Cookieskennels Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 can anyone help with finding breeds that wont eat the young once they have given birth.. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindy500 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 cichlids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesarz Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 All the strains (breeds) of guppies have cannibals and non cannibals, just test the mothers if they will eat their young. In my breeding setup, I test the moms if they would eat the babies by leaving them with her and if she eats them, she's gone. I have selected moms that wont eat their babies because I cannot afford to have any more tanks so I leave the babies with them. You should select them too using this method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 All the strains (breeds) of guppies have cannibals and non cannibals, just test the mothers if they will eat their young. In my breeding setup, I test the moms if they would eat the babies by leaving them with her and if she eats them, she's gone. I have selected moms that wont eat their babies because I cannot afford to have any more tanks so I leave the babies with them. You should select them too using this method. Good advice there, having lots of plants helps too. I have some 1/2 blacks that simply do not eat their young (Guppies) that is. I find that my guppies with lighter skin colours how ever will pick 1 or 2 off. Male guppies seem to eat the fry more than females and lighter coloured fry are more of a target than darker fry. All of the above is personal experiance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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