jhct Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Hi In my community tank i had two male guppys, i have added two female guppys. Am i correct in thinking they will breed, if they do how can i know when fry are around? Will I see them? What then catch them and cage them? Or is there some kind of sign that the mother is going to give birth and then I do something before she give birth? or because they are in a community tank will none of the above happen at all??? Basically i dont know anything lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Guppies need a sex ratio of 1 male to every 2 or 3 females or they will harass the females to death. Female guppies are pretty much almost permanently pregnant and can drop new fry every 4 - 6 weeks. Nothing needs to be done except have a well planted tank with lots of fine floating plant for the fry to hide in. In a community tank the majority will be eaten anyway - which is good or you would very quickly be overrun with guppies :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Or is there some kind of sign that the mother is going to give birth and then I do something before she give birth? Assuming you want a heap of baby guppys... The female will start to look like a fat grape with fins before she drops the fry. You can catch her and place her in a breeding net with some floating plants or java moss and wait for the fry to drop. Then grab her out before she eats them all. (the moss helps cos the fry can hide in it.) Then just feed the fry on fine ground flake food for a few weeks till they are big enough to not be eaten in the main tank. No big secret to getting guppys to breed, getting the STOP is harder :lol: Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 not gonna last long with a black ghost knife in there dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhct Posted September 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Im going to be relocating some of the bigger fish shortly so that should solve the getting eaten issue once i do that it seems i might have to get a few more females. thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhct Posted September 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 ummm... also i havent got clever enough to have real plants yet.. only plastic fantastics! i have about 3 long once that go to the surface is this ok or can i get some fake floating ones?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 which part of the country are you in? there maybe someone close by who'll have some spare my tips for breeding guppies: get boys get girls put in tank. that is it. the problem you will have is trying to stop them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Ghost knife? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 From another thread... jhct was talking about a new tank for his bigger fish. Ghost knife is fine as a community fish... until it gets big enough to swallow it's tank mates. (and that wont take very long) :-? Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Do they just drop the fry while they're swimming? or do they go near the bottom or top or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 mine will rest in a plant though i did have a couple that would just swim around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 they generally just hover in an area of the tank. the fry usually sink towards the bottom first until they get their balance in check - this makes easy pickings for any other fish in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhct Posted September 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 thank you all for the advice. basically dont do anything and the lucky live the rest help someone else live lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 I have seen people use those fake bunches of grass (about 20mm in height with a solid bottom, about 50 - 60mm round) floating upside down for the fry to hide in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 sounds like what I do in my guppy tank, its nature so let it be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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