Getting Guppies

[MrsHennesy87]

hello everyone, i am gonna be gettin 2 to 3 guppies on thursday, and im just curious if 2 to 3 males will be good together some say they will fight but there together in pet stores and they do fine. i just dont want to mix female and male because i dont want them breeding. any advice would be helpful

 

[Dieses Madchen]

hello everyone, i am gonna be gettin 2 to 3 guppies on thursday, and im just curious if 2 to 3 males will be good together some say they will fight but there together in pet stores and they do fine. i just dont want to mix female and male because i dont want them breeding. any advice would be helpful

depends on what is in your tank and it depends on the personality of the guppies. I had 5 guppies in a community tank, and even though they are supposed to be community fish, these little devils rolled the rest of my tank like they were the mafia!

 

[MrsHennesy87]

hello everyone, i am gonna be gettin 2 to 3 guppies on thursday, and im just curious if 2 to 3 males will be good together some say they will fight but there together in pet stores and they do fine. i just dont want to mix female and male because i dont want them breeding. any advice would be helpful

depends on what is in your tank and it depends on the personality of the guppies. I had 5 guppies in a community tank, and even though they are supposed to be community fish, these little devils rolled the rest of my tank like they were the mafia!

well i actually have a empty tank that i wanna put them in. my community tank has 3 goldfish. i have a 1.5g that i wanna put the guppies in the pet store said i could do about 2 or 3

 

[pezmanw]

They should do just fine. There color should also be brighter then ones in a female mail tank as well. I hope you enjoy your new fish.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

hello everyone, i am gonna be gettin 2 to 3 guppies on thursday, and im just curious if 2 to 3 males will be good together some say they will fight but there together in pet stores and they do fine. i just dont want to mix female and male because i dont want them breeding. any advice would be helpful

depends on what is in your tank and it depends on the personality of the guppies. I had 5 guppies in a community tank, and even though they are supposed to be community fish, these little devils rolled the rest of my tank like they were the mafia!

well i actually have a empty tank that i wanna put them in. my community tank has 3 goldfish. i have a 1.5g that i wanna put the guppies in the pet store said i could do about 2 or 3

If they are alone then I say go for it! They are really fun to watch. Three males should be ok as long as there are no ladies for them to fight over

 

[MrsHennesy87]

hello everyone, i am gonna be gettin 2 to 3 guppies on thursday, and im just curious if 2 to 3 males will be good together some say they will fight but there together in pet stores and they do fine. i just dont want to mix female and male because i dont want them breeding. any advice would be helpful

depends on what is in your tank and it depends on the personality of the guppies. I had 5 guppies in a community tank, and even though they are supposed to be community fish, these little devils rolled the rest of my tank like they were the mafia!

well i actually have a empty tank that i wanna put them in. my community tank has 3 goldfish. i have a 1.5g that i wanna put the guppies in the pet store said i could do about 2 or 3

If they are alone then I say go for it! They are really fun to watch. Three males should be ok as long as there are no ladies for them to fight over

ok cool sounds good. thanks

 

[Paradise3]

1.5 Gallons is too small for any fish. You could get some Cherry Shrimp instead though as they don't need a heater and do best with a sponge filter.

 

[Jinty McGinty]

1.5 Gallons is too small for any fish. You could get some Cherry Shrimp instead though as they don't need a heater and do best with a sponge filter.

+1

Was just going to say the same thing!! 1.5G is too small for fish. Keep it as a spare hospital tank should any of your other fish get ill.

 

[hanny93]

wait, what?

you have goldfish in a community tank and people agree that three guppies should go in a 1.5 gallon..

NO.

whats the size, stocking and maintenance routine of your 'community'?

shrimp is the only way to go for that 1.5 gal, and paradise, they do need a heater, their optimum temp is 22C.

 

[Paradise3]

+1

You could also just keep it as a hospital tank.

P.S. I'm only saying +1 too the hospital tank idea... Not mine as well...

I've been told by a few people on here who keep and breed Cherry Shrimp that they don't need a heater.

P.S. I'm on my phone so I can't quote other people, sorry about that.

 

[hanny93]

they only dont need a heater if the room the tank is in is around that temp.

cherries breed quite prolifically in anything, but they live better in warmer waters. like guppies.

 

[Paradise3]

I also can't edit my post so that it makes more sense (basically I can't edit it too say P.S. once instead of twice...), I'm also sorry about that.

I'll ask you hanny, will Cherry Shrimp eat or harm young fry? I was thinking of getting some for my female molly tank but I don't want the fry to be harmed or eaten because I have a selective breeding project going on. The only residents in the tank are 2 Female Mollies and 50+ Fry from both of them.

 

[hanny93]

no not at all, although the mollies and fry will eat any shrimplets as a tsty treat

 

[Delloy12]

I also can't edit my post so that it makes more sense (basically I can't edit it too say P.S. once instead of twice...), I'm also sorry about that.

I'll ask you hanny, will Cherry Shrimp eat or harm young fry? I was thinking of getting some for my female molly tank but I don't want the fry to be harmed or eaten because I have a selective breeding project going on. The only residents in the tank are 2 Female Mollies and 50+ Fry from both of them.

If you want to edit or quote your or someone else's text on your phone just click on the text and 2 buttons should appear underneath the text.

 

[Paradise3]

I also can't edit my post so that it makes more sense (basically I can't edit it too say P.S. once instead of twice...), I'm also sorry about that.

I'll ask you hanny, will Cherry Shrimp eat or harm young fry? I was thinking of getting some for my female molly tank but I don't want the fry to be harmed or eaten because I have a selective breeding project going on. The only residents in the tank are 2 Female Mollies and 50+ Fry from both of them.

If you want to edit or quote your or someone else's text on your phone just click on the text and 2 buttons should appear underneath the text.

Thank you Delloy, I've had this phone for 2 years but I've only been using the internet on it for about a week