JaSa Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Hi there. I always have too many guppies from my various breeding projects. Therefore looking for a fish that is not too big in size but comes with a BIG appetite for little fish. In the past I had Belonesox belizanus but like most fish he is a big No-No in NZ. So if you can give me some ideas what to use that would be cool. Thanks, JaSa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Are angels too big for you? they a sure fire hit to eat guppies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Golden panchax killiefish will eat anything that fits in its mouth even though it's a reasonably small fish itself - it can enlarge it's mouth alot. It would scarf guppy fry with extreme predjudice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Pentadon Butterfly fish will clean them up in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSa Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thank you guys for your help I was more thinking about a fish that can handel adult guppies - should have mentioned that in my first posting, sorry. I normaly raise 2-3 batches of fry, separate the females from the males and leave them alone for 3-6 month. After that I select what fish I will use for the next generation. The guppies I have left over are therefore fully grown... The Butterfly fish looks promising. Any other ideas? Cheers, JaSa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 1. Whazz them in the blender. 2. Make ice cubes from guppy mix. 3. Feed to future batches of guppies. Recycling... It's a wonderful thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 adult halfbeaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomsam1001 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Pentadon Butterfly fish will clean them up in no time. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leetric0 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 I would gladly take some guppies off your hands if you couldnt find a fish to eat them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Nah, you don't want any of JaSa's fish :slfg: they grow up to look like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leetric0 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Looks a million times better than my guppies currently haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSa Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Lol @ blueether: I only managed to give you ONE lot and you still stuck with them? Must be very fertile, eyh? I have now way more tanks so you can imagine how much are floating around atm.... How are the Leopard Fish doing? @leetric0: I have probably 100 - 200 that have to go if you want. Blond x Albino, Asia Blue, Wild Type, Blond, ordinary Gray ones, ... all mixed up. Let me know... Cheers, JaSa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 yeh JaSa they are still throwing out the fry. The grey/wild type are being fed to the kokopu and bullies just keeping the blond fry - and getting too many of them. The Leopard fish are doing ok, looks like the female is about to drop soon, I think it will be her first batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkyz Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 just get oscars. cheap and grows big. they eat adult guppies alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSa Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Hi guys, sorry to bring up this old topic again... Butterfly fish is not really an option since they tend to concentrate on the surface and wont touch the fish hiding at the bottom. The other way round the feeder fish learn very fast that it is safe near the ground. Not ideal... The oscar would be an option but I can only provide the following tank space: 150 x 30 x 25 = 112ltr or 90 x 50 x 25 = 112ltr And from all I have read this is not enough for one of these. Any opinions / experiences on that? Cheers, JaSa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Was about to recommend a polypterus but the tank's too small (220L with a good footprint the bare minimum for a delhezi) 112L doesn't really offer much. I'm not really sure if there's anything big enough to eat guppies that'll fit in a 112L. Several fish may eat the youngest but not juveniles/adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Just get a salvini cichlid. Stays small (6 inch would be a large male), nice colour, aggressive predator. Could get a pair of pictus cats, they will hit the guppies hard. Entertaining fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Leopard Ctenopoma.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSa Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Just get a salvini cichlid. Stays small (6 inch would be a large male), nice colour, aggressive predator. Could get a pair of pictus cats, they will hit the guppies hard. Entertaining fish. Sounds good. Will the salvini be okay with only a 30cm high tank? Cheers, JaSa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Yeah I'd say so, usually it is the tank footprint that counts for more. If you get a female they stay smaller and have better colour.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 A convict cichlid could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Leopard Ctenopoma.... +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Axolotls are cheap and don't require heating and a medium sized one would be happy as Larry in 120ltr setup for quite some time. The cold water slows the guppies down as well. Its how I've disposed of my ugly guppies and deformed fish for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSa Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Axolotls are cheap and don't require heating and a medium sized one would be happy as Larry in 120ltr setup for quite some time. The cold water slows the guppies down as well. Its how I've disposed of my ugly guppies and deformed fish for a while now. Good idea - Thank you The room is heated so doesn't really matter. At this stage will probably go for the salvini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackypukeko Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 try siamese fighting fish beacause i had a problem with my male siamese eating my guppies now i have not many left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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