first tank - guppy question

[Beelzebub]

Hi forum

I have read that ideally you buy guppy's in groups of 6 or 8 at a time, does anyone know if i could buy 8 different guppy's, ie 1 Tuxedo, 1 Cobra, 1 Mosaic ect..

Thanks in advance

Beelz

ps - sorry if in the wrong forum, didnt really fit in any of em

 

[felix453]

Different coloured guppies get along fine and it can become really interesting when they start to breed.

 

[Gill Blue]

Different coloured guppies get along fine and it can become really interesting when they start to breed.

agreed. lots of different colors and patterns start to show up.
and as for buying them at the same time, I actually prefer getting 1 or 2 from one store, a few from another just to try to widen out the gene pool some. not that it will matter much if you're buying different types.

 

[boldtogether]

agreed. lots of different colors and patterns start to show up.
and as for buying them at the same time, I actually prefer getting 1 or 2 from one store, a few from another just to try to widen out the gene pool some. not that it will matter much if you're buying different types.

 

[Experiment397]

I'll try and find some pics of mine, but I just tossed 5 random guppies in a 2.5 gal and let them breed, 2 females and 3 males. I fed my original adults to my garter snake and now have my favorite 5 from their breedings and some look really cool


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[felix453]

Yeah, you don't want inbred guppies. It gets ugly...fast

 

[woofy]

Also if u plan on breeding i would get more females than males. And i second the getting them from seperate places.


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[billybobjoe21]

I suggest that u get 1 male to every 3 or 4 females. That way the females dont get picked on.(guppies are sex addicts)