I've been doing a lot of reading up on the aquarium hobby and a came across another forum where a couple of the member have tried growing guppies and other live bearers in tanks that are filled with greenwater.

They swear that the frys grow quicker and are much healthier than growing in a bare bottom tank with daily water changes. Also, they had cut the feeding down to 2-3 times a day for the fry & only do water changes every couple of months or so. this is weird as I have never heard of anyone doing this type of tank.

When I first got my guppy from my little brother who was moving it was a lone male in a Fish bowl... I used to feel quite sorry for him as the water was quite green and there was no filter in there. that was 3 months ago, and the guppy is nearing 3 years old now..(He's in a 100lt tank now with some mates) 8)

Has anyone tried keeping fish in green water tanks?? Aparantly its good for the older fish too.

Thinking of doing it for my 10 gallon fry tank

Green water is good for fish, just bad for people viewing fish. Green water is an excellent food source.

Well I had a guppy tank by a window.. it went so green you could only see the fish when they swam up to the glass.

They were all happy and healthy, but I did move the tank for cosmetic reasons.

For rearing fry it might work well. As long as all the other tank parameters are fine, a bit of green does no harm.

Ian

The green water is fine, but usually it is caused by high nitrate levels, which are often caused by poor mainteance.

High nitrate is ok, and the greenwater/plants eat it, but there are other chemicals/toxins that can build up too so it would be ideal to make sure you're still doing the occasional partial water changes.

Ahh sweet thanks for the replies :bounce: I may give a go with my guppy fry