donahb Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 All comments appreciated - Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 1 male to at least 2 though preferably 3 or more females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 Anyone want some male guppies ?! Trade ya for some females Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter McLeod Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 One male will do the job but I use two-three from the same srain just in case one male is sterile, then you could be waiting a while to find out the bad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 I'm going to get some guppies this w/end for my community tank, so the ratio is still the same? 1 male, 3 females? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 yes that's a good ratio, but if you get them from a tank that is mixed gender you will be able to avoid buying a male if the females are big enough, i.e. they may already be fertilised, and that will save you an extra five bucks, as you don't have to buy a male Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 People prefer males as they are more colourful. If you have too many males and not enough females they hassle the females continually until the poor girls die from exhaustion. If you wanted them for their colour you could get all males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 one male three females works well. Soon there will be so many guppies in your tank A well planted tank seemed to ensure the survival of the off spring. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 well, I was thinking of letting them loose in the community tank, that way at least I know my Betta won't go hungry for a while, and there's plenty of hiding places for the guppie fry :lol: On another topic - this time egglayers - where do WCMM most often spawn? Since I've dropped the temp in my tank (down to 25ºC), I've noticed the males displaying a LOT more, and the females look a lot plumper as well.... looking forward to MORE WCMM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 I always found my WCMMs spawned in cooler water and were more colourful but another member found the opposite! Perhaps it depends on what temperature they were raised in. They come from cold waters so it makes sense they would prefer a lower temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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