Breeding Orandas

[orandas]

Hello,
Last week i purchased 2 imported orandas from singapore. They are approx 3-4 yrs old. I have 5 feet aquarium tank. If i put these 2 orandas were into the aquarium tank they r sitting at the bottom of the tank and if i put any food they r coming to the top eats the food and again sitting at the bottom of the tank. If i put these into a tub they r very active. Why is it? Moreover i am more specific in breeding these two. Can i breed orandas in a tub. If it is possible do i need to put gravel along with the plants or only natural plants alone is enough. Pls anybody suggest me 2 overcome from this problem.

Can i breed an imported singapore orandas here in indian climatic conditions when i was asking to the LFS who is a owner of a big goldfish farm here, he says it is very difficult to breed and feeding these frys. Is it true. I am ready 2 face any hardwork to breed these 2. But i had breeded with some local orandas also in the past. Can i succeed in this. Pls HELP with your suggestions.

LUV,
Orandas

[freakism]

Hi Oranda,

I did a little research on yr goldfish question and came up with this:

12) How do I tell if my goldfish are breeding? How do I take care of the fry?

Your goldfish probably won't breed in tanks, it's not that common. If you had goldfish outside in a pond, then they would do what goldfish do in the wild. Breed and produce fry. But they don't do anything else because goldfish are not maternal in any stretch of the imagination. You've heard of fish that will mouth brood their little eggs in order to protect them? Betta do that. Some fish will store fry in their mouths to protect them. Cichlids will do that. If you see your goldfish with fry in their mouth, that is the last time you will see those fry because your goldfish will eat them. You'll rarely see fry swimming around in the same tanks as their parents because goldfish will eat any eggs they come across, even right after spawning them. If you keep Malaysian Trumpet Snails in your tank, they'll also eat any eggs they come across.

Taking care of fry can be a lot of work and is outside the scope of this article. Basically you'll need to remove them to their own tanks and feed them varying diets according to their size. Goldfish are considered mature at anywhere from 100 to 500 days old. They become sexually mature at about 14 to 18 months.
(http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/articl...f7e25a0 f9a71)


and this:
(http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/breeding.html)

(http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_...g_goldfish.htm)

I don't know very much about breeding goldies so I wouldnt know how they react in malaysia, but there's tons of websites that offer advice on breeding them.

hope this helps.