FreedingFrenzy Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 If you put a couple of female guppies and swordtails and and one male of each in a community tank, and just let them breed. But instead of taking the fry out you let the big fish eat them.. So basically... You get the livebearers specifically to breed and let the community tank mates eat the fry... It sounds mean but I'm sure some of you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 survival of the fittest 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 sounds a bit like nature...but more extreme. You might end up with some very tough guppys. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 This depends entirely on your perspective. If you were one of the fry it would be mean If you were one of the adults it would be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxjxa Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I was planning to something similar in my community tank before I got bigger fish. 8) I agree, survival of the fittest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 :lol: :lol: Matthew I think it is the good old survival of the fittest... as snookie said or quickest and most cunning... I have often fed out unwanted fry to fish, a long time ago I wouldn't have been able to do it, but I hardened up I guess... :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 This depends entirely on your perspective. If you were one of the fry it would be mean If you were one of the adults it would be nice You consider eating your own children nice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedingFrenzy Posted June 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 You consider eating your own children nice? LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 You consider eating your own children nice? If we lived in a society where that was the norm then I guess I would. Fortunately we have cows, sheep, pigs, fish etc so I don't have to try children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I just fed 100 fry that are extinct in the wild to my adults... Ive kept 50 but what could I do with 150 fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I just fed 100 fry that are extinct in the wild to my adults... Ive kept 50 but what could I do with 150 fry? What species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 yeah i tried that but mine all turned out to be tough/cunning/fast :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I always say if one of my platys gave birth in the tank I'd leave the fry but when I see them in there I always end up saving them :roll: :lol:. Now I've got small/baby platys in my tank so I haven't had many fry lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_r Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 i have a 30l tank full of guppies RIGHT next to my jewel cichlids tank, they are purely bred as a source of live food for my jewels. the jewels are always going crazy at the sight of the neighbour guppies. livebearers that breed like rabbits make excellent sources of food if u ask me. I DEFINATLY recomend it. I swear my jewels get more colorful after each fish they eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vavoli Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I have a tank full of community fish, and i have about 10 baby guppies that have survived being eaten and sucked up the filter... So there'll be ones that will survive =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krantan1 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 If you saved every single fry then well you would have alot of fish!!! Especially at the rate that they breed! And some wouldnt be very nice so I think that this is a simple quick and easy way of culling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedingFrenzy Posted June 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Yeah, I was thinking about doing it for a bit of live food for my fish... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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