Cutting Down On Livebearers

[Harlequins]

I've decided to cut down on my livebearers,with over 300 fry in the fry tank its gone haywire within 3 months!
Just can't keep up with them

I've decided to sell 3 guppies and 3 platies,to try and cut down on the drops,its a shame i haven't got more room because i love em,but needs must!
It still leaves me with 3 of each fish so i will get few fry

Although i'm not sure which fish to replace them with?

 

[hughessomefish]

i read the tittle and thought how dare you get rid of livebearers,but then i read it and yea 300 fri in a few months good choice ,you could get Rarer type of corys and breed them since i know you are good with corys and breeding

 

[Amberleaf]

Aww, that absolutely *sucks*!

Maybe a few neon / other schooling tetras? Or.... Or Bettas? A sorority of girls will usually go in quite nice with many livebearers (such as guppies and platies), and males with just platies (and perhaps mollies!). ^^; >8D

 

[buckrene]

some people may not like this, But, if you want to let them breed like crazy in the tank, get a gourami or two! or any other fish with a larger mouth! they will "thin the herd" i have a 32 gal with 3 adult platy breeders and i still get about 1 or 2 every other month that survive to the 1/2 inch size and start swimming with the others. The fry stay hidden very well in the little cracks and crevices throughout the tank.

 

[hughessomefish]

What type of gourmy

 

[buckrene]

What type of gourmy

Originally i had a Pearl and a Blue. but now i just have the blue. he is about 4 inches, he can sometimes be a little aggressive though. Next time i think i would really like a Honey Gourami or two. They seem to fit in very well with my live bearers.

 

[dunchp]

Would a Honey Gourami be as good at eating fry.

It has been a while since I have kept Gouramis but I believe that Honey Gouramis are from the family Colisia and Blue / Pearl are from the family Trichogaster, so they are a completely different family of fish.

 

[hughessomefish]

i plan to get one or two that cut down on my fry that way i can get more livebearers

 

[Haych]

300 crikey

i have a betta to keep my lines thinned out, may be worth looking into something then Harlequins - i see only 3 ish a few months!

 

[OldMan47]

I have tried the Betta splendens approach Haych. My endlers can produce far more fry than a single male can eat. He even seems to have tired of chasing endlers. Now he sits waiting for me to come by with the food while newborn endlers swim a half inch in front of his face. What can I say, maybe an angel would work but my betta needs to find another job. He is no good at this one.

 

[kribensis12]

Angels would work well. They do not tire of attacking and hunting down fry.

 

[Knox213]

I have tried the Betta splendens approach Haych. My endlers can produce far more fry than a single male can eat. He even seems to have tired of chasing endlers. Now he sits waiting for me to come by with the food while newborn endlers swim a half inch in front of his face. What can I say, maybe an angel would work but my betta needs to find another job. He is no good at this one.

He's

"Retiring"

Im trying out angels with guppys

will tell you how it goes

 

[Harlequins]

Hmmm an angel might be good,would an angel on its own be ok?

Also i have pygmy cories,would angels attack them?

 

[Knox213]

I Don know im keeping mine in a pair...

 

[OldMan47]

Angels and cories together are not a problem at all Harlequins. Angels are actually some very efficient ambush hunters. When they hold still they look like just another leaf to a new fry, until they make that short attack thrust and eat the fry.