Rusty Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Newbie here just gotmy self a tank got everything going good fish at the moment 2x male guppies 3x female guppies 1x bristle nose cat well after a week of having my tank my guppies have had some babies just wondering how long do they take to come out of hiding in my floating plant, also how low after hacthing do they start colouring. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Hi Matt, The fry will stay hidden as long as they feel unsafe, and as the saying goes... "Only the fittest survive" At a week old they may have enough size about them for the parents to ignore, but a few of the smaller ones may become dinner for the adults if they can't get under cover quick enough. Lots of plants and hiding places is the way to go, and if you can... then feed them some newly hatched brine shrimp. This will give them a boost and promote growth.. plus it will take the adults interest away from eating the fry You should be able to sex them at four weeks, and by this time they should be showing a bit of colour. We have a new guppy club being formed if you are interested.. (See Livebearer Section) HTH Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted March 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 awsome thanks for that yeah Billaney gave me a nice floating plant which they hide in alot any tips on growing brine shrimp? club sounds good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Hi again, Yep.. there's quite a few posts on growing BS (brineshrimp) You can culture small amounts using the upturned Coke Bottle method. If you click on the "Search" at the top of the page and enter Brine Shrimp.. or brineshrimp in the space provided (don't bother with the author bit).. then you should see heaps of info on them. HTH Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 your an offical fish breeder now Matt !! You have the bug and there is no going back ! Well done on the fry, keep your eyes peeled , if one female has dropped the others may not be far behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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