so ive decided to have a 75 gallon full of guppies platys and...??? im not sure i just recently had my rbps die and want to start up a community tank that just keeps growing "naturally" what fish do you guys recomend? so far i have about 10-15 guppies platys and the tank seems really empty... im also a little weary about getting some stuff in there for the fry to hide in what do you guys think as of now i have a bare bottom with some driftwood in there? so i get java moss all over? i have a fluval 405 with the intake suspended in the middle of the tank on a pretty low setting. so prett ymuch guys ILL TAKE WHATEVER INFO YOU HAVE WITH HELPING ME GET STARTED!! THANKS!!
75 gallon breeding heaven
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Two words for you- java moss. Since you've mentioned livebearers, the moss will provide the fry with a place to hide.
In about 12 months you are going to need something to feed all of them to! I haven't been a member here for long, but I dont recall ever seening a post where the overstock police have said "You have too many guppies in that tank!". I guess we'll have to wait and see! :j/k:
I am not sure how much, but from what I have heard livebearers like a decent amount of salt. (not just mollies) someone please correct if I am wrong.
You could also send them to school http://www.r2fishschool.com/Home_Page.html
I am not sure how much, but from what I have heard livebearers like a decent amount of salt. (not just mollies) someone please correct if I am wrong.
You could also send them to school http://www.r2fishschool.com/Home_Page.html
i agree, i actually tried the salt once before it was fine for a while and then after a couple weeks i actually noticed the fry i had been raising was significantly reduced to less than 10% and only 6 still remain, all of the others died either within the first two days or died when i had moved them realizing the mistake i had made
i agree with the java moss it does allow a place to hide but since you only have community fish in there it is not likely you will lose to many of the fish and worst comes to worst you will still have way too many...
you should not reach a point where there are too many though for a couple of reasons, you will get tired of looking at so many freaking fish (yes there is a point where there i s just too many), and i someone please tell me different but i have experienced the fish either stopped reprodcing at a certain point i am guessing due to the simple reason of the lack of space
my tank carrying guppys might be half the size of yours but after a certain amount of time and constant babies popping out, they had reached a limit and i am sure yours will reach that point as well
something you might want to think about for the community tank that is not too small but definitely you might like are the raspboras and smaller fish like cardinal tetras...
pm me if you have questions about nething i said or if you want an idea for some other fish, but the fish you have in there a great way to start a community
i agree with the java moss it does allow a place to hide but since you only have community fish in there it is not likely you will lose to many of the fish and worst comes to worst you will still have way too many...
you should not reach a point where there are too many though for a couple of reasons, you will get tired of looking at so many freaking fish (yes there is a point where there i s just too many), and i someone please tell me different but i have experienced the fish either stopped reprodcing at a certain point i am guessing due to the simple reason of the lack of space
my tank carrying guppys might be half the size of yours but after a certain amount of time and constant babies popping out, they had reached a limit and i am sure yours will reach that point as well
something you might want to think about for the community tank that is not too small but definitely you might like are the raspboras and smaller fish like cardinal tetras...
pm me if you have questions about nething i said or if you want an idea for some other fish, but the fish you have in there a great way to start a community