Advice Please - Can Babies being eaten........

[skimpy]

Hi everyone,

As some of you will have read, Rosie (my guppy) had babies last night whilst I was in bed, I managed to rescue 10 babies so far. So proud of her Mum and babies doing well (babies rescued now in baby tank)

My question is that presuming she had a lot more than 10 babies (the others having been eaten thats nature, i'm ok with it).

What should I do about feeding them during this period. If fish have a meal of fry and you add normal food - could this lead to overfeeding, and then onto an ammonia spike.

Should they perhaps miss a meal when this has happened or should I carry on as normal - but do extra water tests to check nothing is amiss.

would really appreciate some advice, thanks everyone.

EDIT - I 've got lots more pregnant ladies, so I'd like to get it right.

 

[skimpy]

anyone ??

 

[Da_Oz]

Well when you feed your fish feed them half what you normaly do, or if you think they all are 1 fry each don't feed. Most adult fish can go atleast 5 days with out any food. This is kinda just a hum thing. Fish aren't that different from us some days we eat 4 meals and some days we only eat one. But they can live a day with out eating. Mine do it every week. But my fry never miss a meal.

 

[skimpy]

Thanks Da Oz

Anymore comments - anyone.???

I think my main question come from the fact that quite often I read on hear about people going on holiday and a friend or neighbour overfeeding fish and then returning to ill or dead fish or high ammonia readings.

Over what period of time would this be. i.e. if I overfed my fish two days would it have bad effects or is it when you overfeed for say 2 weeks this happens.???

If say two guppies give birth over two days and 80% of fry get eaten, but I continue to feed as normal, could this lead to overfeeding and subsequent problems???

Thanks in advance.

 

[balloon molly]

over feeding can lead to many problems but im sure as long as you feed little so the fish are still kinda hungry.but thats what i read

 

[Da_Oz]

A hungry fish is a healthy fish. A fat fish is a dead fish.

 

[balloon molly]

not really.a overfed fish(some fish were modfied to be fat e.x.balloon mollies,bloodparrots)will lead to medical problems,more waste leading to ammonia and nitrite spikes.but in a way a hungry but fed fish is a happy fish
im sure you wouldnt want ur fish to suffer from starvation

 

[ruffmeister]

feed as normal and the add a little cruhed and you should be fine