Phillz Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 I got given 4 guppies, that were put in the tank on Friday, I noticed on Saturday that there were fry hiding in the Java moss.....thanks to Shae, I think the guppies are the parents. My tank is an ex-turtle tank, so has a ledge and ramp at one end....I have some small rocks and Java moss on this, I guess it was a good idea as the fry have made that area home. I have tried giving the fry crumpled up fish flake, while feeding the other fish at the other end, and is egg yolk OK? Any other suggestions on how to care for them, haven't got my other setup ready yet, no heater filter etc....wasn't expecting babies so soon :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 My first suggestion is to get a net breeder for the interum, until you get the new setup running, this way you can not only make sure you dont lose you r fry, but you can maximise the amount of food they get and minimise the amount of effort to get it too them and for them to get it! in my opinion flake food is the way to go!has never let me down! i start all my livebearer fry off with this, until they are big enough to move on to micro daphnia, which is usually just a day or so! a net breeder is $7.95 from you LFS so wont blow the budget! Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillz Posted November 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Cool, thanks for that,,,,will get one in the morning!!! :roll: I think I just caught guppy fever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 a very easy sypdom to catch Phillz! Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 egg yolk is fine phillz but be careful not to over-use it as it pollutes the tank very quickly. Fine flake is ok too. If they are happy in the moss then leave them there. That is what it is for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillz Posted November 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 They seem happy enough....am pretty sure there are 14 of them. The one female that was pretty large ( maybe the mum?), still has the "dark spot" how do I know when she has given birth to all she is going to have? The male likes to chase the apricot coloured female around, is that because he knows she isn't pregnant? The other female with the yellow tail, seems happy enough, the male doesn't bug her All very interesting stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Phillz I wouldn't worry too much about the fry. I was in the same situation as you were 2 weeks ago. I now have around 60 baby guppies swimming around in my tank and I think I am expecting more. havent done any major changes. Just kept the adults well fed. they grow really quickly too and I only use crushed flake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 If you start separating them you will quickly be overrun with baby guppies! The males will chase anything - pregnant or not. The female may take a day or 2 to drop all the fry and will immediately be pregnant again. I would be happy too if I wasn't being bugged by males all the time :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillz Posted November 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Just thought I would let you know, the fry are doing well, they are getting very brave and venturing out in the open, none have dissapeared as dinner . Just keeping all the others well fed as suggested. Will be very interesesting to see what colours they turn out to be. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 you should feed them some baby daphnia and watch them try to eat them. it is really funny :lol: especially when they are bobing up and down for them OOpps just realized you just lost yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillz Posted November 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 HA HA....I will do just that when I can get some :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 It's good exercise for them too :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillz Posted November 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 I have more babies.....yikes!!!! I just spotted 3 new babies, will be back with a head count later. When is a good time to transfer them to the "baby" tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 won't be long before you have hundreds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 what do you mean "when is a good time to transfer them into a baby tank"? when there born maybe..... Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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