breeding feeder guppys

[rockinthe40ounce]

any advice on breeding them, like sexing, telling when they are about to give birth etc.?

 

[GJC]

Easy, get a couple dozen put em into a 10-20 gal. Feed and watch them breed! Before ya know it You will have lots of them. Males have more color and are smaller. Good luck

 

[rockinthe40ounce]

do i take the babys out right away, last time they all were eatin within 30 minutes

 

[GJC]

do i take the babys out right away, last time they all were eatin within 30 minutes

Good point. Maybe set up 2 10 gal, one for the breeders and one for the babies.
Get a stand for two tanks like this http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=9883&N=2004+113764

 

[gomezladdams]

pack the tank with java moss and keep them very well fed.
siphon or dip net out fry with as little disturbance as possible,the females can be fragile and die if spooked too bad within a week of giving birth.

 

[boisblancboy]

Once you get a pregnant female within a week of birth, which you should be able to tell because she will get really fat and her gravid spot will get very dark, move her to her own tank. Have lots of plants in that tank for the fry to hide in.

 

[mattyr]

can you plz post a couple of pic's of the feeder guppys because i have a lake and i think they are guppys in there.

 

[brakken]

if guppies are well fed you shouldn't have to remove them, i have a 4 foot tank set up for this purpose and they breed happily, i don't loose any as far as i know to parents eating them.

brakken

 

[TipStylez]

For feeders, use convics. Alot faster, and alot more. Plus, you only need one tank cause they take care of their fry unlike the guppys.

 

[philhawk]

how big of a tank for convicts?