Are guppies really that easy to breed?

[Matteus]

Tbh , I did this for months with guppies. It wasn’t as great as I was expecting really. It took almost 3 months before they actually started having their first batches. I had 3 males and 10 females. Once the first batch started then they were quite regular. But really long process for a few teeny tiny little fish. It almost took 2-3 months for them to be an edible size. And there were only about 20-30 left

I picked up a pair of breeding jewels and I have had them for about 2 months and I have roughly 100 that are just about the size of a full sized guppy. Btw I paid $15 for the jewels and almost $50 for all the guppies. I don’t think it takes a rocket scientist to see the value difference here, but the jewels are much neater to watch.

 

[white specter crayfish]

No, but cherry reds and scuds are fairly easy

I tried cherry shrimp and they all died I am not looking for a fancy shrimp, I mean a feeder one

 

[white specter crayfish]

No, but cherry reds and scuds are fairly easy

I tried cherry shrimp and they all died I am not looking for a fancy shrimp, I mean a feeder one

 

[white specter crayfish]

No, but cherry reds and scuds are fairly easy

I tried cherry shrimp and they all died I am not looking for a fancy shrimp, I mean a feeder one

 

[Matteus]

I tried cherry shrimp and they all died I am not looking for a fancy shrimp, I mean a feeder one

Deadliestviper7 has competition for double er triple posting now. Lol

 

[white specter crayfish]

Deadliestviper7 has competition for double er triple posting now. Lol

lol, yeah is it a glitch or something? it's happened before

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Deadliestviper7 has competition for double er triple posting now. Lol

This shall not be tolerated! I am the king of d.p!

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Scuds are probably perfect for you, they like to live in dead leaves

 

[white specter crayfish]

Scuds are probably perfect for you, they like to live in dead leaves

Ok, I guess I'll try that then, is the double posting thing a glitch or something

 

[dogofwar]

In my experience, it's quite difficult to breed and grow out enough livebearers, including guppies, as food. It takes literally months for a guppy to go from newborn to 1-2". Months.

Much easier is to culture red wiggler worms (AKA composting worms). It's easy, all you need is a rubbermaid bin and - in warm temps - they can double in a month. I've been culturing them in a bin in my fishroom for years. They're safe, high in protein and eat our kitchen veggie, fruit and paper waste.