Baby Guppie

[282911]

my last baby guppi hasnt grown in 6 weeks. man in pet shop said they were safe to be with parents when 1cm long. i let all 4 out but they got ate straightaway . managed to save one but it hasnt grew since, 6 weeks.

 

[orange shark]

just give it time, it will grow

 

[MHunt]

What ate the Guppy fry? Was is the parents or do you have something else in the tank too? How are you rearing the fry, is it in a separate tank, or in a breeding net?

I would suggest 2 things if the fry hasn't grown in 6 weeks.

-Poor water quality. If the water isn't kept very clean, the conditions will stunt their growth. Do lots of small regular water changes, daily or every other day.
-Genetic weakness. It could purely be a runt. In which case it wouldn't survive very long anyway.

I would try feeding well with appropriate small food, regular water changes to keep the water in tip top condition. It's hard work raising baby fish, just persist with the feeding and cleaning regime and all should be well.

just give it time, it will grow

Probably, but guppies do grow very quickly. For a fish that only lasts between 18 and 24 months in the wild, it has to get to full size and into breeding condition as soon as possible. There may be other things stopping the fish growing as quick as it should.

 

[lilfishie]

what and how often are you feeding it?

 

[282911]

What ate the Guppy fry? Was is the parents or do you have something else in the tank too? How are you rearing the fry, is it in a separate tank, or in a breeding net?

I would suggest 2 things if the fry hasn't grown in 6 weeks.

-Poor water quality. If the water isn't kept very clean, the conditions will stunt their growth. Do lots of small regular water changes, daily or every other day.
-Genetic weakness. It could purely be a runt. In which case it wouldn't survive very long anyway.

I would try feeding well with appropriate small food, regular water changes to keep the water in tip top condition. It's hard work raising baby fish, just persist with the feeding and cleaning regime and all should be well.

just give it time, it will grow

Probably, but guppies do grow very quickly. For a fish that only lasts between 18 and 24 months in the wild, it has to get to full size and into breeding condition as soon as possible. There may be other things stopping the fish growing as quick as it should.

What ate the Guppy fry? Was is the parents or do you have something else in the tank too? How are you rearing the fry, is it in a separate tank, or in a breeding net?

I would suggest 2 things if the fry hasn't grown in 6 weeks.

-Poor water quality. If the water isn't kept very clean, the conditions will stunt their growth. Do lots of small regular water changes, daily or every other day.
-Genetic weakness. It could purely be a runt. In which case it wouldn't survive very long anyway.

I would try feeding well with appropriate small food, regular water changes to keep the water in tip top condition. It's hard work raising baby fish, just persist with the feeding and cleaning regime and all should be well.

just give it time, it will grow

Probably, but guppies do grow very quickly. For a fish that only lasts between 18 and 24 months in the wild, it has to get to full size and into breeding condition as soon as possible. There may be other things stopping the fish growing as quick as it should.

 

[282911]

What ate the Guppy fry? Was is the parents or do you have something else in the tank too? How are you rearing the fry, is it in a separate tank, or in a breeding net?

I would suggest 2 things if the fry hasn't grown in 6 weeks.

-Poor water quality. If the water isn't kept very clean, the conditions will stunt their growth. Do lots of small regular water changes, daily or every other day.
-Genetic weakness. It could purely be a runt. In which case it wouldn't survive very long anyway.

I would try feeding well with appropriate small food, regular water changes to keep the water in tip top condition. It's hard work raising baby fish, just persist with the feeding and cleaning regime and all should be well.

just give it time, it will grow

Probably, but guppies do grow very quickly. For a fish that only lasts between 18 and 24 months in the wild, it has to get to full size and into breeding condition as soon as possible. There may be other things stopping the fish growing as quick as it should.

 

[Matty P]

Yeh if the food is to big it won't be able to eat it.

Matt

 

[nivisec]

I keep more guppies than I know what to do with, inside a turtle tank even, by doing:

1) Keeping the water temp 74-76. Upping to 78-80 would probably breed them faster.
2) Lots of fake grass to hide in (the turtle likes this too).
3) Keeping the ph around 7.5 (higher ph for the turtle). Lowering to 7 would probably breed them faster.
4) Putting one cube of fronzen food (a mix of brine shimp and some other things) in each day. The turtle eats about 3/4 and the guppies eat the rest.

I'd say a lot of babies in my setup are being eaten by the larger guppies, but at least 5 to 10 make it through every birth and grow up. Once they are able to start eating the brine shrimp they grow extremely fast.

So, try getting some frozen brine shrimp (or a mix like I have). If you are really lucky you'll find the frozen baby brine shrimp at your pet store to feed it. If nothing is wrong with it, it'll grow up very quickly once it gets to eating these.

Also, if your female guppies get big enough you can feed them blood worms to fatten them up for breeding. It's really quite amazing how big they can get if fed blood worms daily. One I have in my tiger barb tank looks like a small molly now in size (it somehow made it into my tiger barb tank as a baby and was smart enough to stay alive until it was too big to be eaten).