guppy question???????

[headbanger_jib]

in one of my wussy tanks
i have a pair of guppies
now i grew them from a pretty small size
actually the female came along with a few plants i got from the lfs
so i got a male for her
now the female has got huge
and this is her first time spawning an' all
and i saw 2 fry in the tank and while i was looking the female went right at one of the fry and ate it
there are just a few cories int he tank along with a few snails
now is this normal or something wrong with this crappy mother guppy

 

[evercl92]

fish eat fish small enough to fit in their mouths... guppies aren't intelligent enough to know any better

 

[Badflash]

Add plants like Najas (guppy grass) for the fry to hide in. Once they get going you'll be glad they eat their young!

 

[MustangMan]

hornwort (well the stuff that was sold to me as hornwort anyway) and java moss seem to work good for the fry to hide in.

 

[cichlid2006]

java moss works well too. also i seen someone build a structure out of small pebbles, using silicone, and the holes were big enough for fry but not big enough for the parents. it was a good idea.

 

[id10t]

Normal...

More plants, etc. for cover for the fry will help, if you want to keep 'em

 

[headbanger_jib]

i have lots of plants in the tank
i was just thinking may be the fish was lacking soem viatmins or something for it to cannibalize its young
so after reading your posts i get the idea that they are just not good parents as many others
thank you

 

[cassharper]

Nah, guppies are very prolific creatures... kinda like the aquarium version of cockroaches. I guess this is just nature's way of keeping them from taking over the world.

 

[Weylin]

Thats normal dude...