Can Puntius sophore breed artificially under controlled conditions? Tracing the life cycle of Puntius sophore through artificial captive breeding.

The development of new strategies for breeding indigenous fish species is of utmost importance in the wake of unfavorable weather events, as a result of climate change. Therefore, an attempt has been made to achieve artificial breeding of an indigenous barb, Puntius sophore. Two groups of juvenile fish, collected from the wild, were reared till sexual maturation.

Can sympathetic induction be a convenient technique for breeding Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton, 1822)?

Mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola) is one of the most popular small fish species of the Indian subcontinent. There are limited studies on captive breeding of this species, which is important for aquaculture and the conservation prospects of this species. The conventional induced breeding method using an inducing agent (GnRHa and dopamine antagonist) is one of the most effective and prevalent methods of breeding fish.