1 year on

[Rob_G]

Hi,

It's been one year since i set my tank up. Swordtails and guppies have been pregnant many times but still no fry so i guess they got eaten.

Thing is, i heavily planted the tank and have rocks and wood and hiding places so i am suprised at my failure to see any fry still.

I am not interested in going down the seperate breeding tank, breednig net/trap ect route. I want to see natural livebearer birth in the main tank environment to see if nature can find a way.

So my question is - could it be cos they are aborting - i.e. - they are surving and not thriving due to imperfect diet, light etc ?

 

[salty]

You and me both!
I think Guppies are incredibly sensitive and abort quite easily.

My mollies have been breeding like rabbits, as have my ancistrus, but for the life if me I can't get my guppies to do it.

I've given up being hopeful, and hopefully it'll happen when I least expect it.

 

[Rob_G]

but ive got ancistrus and swordtails and they havnt dropped any sprogs either !!!!!

 

[Rob_G]

oh and before someone says - youve only got 1 male ancistrus by looking at my info below - used to have a female that dies - maybe he went into faithful morning. lol

 

[Rob_G]

laa de dee

 

[Rob_G]

well ive certainly learnt a lot there.

<----off to buy books instead.

 

[Joby]

Could be your barbs eating them. My neons follow the females round and gobble any fry coming out

I'm surprised that you haven't had any fry at all live. In my largest tank I barely had any plants in there for the first few weeks but one of my guppies had fry and 3 of them survived with 9 guppies and 5 neons in there.

I don't know why you don't have fry but good luck for some in the future

Did you buy any good books?

 

[Rob_G]

at last - thanks for making an effort to reply.

think your right about my barbs. they eat anything that moves and they are flipping fast!

no books just trial and error

 

[fishguy18]

When i purchased my livebearers to start my new tank that was going to be used for breeding and i wanted to watch the natural process at first as well ( i know use nets/traps....sorry if this offends you) I was stocking up and i wanted some variety so i asked if i could put barbs in...and the guy told me that it is not a wise choice because the babs will take away from the "natural" appraoch because the babies will not have a chance.

I think it is the barbs....sorry for your luck