EDIT: nevermind, i understand what your sayingthe_lock_man said:
Haha, well I always save all my babies and don't mind the extra work, so...They're just so cute I can't let them be killed!
The problems you are having in that tank are partly down to this.
The problem you are having is projecting mammalian instincts onto a non-mammal. The fish don't care if the fry live or die, and neither should you. That's why they produce so many, on the assumption that loads will die.
the_lock_man said:Haha, well I always save all my babies and don't mind the extra work, so...They're just so cute I can't let them be killed!
The problems you are having in that tank are partly down to this.
The problem you are having is projecting mammalian instincts onto a non-mammal. The fish don't care if the fry live or die, and neither should you. That's why they produce so many, on the assumption that loads will die.
Harsh but I have to say I agree.the_lock_man said:Haha, well I always save all my babies and don't mind the extra work, so...
The problems you are having in that tank are partly down to this.
The problem you are having is projecting mammalian instincts onto a non-mammal. The fish don't care if the fry live or die, and neither should you. That's why they produce so many, on the assumption that loads will die.
My LFS will take them as well. I'll just have to grow them to adulthood first, though, or they might use them as feeder fish! >_<
PrincessKiara said:Haha, I can also find ways to re-home them.My LFS will take them as well. I'll just have to grow them to adulthood first, though, or they might use them as feeder fish! >_<
I love my guppies. They are my babies. Who said a fish's life is worth less than a dog's or cat's?
That said, I have only 11 guppies, all three weeks old. Don't think 11 pinpoint sized babies are gonna cause much trouble. They're barely big enough to avoid being eaten by my tiny pink glofish.
PrincessKiara said:Compare the size of their brains...not saying fish are stupid, just that they're...well, not very bright.
eaglesaquarium said:
Haha, I can also find ways to re-home them.My LFS will take them as well. I'll just have to grow them to adulthood first, though, or they might use them as feeder fish! >_<
I love my guppies. They are my babies. Who said a fish's life is worth less than a dog's or cat's?
That said, I have only 11 guppies, all three weeks old. Don't think 11 pinpoint sized babies are gonna cause much trouble. They're barely big enough to avoid being eaten by my tiny pink glofish.
Depending on the fish species, the fish do. A dog or a cat will not eat its own young. The same cannot be said about fish.
fluttermoth said:Nearly all animals will, if they feel threatened enough. The evolutionary reasons are quite obvious; if your young are going to be eaten, it's better that you eat them yourself and benefit from the protein than let someone else get it. Harsh, but nature is
In most animals, though, it's considered a pathological condition and they generally aren't bred from again. I had a rabbit that did it, and was told not to try and breed from her again, as it maybe a partially inherited behaviour
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lol, I know, but many breeders do take young away from their parents and hand raise them!eaglesaquarium said:
Nearly all animals will, if they feel threatened enough. The evolutionary reasons are quite obvious; if your young are going to be eaten, it's better that you eat them yourself and benefit from the protein than let someone else get it. Harsh, but nature is
In most animals, though, it's considered a pathological condition and they generally aren't bred from again. I had a rabbit that did it, and was told not to try and breed from her again, as it maybe a partially inherited behaviour
That would be a difficult trait to inherit, I would think...
