aquadude Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 :bounce: My wife is sooooo happy ( she now calls herself a guppy nana ) :roll: I had the female guppy in a breeding floating tank - and last night found 8 fry in the bottom layer ( under the V plate ). Shall I leave "mum" in this breeding tank for a few days in case she drops more? How long should I keep the fry in this breeding tank .how many days / weeks before I can put the fry in the community tank so that they are old/big enough to not look like food food? Thanks for the hints and suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 yay congrats ! not sure how long to leave the fry.. mine are just left in main tank and they stop disappearing after about a week. Out of 30 in the last lot, I still have about 20 at a month old so not too bad really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 :bounce: Congrats on the fry :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Choice is yours but be aware the fry often swim back up through the slot in the V and the mum can eat them. How big the fry have to be depends on your other fish. They will eat anything that will fit in their mouths. A lot of fine leaved plant like ambulia, cabomba, Java moss and Indian fern will give fry plenty of places to hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 As Caryl says. I tend to wait until they stop looking like little balls with tails and instead start to look like tiny fish. By then they can usually swim well enough to hide in floating plants. A good tight mass of plants or small hidey holes amongst rocks and gravel will help as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 :bounce: My wife is sooooo happy ( she now calls herself a guppy nana ) :roll: I had the female guppy in a breeding floating tank - and last night found 8 fry in the bottom layer ( under the V plate ). Shall I leave "mum" in this breeding tank for a few days in case she drops more? How long should I keep the fry in this breeding tank .how many days / weeks before I can put the fry in the community tank so that they are old/big enough to not look like food food? Thanks for the hints and suggestions I GOT BABIES TO Born last night Only saved six tho as the male was eating them as they where coming out I thought she still had a awhile to go so I didn't bother putting her in a breeding tank I now have the babies in it in another tank tho. Wasn't setup up and ready for them but oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 I GOT BABIES TO Born last night Only saved six tho as the male was eating them as they where coming out I thought she still had a awhile to go so I didn't bother putting her in a breeding tank I now have the babies in it in another tank tho. Wasn't setup up and ready for them but oh well. Ended up with 8 of them in the end. I let them out of their cage today to run free They all seem to be ok The other fish try and chase them but the baby's dive into the plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 I have babies all year round ! mine are just in a 90 litre with loads of plants i prob have 150 plants now but I sold some hahaha I also got some blonde girls I should of put them seperate but I got them in the baby tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Got more Babies So far 36 and the mummy is still looking big in the tummy so I gather I am to see some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquadude Posted November 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 I also got new fry...25 at this stage So far from 4 "mums" I have got 62 in total Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 I also got new fry...25 at this stage So far from 4 "mums" I have got 62 in total When did you get your new lot.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquadude Posted November 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 they appeared in the breeding cage two nights ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 hi guys,i always have a constant supply of fry and the easiest way i find is....once mum has had all her fry (her belly should be flat and the dark patch behind her anal fin gone) i take her out of the guppy trap and transfer the babys into a plastic travel bag wich i take to my 10l planted cold tank and leave them for roughly and hour or so to acclimatise.then tip em in and leave em lol,these guys are fine in cold water and ive never had any probs,my last lot of 32 fry i only lost two and they grow amazingly fast. i feed them crushed fish flake a bbs util they are roughly 1-1.5 cm then they go back in the big tank,i just find this way i can make sure they are getting all the food i want them too without them getting eaten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 And I just wild breed But a lot of my girls died from old age lol So i got some new ones in there growing Like i said before blonde ones tooooooooooo woot woot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 do you ever come near cambridge aron? im always looking for new bloodlines lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 My yellow girls or blondes have red shading on them I nearly died when I found blonde girls how much can I get for each of em LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 depends where you are selling them,if you have lots,take them to a petshop,they will pay you for the lot,on trademe prob no mre than $4.00 each. you would prob be looking at between $3-$6 each ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 thanks if you come up this way let me know I would like to build my numbers up the babies are only in 22 litre tank Also i would mind swapin for some other colours 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Guppy fry are exciting! Mine looked like she was going to go on Sunday but I thought I wouldn't put her in the net because I was probably wrong so I left her and went out. Came home, found two babies and last night found another two. One more appeared this morning too. So happy because I thought they'd all have been eaten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Guppy fry are exciting! Mine looked like she was going to go on Sunday but I thought I wouldn't put her in the net because I was probably wrong so I left her and went out. Came home, found two babies and last night found another two. One more appeared this morning too. So happy because I thought they'd all have been eaten! They are pretty cool aye 8) Mine are starting to get heaps of colours on there tales. I have lost my male tho So Will be nice if my other mummy one can have me a nice male Seems all my babies again are females :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 I haven't bought a male yet because i'm picky. I want him to be perfect, not that i'm sure what I want. :roll: So god only knows what these five will look like from a random dad from animates! Can't wait until they colour up. Didn't really want babies at first but female guppies are so plain and mine was too pretty to not buy then and there. Can't believe how big they are! Almost as big as my swordtails even though they were born a week later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 I need to go get a new male now *Rolls eyes Might go round to a friends and see what she has for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquadude Posted November 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I got another 20 the other night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueguppies Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 congrats on the new fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquadude Posted November 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 I know that this may be not " cool or wow " to a non newbie but did a count in my nursery tank ...guppy young - from a couple of days old to nearly a month old... 72 :bounce: my wife & I are having a bet on how many fry before 1st Jan 2010 My guess..110 - 120 her guess..125 - 135 loser...buys dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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