Best Way To Mate Guppys

[razer121]

i have a real fancy male guppy...i want to mate him with my fancy female but im unsure how i should go about it, she has her own tank (32 litre) and i was wondering if i should add him into her tank? i cant add her to his tank as there is another guppy in his tank...so anyone?

 

[OldMan47]

If you have a female that is not carrying fry from a previous mating, you can just place the selected male with the female long enough for them to get busy. Unfortunately, when you are trying to do selective breeding, a female can carry sperm packets and continue to use them for about 6 months. That means that if you do not know the female's history, it could be a while before you know for sure that any fry you get belong to the present male.

 

[helterskelter]

How long has she been on her own?

As Oldman says, they can store sperm for over 6 months, so until that passes you cant be sure.
If she has been opn her own for a few months and never produced fry and look's quite slim she may be fine.

All you need to do is put them together it's as simple as that.
then in 4-6 weeks you mat be looking at some fry.

 

[razer121]

well, ive had her for a good few months, she has been in the small tank on her own with other fry thats all, well there is a couple of shrimp in there to. Anyway she looks slim and hasnt released any fry since ive had her...so its def ok for him to go in there with her? i mean how long should i leave him in there, i dont want him to pester her to death lol

 

[Jenste]

To be honest, I have found that the male is successful after just a few hours, althought my cousin prefers leaving them in for 24 hours.
Just watch them, if after 3 or 4 hours he is still chasing her around like crazy, take him out. the deed is done usually with in an hour of being together - the other couple of hours I put them in there is just to make sure it was successful.


Neither method will result in having more fry - the mothers age (older = bigger = more fry), clean water, nutritious food, and low stress is how to ensure a high count of healthy babies.

 

[OldMan47]

You should be able to leave them together as long as you wish. I do not often run into a situation where a single male is too pushy but it can happen.

 

[razer121]

well, this male wont leave the male alone in his own tank lol ive had him from when he was fairly small, he has turned into a little beauty and worth mating

 

[hughessomefish]

sounds like it is one of those things you can let nature work itself out

 

[OldMan47]

In that case I would remove him after just a few hours Razer121.

BTW I'm in the middle of my own build. EVGA X58 SLI MB, I7 920, 6GB DDR3, ASUS 22 inch, Corsair 550W, Lite-on SATA2 DVD RW, 1 GB RAID 0.

 

[razer121]

In that case I would remove him after just a few hours Razer121.

BTW I'm in the middle of my own build. EVGA X58 SLI MB, I7 920, 6GB DDR3, ASUS 22 inch, Corsair 550W, Lite-on SATA2 DVD RW, 1 GB RAID 0.

got it, but what was with the bit about your pc? lol sorry i found it abit random unless im being dumb and asked about it?

 

[helterskelter]

BTW I'm in the middle of my own build. EVGA X58 SLI MB, I7 920, 6GB DDR3, ASUS 22 inch, Corsair 550W, Lite-on SATA2 DVD RW, 1 GB RAID 0.

BTW I'm in the middle of my own build. EVGA X58 SLI MB, I7 920, 6GB DDR3, ASUS 22 inch, Corsair 550W, Lite-on SATA2 DVD RW, 1 GB RAID 0.

got it, but what was with the bit about your pc? lol sorry i found it abit random unless im being dumb and asked about it?

LOL i understand it totaly
Need to do a new comp myself some time!!!

As for the fish I would leave them be as a pair for several days.
I've tried several hours in the past with vergin fish and never got anything, but that was when i had more tanks

 

[OldMan47]

The random bit was about Razer's signature. Probably not my brightest move, but I remember when he first started using that sig and figured us ancient folk probably couldn't decipher it.

 

[razer121]

ah right lol well thats my old old old system i just cannot be asked to update it haha but back onto topic....

ive been observing them and all seems well but he isn't pestering her?!?! i don't get it