guppies

[NEWBUTNOTDUMB69]

sup what do i need to do to help the process along

 

[rsz]

i don't think guppies need much prompting (although if you want to know about care of fry etc, i would advise going to the livebearers forum )

 

[Aqua_Princess64]

Raising the temperature, giving them a better diet (if you only feed 1 food), good water conditions. Remember, later in life, you are going to wish you never bought guppies.

 

[Aqua_Princess64]

They will have a lot of babies you don't have room for is what I mean.

 

[Brattina88]

This is my first time having [fancy tail] guppies. I got them from a private owned pet store nearby, and after a bumpy start I have to say there the most beautiful freshwater fish I've ever seen. There so neat!
There was a bunch of Zebra Danios in the tank with the guppis, and the lady suggested we get some to "keep the guppies company." She coninued to say that they were on sale, and finally convinced me to get some. After we got them home it was apparent that the "Zebra Dudes" as my mom afectionatly calls them were nipping at the guppies tails. They killied one of the smaller guppies and I had to move them into another tank. I haven't found any information about them not being good tankmates... has anyone ever heard of the Zebra Danios killing another fish?
Everythings good now, and the fish are all settled well. I was wondering, I have heard a couple different opinions on this, and things have changed since I've had fish last. When I get more guppies should I let the bag float in the water to get used to the temperature, and how long?

 

[gourami fan]

Listen. If you want to breed guppies you have to have a lot more space. Also you should have a whole lot of plants for the fry to hide in. They can have up to 80 fry so get a bigger aquarium. 8)

 

[Moe]

I think that don't float the bag discussion was for fish that are ultra sensitive to ammonia like cardinal tetras. For regular fish float the bag 15 min to get them used to the water temp.
Re: guppies Mine have fry every 6 weeks, I've had no luck raising the fry though. If I can get any into a net breeder they die after a week. I've only been feeding them powder fry food. I just got a 3 gal fry tank that I'm cycling and am planning on trying live baby brine shrimp next time.