the measurements are..
700mm wide x 260mm long x 400mm
the fish i have got in my tank are
2 angel fish
2 platties
1 shark
1 mollie
4 neons
4 male guppies
2 female guppies
only have 16 fish now.. as one of the male guppies died.
we have got a replacement on that. but were not going to get another one. because we have too many male guppies as it is.
also. i don't think i can take the angel fish back. as i have had them for a long time.. and i don't know anyone who has a tropical tank..
i bought 3 more plant's today for the baby fry that will come soon.
im thinking of doing.. when it has been roughly 28 days. i will place 1 female pregnant guppie in the breeding trap for 1 day MAX! then if she hasnt had her babies. i will take her out and put the other one in for 1 day MAX.. and maybe keep swaping them.. so i will have most fry saved..
is that a good idea?
how long can i keep them in my breeding trap for MAX?
ooh and i was wondering.. if one of my pregnant guppies have their fry in the tank. i know how to feed them.. with my fish food.. crushed up into FINE powder. but how do i feed themm.. and also my other fish ?
won't the fry come up and get eaten ?.. and then the other fish will eat the fries food ?
thanks..
oxox
Oh really?
i have had my angel fish for quite a long time.. and nothing has happened to my guppies.
the tank has been set up for about a year now.
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The angel fish will certainly eat any fish that are born in the tank and angelfish have often been known to attack male guppys- there is a buy/sell/swap section on the forum you can try rehoming the angelfish on (and besides the tank isn't really large enough for full grown angelfish in the long term i'm afraid). You should also ideally rehome the shark as there are no shark type fish which are really suitable for a tank under 25-30gallons.
With platys, guppys and mollys you should have at least 2-3females per male- the way of telling the genders apart is the same for both mollys, guppys and platys. All male guppys/mollys/platys have very high sex drives and will certainly over-harass the females if you do not have enough females per male- this will make the females rather stressed and they may delay having fry or could fall ill etc. Mollys, guppys and platys are all sociable fish and prefer the company of their own kind, the minimum advised amount is at least a trio of each.
Neons are shoaling fish and certainly do best when kept in a shoal of at least 6-8neons, another reason why you should rehome the angels is that the neons are likely to become food for the angels as the angelfish grow as neon tetras are adult angelfishes food/prey in the wild.
I would advise you change your stocking to something more like this;
6 guppys (2males 4 females)
4 platys (1 male 3 females)
4 mollys (1 male 3 females)
6 neon tetras
And rehome the angelfish and shark
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You tank is about 19 US gallons;
Dimensions 70 x 26 x 40cm/28" x 10" x 16
Surface area 0.18 sqm/1.94 sq ft/ inches sq in
Volume 73 l./16 gal. (19.28 US gal.)
Probable volume 66 l./14 gal. (17 US gal.)
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