Mrs Frog Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Finally one of my girls dropped her babies, they are so tiny and I'm wondering if I should move them out of the tank?? I only have 11 guppies in the tank + the new fry. If I was to move them...how?? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 If you have plenty of plant cover then they should be OK to leave in the tank. If you need to remove them siphon them into a bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 If you have plenty of plant cover then they should be OK to leave in the tank. If you need to remove them siphon them into a bucket. Cool I think I'll just leave them around the plants then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Congrats on your multiple birth Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Congrats on your multiple birth Caper Thanks, I'm really excited as I'm quite new to fish and this is great :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevin12 Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 bout how manyz are there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 bout how manyz are there I can only see 3 :oops: , I think maybe the others were lunch...hopefully they are just hiding. I have another 3 females that are currently carrying though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 You don't want heaps as you will quickly be over-run by fry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevin12 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 how many do they have on average each time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 It seems like 1000s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 how many do they have on average each time? yeah thats what I am wondering?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU1 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Congrats on the babies If the guppies are albino you could only expect about 20 fry per female maximum at one time, and for norml black eye probably about 40ish??? You probably have heaps more in the tank that you can't see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Depends on the size of the female and whether she is new at it or not. Can range from half a dozen to 80 or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 woah far out thats a lot of babies lol!! I guess it won't be a shame if some did end up being lunch lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Plus they can drop fry every 4 - 6 weeks (and don't need males for up to 12 months as they can store sperm). Adds up fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 my fully grown, adult females were dropping fry every 28 days like clockwork, with 35-45 fry each time. one of them dropped 3 sets of siamese twins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 my fully grown, adult females were dropping fry every 28 days like clockwork, with 35-45 fry each time. one of them dropped 3 sets of siamese twins lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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