Beat live feeder fish or shrimp?

[Deadliestviper7]

Also keep in mind, most guppies are already super inbred. Low quality of life. Especially if they are feeder guppies. So many of them die super quick. I had to swap in new males when they would die.

I made sure there was lots of thick vegetation to help preserve the new borns. If not they will eat them as they are giving birth. You want to feed them around 5 times each day, with smaller amounts because they are so fat with babies inside. Just need to make sure you are doing we fairly often. Also they say 12 hrs min of the light being on. Some have 2-3 babies survive and others have 20-30 survive. It’s very hit and miss with these creatures.

Agreed if you get guppies , get them from several sources, this helps dilute inbreeding.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Also keep in mind, most guppies are already super inbred. Low quality of life. Especially if they are feeder guppies. So many of them die super quick. I had to swap in new males when they would die.

I made sure there was lots of thick vegetation to help preserve the new borns. If not they will eat them as they are giving birth. You want to feed them around 5 times each day, with smaller amounts because they are so fat with babies inside. Just need to make sure you are doing we fairly often. Also they say 12 hrs min of the light being on. Some have 2-3 babies survive and others have 20-30 survive. It’s very hit and miss with these creatures.

Agreed if you get guppies , get them from several sources, this helps dilute inbreeding.

 

[dogofwar]

The amount of time, tank space and energy to grow out any kind of a fish feeder - even guppies or other live bearers - is prohibitive. It literally takes months for a baby guppy to grow from newborn size to 1".

Much more practical is culturing red wiggler worms. They are very easy to culture (basically two Rubbermaid bins nested), highly nutritious (good for your oscar; not good for mbuna or other fish that can't handle protein), safe and reproduce rapidly, especially in warm weather. They're AKA composting worms and eat kitchen fruit, veggie and paper waste.

I started with a couple of pounds from www.unclejimswormfarm.com and haven't bought live or frozen food for years. That said, I feed mainly pellets and flakes (3 days per week or so)and worms 1 or 2. The other days, I don't feed.

Red wigglers are much easier to culture than earthworms and can double in a month once settled in.