How to Breed Catfish Indoors

To breed catfish indoors you will need an aquarium. Cover the bottom of your fish tank with fine gravel. You should use an undergravel filter. Because catfish like murky water, this will keep the water from being disturbed too often. Catfish are also nocturnal. They need places to hide during the day. They also require hiding places to breed. Set up some little caves in your tank. Build them out of stone. Slate is a good stone to use.

Keep a number of catfish together in the tank. The more catfish the greater the chance they will breed. Be sure to feed them regularly. Though catfish are commonly scavengers they do not always get enough to eat simply from scrounging. Make sure the pH of your water stays below 7. This means the catfish require water that is somewhat acidic. The temperature should also be kept below 78 degrees.

Make sure your water is clean. Catfish like murky water. They do not thrive in dirty water. A diet of black worms will keep your tank suitably cloudy for breeding. But be careful not to overuse the black worms. Black worms encourage catfish breeding. Too many of them actually dirty the water. Add fresh water regularly. The new water should be cooler in temperature than the water already in the tank.

Never crowd your catfish. They will not breed if they do not have room. The young, or fry, require space as well. Once hatched, the fry will live in the gravel. The fry require their own miniature food. Feed them very small worms or tiny shrimp. There is not much you can to do to force the catfish to breed. Provide the right conditions and hope for the best.