All my females and one of my male guppies died they were supposed to have babys to feed my aro, but they died dont know why.
Breeder tank problems
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Did you cycle your tank before buying the fish? If so, did the fish look healthy when you bought them? Feeders are notoriously unhealthy. Even in the best stores feeders tend to be diseased and there's lots of dead ones in the tanks. Best bet is to clean out the tank, change most of the water and get a few pre-hit (already pregnant) female fancy guppies and a male or two to keep them pregnant. Leave them in a tank with lots of java moss, feed, wait 4 months and you'll have 100s.
Riccia is also a good choice for spawning plants.
Temp for breeding guppies should be 78-80 degrees. For best # of spawn you want large, healthy females without much color, both fancies and small feeders produce fewer young.
Make sure the tank is cycled or add only a couple guppies every few days until you reach desired density. For a 10g 6 males and 12 females is about right.
Remember to dechlorinated, you would be suprised how often this is forgotten.
Don't over feed and use good quality food. Supplement with brine shrimp or other high protien food.
Guppies spawn about once a month.
Temp for breeding guppies should be 78-80 degrees. For best # of spawn you want large, healthy females without much color, both fancies and small feeders produce fewer young.
Make sure the tank is cycled or add only a couple guppies every few days until you reach desired density. For a 10g 6 males and 12 females is about right.
Remember to dechlorinated, you would be suprised how often this is forgotten.
Don't over feed and use good quality food. Supplement with brine shrimp or other high protien food.
Guppies spawn about once a month.
guppy;1369335; said:
Hey, Guppy, it seems like you know what you are doing.
I'm gonna get some guppies tommorow, and I was thinking of getting a male and two females (10 gallon). Would that be good?
You also mentioned that for fancy guppies, females with less coloration is better? So should I go for less colored females?
YOU MAY HAVE HAD A LIVE BEARED DISEASE THAT IS VERY COMMON IN GUPPY'S, OCAASIONALY, WHEN YOU BUY THEM YOU RUN IN TO THIS PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER THE NEW ONE'S INTRODUCED, ESPECUALY IF THEY WERE FEEDERS. ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH FEEDDERS IS THAT THERE SHIP IN A BAG OF THOUSANDS, THAT ARE ALL GOING TO THE BATHROOM, THEN THERE ALL BREATHING IT IN. THUS CAUSING AMMONIA BURN TO THERE GILLS, NOT ALLOWING THEM TO RECEIVE THE RIGHT AMMOUNT OF O2. BUT I WOULD SAY GET A FEW NICE FEMALES LIKE GUPPY SAID!