Is It Okay ?

[guppyluvr]

Is it okay to add snails to my guppy tank? Also about how many guppies can i put into a standard 10 gallon? I'm also wanting to get one molly and one platie (sp?)

 

[Jaded12]

In a 10 gallon I would recommend a trio of guppies (1 male, 2 females) one female platy and one female mollie if those are the fish you're after, though both platies and mollies are happier being with fish of their own kind. If it were me I'd get 4 guppies (1 male, 3 females) and maybe a trio of cory cats. You can do snails, but they produce more of a bioload then people realize and it would cut down your stocking options a bit.

 

[guppyluvr]

In a 10 gallon I would recommend a trio of guppies (1 male, 2 females) one female platy and one female mollie if those are the fish you're after, though both platies and mollies are happier being with fish of their own kind. If it were me I'd get 4 guppies (1 male, 3 females) and maybe a trio of cory cats. You can do snails, but they produce more of a bioload then people realize and it would cut down your stocking options a bit.

Thanks! I'll go with the cory cats then.....so 1 male guppy and 2 females....i already got that...so all i need now is either two molly's or two platies as they do better within their own species? The reason i was thinking one molly and one platie is because i've heard they make cute babies.

 

[Tessla]

A snail in a guppy tank would be fine, more than one and you'll probably end up with hundreds. The large apple or mystery snails would be fine, just be careful when using medications or other treatments for your tank as they are very sensitive to copper. I'd avoid getting a molly as they prefer brackish water and a larger tank. Haven't tried keeping a single platy before, but they tend to be a social fish in my experience, you may want to go with three.

With all the livebearers, make sure that you have more females than males if you're keeping the two together, otherwise keep at least three males together with no females. In a ten gallon, I'd say you could keep maybe ten guppies (possibly more if you kept only males) with no other fish, if you keep males and females together you'll be getting lots of babies so your best bet would be to keep only males. Maybe 5-7 male guppies with a male platy or three?

 

[*Fishkies*]

Don't forget guppies breed like crazy !!

So you may want to have a back up idea of what you will do with all the fry!

 

[guppyluvr]

A snail in a guppy tank would be fine, more than one and you'll probably end up with hundreds. The large apple or mystery snails would be fine, just be careful when using medications or other treatments for your tank as they are very sensitive to copper. I'd avoid getting a molly as they prefer brackish water and a larger tank. Haven't tried keeping a single platy before, but they tend to be a social fish in my experience, you may want to go with three.

With all the livebearers, make sure that you have more females than males if you're keeping the two together, otherwise keep at least three males together with no females. In a ten gallon, I'd say you could keep maybe ten guppies (possibly more if you kept only males) with no other fish, if you keep males and females together you'll be getting lots of babies so your best bet would be to keep only males. Maybe 5-7 male guppies with a male platy or three?

See thats where i already messed up, i've been browsing this forum and found out what a female guppy looks like pregnant, i now have three preggo guppys and one male, i have a fry net, (those box things) would it be ok to add two platies or is it best to leave it at where its at? I would like to add more fish but i don't want to overcrowd, i plan to give the fry's to friends who want them,should i seperate now or only when they go to give birth? Also how do i know when they are about to give birth? one is very round and the gravid spot is very dark, i think i bought her preggo...

 

[*Fishkies*]

Well if you want you can leave your fry in the tank. Because guppies will eat their fry, which would help you keep down your population.

 

[guppyluvr]

Well if you want you can leave your fry in the tank. Because guppies will eat their fry, which would help you keep down your population.

Thanks! I guess what i'll do is take out however many my friends want each and leave the rest in there with the parents.....that way it won't be too over populated.

 

[mommyof2bettas]

I'd say you could add a platy to the guppy tank and use the other 10 gallon as a fry-raising tank. You can keep the fry in a fry net only for a day or two, if you have only one fry you could keep it there for a couple of weeks but then it would need to be moved and the guppies would eat it. You could add corys or snails or otos to the 10 gallon, no mollies though as they are brackish. In a 10 gallon I would say get about 4 guppies, but if you're getting the corys then keep it at that. guppies are pretty active fish. The minimum size for them is 5 gallons so you can't keep that many in a 10 gallon

 

[Tessla]

I wouldn't bother with the fry net, you'll want all the population control you can get with guppies. Giving fry to friends will work for a bit, but you'll quickly get more guppies than you and your friends can house. Rather than add more fish that will likely produce more fry, you might want to consider getting fish that will eat the fry produced by your current guppies or rehome your females and keep only males. A group of 3-5 dwarf corydoras (make sure that you find a dwarf species, many get too large for your tank!) should help with population control, or you could get a single female betta (not male, they have trouble with guppies).

 

[guppyluvr]

I wouldn't bother with the fry net, you'll want all the population control you can get with guppies. Giving fry to friends will work for a bit, but you'll quickly get more guppies than you and your friends can house. Rather than add more fish that will likely produce more fry, you might want to consider getting fish that will eat the fry produced by your current guppies or rehome your females and keep only males. A group of 3-5 dwarf corydoras (make sure that you find a dwarf species, many get too large for your tank!) should help with population control, or you could get a single female betta (not male, they have trouble with guppies).

Thanks everyone, for all the great advice, i'd like to keep at least one of my females as i am attached to her (she eats out my hand) I have two other females and one male, I'm going to look into getting a fish for fry control.thanks again.