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You've got some nice fish there! :)  I find it fun to selective breed and keep the best colors.  Guppies may be beginners fish, but even experts enjoy keeping them! :)

Males do tend to go for the pregnant females, the ones which seem more fertile.  I don't think they care about the color of the female from what I've seen.  They may go for the darker females (maybe due to the very dark gravid spot?) more than the lighter.  I have had guppies for years and I'm...

i can't believe this thread is still going.... lol

Yes, i've seen some colorless female guppies and they don't have such a dark and high up gravid spot.  I'd say mosquito fish.  

Yep.  Too bad they'd fungus.  :/

He's very handsome! :D

I'll be praying for your recovery. 

aw, they are so cute!!! :)

I have a few hiding spots... but not a ton. the fry don't hide anyway. :P

I wonder if you feed the adults more they are less apt to snack on the fry.  i feed my fish bloodworms and flakes, so they usually get 2-3 meals a day.  

No, they look like regular guppies to me. :) http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a542/Passamaquatty/image_zpsa13b1350.jpg http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a542/Passamaquatty/image_zps8f66d687.jpg

I have some adult guppies in my 10 gallon tank and have been selective breeding them. I don't have much space so I just keep a few fry from each batch. Thing is, I have probably 60 fry (some a week old, some not a day old yet) I left in the tank because I didn't want them and they are swimming...

Same here! He is handsome!  i like the red and black a lot. :)

Thanks for all your advice, it's greatly appreciated!  :) 

I don't have a youtube account or anything, so I just wanted to share some fish videos I had here. :)   The dance: http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/Passamaquatty/media/IMG_2333_zpsbb5281fe.mp4.html     The act: http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/Passamaquatty/media/IMG_2330_zpsfe8c650c.mp4.html...

My male fish did the same thing! He had no romantic intentions, he just kept nipping her like it was a game! :( I understand your aggravation...

I would like to get some Java Fern, Vals, Swords, and maybe a few other easy plants.  My parents wanted to take me into Toledo to get me some nice ones, but we have no clue where to go.  I know Petsmart has some plants, but are they good quality?  Where would you recommend I get my plants?

You have very pretty fish! Keep us posted. :)

Wow!  He's really handsome! :)

Welcome!  :)

What I do for my guppies is watch them closely when I know they are about due (you'll know fairly well once she has babies a few times) and when i see a fry or two (or can tell definitely by looks) I move her to a breeder net with plants in it.  I had 45 (all live) beautiful fry today using that...

Very nice shrimp you have! :)  He knows how to sneak a ride! :D

:) Good luck with them!  

Yea, I've had males that have a favorite female. It can be annoying when they ignore all the others and chase a big pregnant female. :P Maybe you'd have better luck if you took the pregnant female out... then he'd have no other choice but to like the virgin females.

That is strange! I heard the temperature and hardness/softness of water can effect the ratio of males to females.  

Yep.  :) My dwarf gourami did before many times when there were no other fish of his species around.

Usually I wouldn't keep live bearer fry in breeder nets/traps for over a month.   It can stunt growth.  I feed my guppy fry (I've had mollies before too) Hikari First Bites and crushed flake.  Feed them 4-5 times a day at first if you can.  Make sure not to over due it, you don't want to pollute...

Pregnant mollies generally get bigger and continue to grow till they give birth.  If you have her with a male she is no doubt pregnant.  When females are going to give birth they may act shy, get square looking on their belly, hang around a heater or certain area, and sometimes they don't eat.   

Yeah, they both look like males. 

I'd like a nice back ground cling for both of my 10 gallons.  I like the "rocky" look, or the 3D rough-edged stone.  I've looked around for some but I can't find any.  Is there a place online to get some?  Where do you get your clings?  

Good.  That makes things easier. :)  Thanks for all your input.  

Ok, gotcha! :) Yes, I meant to breed them.  They have spawned unplanned though before too.  I had them on frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, shrimp pellets, and tropical flakes.  On that diet they pretty much breed regularly wether you like it not.  :)  It was really fun to spawn them and...

He's very handsome! :)

  I had a lot survive up till when I went on vacation.  (They weren't  very big then.) They really died off then since the sitter didn't feed them like I did or change the water.  At 4 months of age I sold all but the best 18.  I'm not sure what you mean by 'did you mean to breed them'.  I...

Thanks. :) Well, I have two tanks and one tub right now. The one tank has a few guppies, but besides that it's just corys.

Here are the parents.  The only female is the big one on the far right.   Their 250 (around) fry at 3 days old:     A few weeks old: (They are very hungry little fellows.) :)      A little over a month old:  (Ignore the adults in the background.)     Three months old:  You can see some...

I know the feeling.... :P

Yeah, I used Hikari First Bites and crushed flakes.  (You can put flakes in a bag and use a rolling pin or whatever to get them very small.)  

Yeah, I bred dalmatians with gold dust a while back and my fry looked just like that. They may loose some black.  Mine turned out very pretty.  :) Good luck with them!  

Ok.  So would it be smart to take the corys out till the plants root?