Males build and guard small nests in shallow water in spring and early summer.
Group in spring.
Cool planted tank.
Spring warming.
Up to 500 eggs.
Fry take infusoria.
One breeding tank for the banded sunfish, drawn to scale from the breeding guide.
Water: 10–22 °C
A plan from the breeding guide and an adult size of 9 cm. Tank shape is a standard 2 : 1 : 1.2 box, at least 6 adult lengths long. Check each step in the guide above.
A rack of breeding and grow-out tanks.
The breeding guide gives no tank size for the banded sunfish yet, so a business layout can't be drawn.
Typical for other egg layers
See the species guide for the details.
A general guide for this breeding type. Days change with temperature and species.
See the species guide for the details.
Set up a virtual breeding tank and see what would likely happen.
An educational estimate from the breeding rules, not a promise.