breeding guppys

[jredner]

thanks ian.

 

[Muske]

I've breed swordtails in the past. 2 females and one male in a 5 1/2. The babies grew up w/ the parents. The largest female (appox.3") would produce numerous fry that would only take a month or so to get to .75-1 inch. It was never meant to be a food sorce, just a project I stumbled on. The tank had lots of plants, and only an incondencent bulb. Very successful and not much work.

 

[Mystix212]

From a cost effective and time consuming point of view, guppies arent a very good choice for feeders. Meaning the slow growth rate and small broods. Although higly unsuitable for a 22 litre tank, convicts are a gret choice for feeders. You could also in turn buy feeders and quarentine them for a few weeks. This would be the cheapest option.

 

[Matt181]

thanks for the info guys

breeding the fish is also guna be fun to do!! how are molly fry to raise? will the parants eat the fry? will they eat fine flake from day 1?

thanks
Matt

 

[Nabbig2]

Once the babies are born, you can feed them VERY VERY finely crushed flakes, it worked fine for me. I think that newlly hatched brine shrimp will also do the job.

EDIT: Oh yes, and one male and two females will suffice. (Fancy guppies, right?)

If feeder guppies, than maybe 2 males and 4 females. Feeder guppies produce much less fry.

 

[Jodyc]

I have a 3 foot (90Liters), started with 12 Guppeis, 3 of them Males. So You syggest i need to get some live plants in there, I also have 2 Bala Sharks in it, will my Guppies breed ?

 

[Ianab]

The guppys will breed... then the balas will eat the fry

You could use a breeding net that hangs on the side of the tank, place a preggy female (they will all be preggy so just pick the fattest) in there with a bunch of plants (real or plastic). When she drops the fry just take her out and leave the fry in the net. You will save most of them if there is plenty of cover in the net. Then just feed the fry with finely ground flake food untill they are big enough to avoid being eaten in the main tank.

Cheers

Ian

 

[Druu]

Moving the females when gravid sometimes stresses them enough to kill them.A tank with lots of cover and you wont lose many,give the colony a few months head start then you can take a scoop out on a regular basis and the tank will always be full.

I agree with this. I moved a female when she had birthed a few and she stopped birthing the rest until she was returned into the original tank.