Me? No, I could see doing it someday, but not yet. There's a guy in our local club who does breed them and was generous enough to give us a pair of fry. So support your local club - it's a GREAT way to get in touch with people with whom you can trade fish & frags and enhance your enjoyment of the hobby.
The emeralds haven't been any problem at all. I've had one die in the tank, but nothing was even nibbling at it when I took it out.