Guppies as feeders

[Anchovie]

I just set up a 15g column in my man cave to breed guppies as feeders. I'm tired of buying 200 goldfish a week. I got 3 females and 8 males. Is there anything special I have to do in order for them to pump out some babies or do I just sit back and let the magic happen? Any advice is appreciated


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[Bktgifridays]

Well...the good news is, there's not much you can do to STOP guppies from breeding. Lol. Bad news though, is that 3 females in a 15 gallon tank is not gonna make up for 200 goldfish a week.

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[felix453]

That ratio may be off. I'm pretty sure you want 1 male guppy to 2 female guppies to avoid aggression. Best of luck!

 

[projectile]

Make it 1 male to 3

Delay water changes, guppies can take quite high nitrates , then a sudden 80% water change will imm cause most of the females to release .
But yeah 200 goldfish replacement not happening.

Buy tilapia fingerlings from a farm.

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[Anchovie]

Thanks for the advice. I'll pick up some more females today to even out the ratio. Do I have to separate the fry or will they be ok? Also how fast/slow do the young fry grow?


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[archers]

Ime guppy mothers will eat the fry 9/10 times get a breeding trap. You could also try mollies and convicts theyve got more meat then guppies

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[Tyler2012]

Thanks for the advice. I'll pick up some more females today to even out the ratio. Do I have to separate the fry or will they be ok? Also how fast/slow do the young fry grow?


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Either separate the fry or put in a lot of plants so they can hide in them


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[Anchovie]

Ime guppy mothers will eat the fry 9/10 times get a breeding trap. You could also try mollies and convicts theyve got more meat then guppies


Good stuff. Would they breed in a 15g tho?




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[archers]

Either will but you will want a divider for the male and female convicts theyre reakly aggressive at breeding time I go with mollies in a column

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[ecoli73]

200 gf a week? If I were you, I look for ways to wean off the live meat...not particularly good for the fish anyway. What's your stock?


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