My Guppies And My Mollies

[beccalovely]

There's plenty of plants for fry to hide in this biorb .

UH-OH!! Fry overload here I come...
Have been considering a second tank... maybe it's time to do that and get the male separated from the females (although no doubt they are already pregnant!)

 

[Animal Lover 2000]

JUST GET MALES there very handsome

 

[snazy]

There's plenty of plants for fry to hide in this biorb .

UH-OH!! Fry overload here I come...
Have been considering a second tank... maybe it's time to do that and get the male separated from the females (although no doubt they are already pregnant!)

Yip, too late now to separate The females can now give birth 5-6 times each over the period of half a year
No wonder all fish shops recommend livebearers to first tank keepers. We all get hooked and keep buying more and more tanks.

 

[beccalovely]

No wonder all fish shops recommend livebearers to first tank keepers. We all get hooked and keep buying more and more tanks.

Haha soooo true Snazy!! Good job I've fallen for my little guppies!

 

[Fish12345]

You guys are lucky you get fry all the time, ive only had 3 in my whole life and they all died when they were about a centimeter

 

[beccalovely]

You guys are lucky you get fry all the time, ive only had 3 in my whole life and they all died when they were about a centimeter

Oh thats sad, I'm sorry to hear that. Do you know what caused their death?

 

[saffholly]

I started off with a 60ltr with males guppies, i then bought a 2nd tank (a 40ltr) and we bought 3 female guppies. The day we got the females one gave birth (9 fry survived), we then upgraded the 60ltr to a 140ltr (to house the guppies) and then bought a couple female mollys, both gave birth within a week. We now have 4 tanks, 2 large tanks (140ltr and 80ltr), the 40ltr (fry tank) and a 35ltr (betta tank).

If you plan on getting males and females you will end up with more tanks. None of my tanks have cost me much, all bought 2nd hand (good old e-bay).

If i was you i would either get 3 male guppies or scrap the guppy idea and get a betta (they are great fun).