Gatito Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I am a guppie greenie. That said... do guppies pair up? or is it just free-for-all? :lol: Have some young ones, and the thought came to me that if they pair, i would be good to get some more, unrelated, before then so that we don't get too many little hillbillie fry with "purty mouths". :lol: In any case, if they don't i should be widening the gene pool anyway. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Free for all. Although you may find some males prefer certain females etc. If an inbreeding problem occurs, just feed anyone with a bent spine to the turtles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Just for a second, prolly less, then off to pair with the next one. Oh to be a opps (Censored) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Make sure you have way more females than males too, to spread the harrassment :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Just for a second, prolly less, then off to pair with the next one. :lol: :lol: :lol: I suppose the best way for them to get over one guppy is to get under another one :lol: :lol: Cool, well all the more reason to get some new guppies I've given them their own tank - what others could i put in there (other than anything with a small enough mouth) - what are good tankmates? They just have a pet BN at the moment. Oooh, bent spine crossed fingers that doesn't happen, but if it does, the turt. will be pleased... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 swordtails, platties but probably not both, I think they can cross breed. I would imagine neons as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carla Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 My first guppy tank had (you guessed it) guppies in it, a pair of bristlenoses with a nice cave and 5 peppered cories. I sat in front of it for hours watching the cories trying to school with the guppies. Very cute!! We have had about 3000 BN's out of that tank, hundreds of cories and I cannot count the guppies any more ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Thanks guys I've always liked cories, but don't know much about them. Will have to look into it and maybe get some. Would mean a bigger tank than the one i'm using for the guppies, but i suppose i'll have to eventually anyway if i'm getting more and they start popping out sprogs... I like the look of Schwartz's Cory, Sodalis Cory, Black Sail Cory, Leopard Cory, Panda Cory, and Albino Cory - does anyone know off-hand if any of these would be suitable? And what kind of numbers do they like, do the different varieties play nice together, how much space will each need etc? I'm being really lazy, but after a hard day at work i'm almost beyond googling, and besides, member's experiences and knowledge is often more useful than reading a fish's description on a site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 corys like groups, so i guess 3 or more will be sweet. my corys are racist, i have 4 different species and they all stay in their own groups. even the julii and trilineatus dont mix. not sure if this is always the case but definately in mine. wicked fish to have, very funny to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 corys like groups, so i guess 3 or more will be sweet. my corys are racist, i have 4 different species and they all stay in their own groups. even the julii and trilineatus dont mix. not sure if this is always the case but definately in mine. wicked fish to have, very funny to watch Hmmm, so i have to decide... tricky The pandas sound cute, would they be ok? Could I have a group of 5 with guppies, and a BN? Will see how I go. Thanks for your input dimebag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 hey ya... are these the guppies you got off me last month? if so how are they going?? just to let you know they had the same mother but different farthers. the small ones are from my gold male and blond female, the others are from the same female but i dont know who the farther was... got her preggy from the shop. hope that helps a lil bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 hey ya... are these the guppies you got off me last month? if so how are they going?? just to let you know they had the same mother but different farthers. the small ones are from my gold male and blond female, the others are from the same female but i dont know who the farther was... got her preggy from the shop. hope that helps a lil bit Hey Gannet, yeah these are the guppies from you. Thanks for the info, that's great to know. They're doing really well, very active and they seem happy :roll: . One or two of the smaller 4 have just started showing a bit of dark colour. The 2 larger ones have come into some colour, not quite finished but coming along nicely - light blue/yellow tails and bodies, with black on the body and the edge of the tail of one, and the bodies are marked with red and blue. That's to the best of my memory anyway, could describe better if at home. Have incurred the wrath of my partner - recently set them up in a small planted tank in the bedroom, and apparently that doesn't really fly with the "no fish in the bedroom" policy :lol: :lol: :lol: I'm really enjoying them, can't wait to get more. Am I better off to buy only females, and the occasional male if i really like his colouring? My 2 bigger ones are both males, and if i remember correctly I want to end up with more females than males? Argh, monday mornings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerpeller Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 just hold off for now. i might be able to bring some to next months meeting. have about 5 preg females in our display tank that are due in the next few days. or ask at tomorrows meeting to see if anyone has an overflowing tank. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 just hold off for now. i might be able to bring some to next months meeting. have about 5 preg females in our display tank that are due in the next few days. or ask at tomorrows meeting to see if anyone has an overflowing tank. lol Awesome, thanks Rockerpeller, that's a good enough reason to hold off!!! My Kribs are leaving the community tank in the next week to have their very own, so that should keep me occupied and away from the LFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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