put the babies in a separate tank and raise them there. This way you will prevent cannibalism, which can occur. To raise the fry, you need a separate tank with some vegetation and flake food.

3. Molly Fish
Molly Fish
Molly Fish

Like guppies and endler’s, the molly fish are livebearers. This means that they will carry the eggs inside their bodies. And like guppies, they are great breeders and doing so will not prove to be a particularly hard job.

When you want to breed mollies, you need to keep in mind that the conditions for breeding should be perfect. Only then will the mollies breed.



Females will choose the largest males, which will put on display for the females.

It takes up to 30-45 days after fertilization for the fry to be released. This is the point where you should step in; you should put the young one in a separate tank, or else they will get eaten.

Although one single female can release to up to 100 babies, it is essential that you put some of them in a separate tank. The fry is easy to care for, all you need to do is to feed them flakes, or even broken flakes to help them grow up.


4. Platy Fish
Platy Fish
Platy Fish

The next on the list is the platy fish. These are also known as very prolific breeders. In this respect they are not too different from the guppies and mollies.

They are prepared to breed even without your specific encouragement. They are also livebearers, just like the guppies and mollies.

What you should do is put some males and females together in the same tank and provide perfect conditions for breeding – this means the right water temperature and cleanness should be maintained.


They will start breeding when they are mature – at about the age of 4 months. When mature, female platyfish are larger than the males.

For breeding, make sure to put the fry and grow it in a separate tank. This will prevent the newborn fish from getting eaten.

5. Swordtail Fish