Should I Breed Guppies?

[jonny-5]

Right now i have 6 young females in the 10 Gallon but i selected a pair of males out of my other batch & they are just starting to have batches of fry, So will have to see what happends now

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

Livebearing Fishes BY JOHN DAWES 1991 , A record of 193 have been recorded

My record from the single female, Apr 13 2010,
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she started to give birth at 8.30pm By 2.30am she had 84 fry cheeked again in the morning she had another 57 giving a total of 141 fry.

Wow, that's so many!! And I love the colours on her body! Looks like one of those Nike trainers from the early 2000s ?

 

[jonny-5]

These are a few i found yesterday, was not even free swimming at the time

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

Try finding a lfs that will take your excess fish before you start. Maybe even ask em what colour/type are most desirable and try specialising. @emeraldking would be the man to ask.

If I ever get my triple species tank off the drawing board I’m hoping to turn the community tank into a guppy one.

Ooh thanks for the tip, I'll muster up the courage to ask lol

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

These are a few i found yesterday, was not even free swimming at the time

Oh my God when I tell you I squealed, I mean I squealed! Those are adorable!

 

[jonny-5]

My 5 yr old calls them baby aliens ?

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

My 5 yr old calls them baby aliens ?

They really do look like that!! Baby guppies and albino bristlenoses have united in a strange union of looking like little aliens!

 

[Colin_T]

How many guppies would you say can fit into a tank before it's considered "overcrowding"?

How long is a piece of string?

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

How long is a piece of string?

Ooh I like that saying. Reminds me of my old English teacher lol.
But I get what you mean, thank you for the clarification!

 

[DBENVIN1]

A tank of little baby guppies is sounding rather adorable to me right now. Since I'm very new to fishkeeping I've never bred fish before, but it seems easy enough for guppies.
What sort of tank should I use if I plan on breeding them? Right now I've got a 54L/14 US gallon 2ft wide, 1ft high tank sitting around in my room collecting dust, would this be an appropriate tank for breeding?

And do you need the tank you're breeding them in to be well planted/decorated? My current male guppies never really pay the bogwood or caves much mind at all, so is much decoration necessary aside from a couple of plants?

(one of my first males, ended up dying when we did the first water change ?)

I started with 2 males and 4 females in a 10 gallon 2 years ago, I now have 3 tanks full of very colorful guppies...
Even my panda cori catfish started breeding.
Lots of hiding places.
Really enjoy my guppies

A tank of little baby guppies is sounding rather adorable to me right now. Since I'm very new to fishkeeping I've never bred fish before, but it seems easy enough for guppies.
What sort of tank should I use if I plan on breeding them? Right now I've got a 54L/14 US gallon 2ft wide, 1ft high tank sitting around in my room collecting dust, would this be an appropriate tank for breeding?

And do you need the tank you're breeding them in to be well planted/decorated? My current male guppies never really pay the bogwood or caves much mind at all, so is much decoration necessary aside from a couple of plants?

(one of my first males, ended up dying when we did the first water change ?

 

[Devyn Nagy]

Ooh alright, I'll definitely watch out for that

That emoji is too hilarious! And yes, that is a good thing to watch for in a smaller tank.