Fishkeeper2004
Fish Addict
so will they breed a again &again
how many babies will live & how many will die
Are we still talking angels here, or has the discussion moved on to livebearers?
If angels, then it should be possible to rear only one batch, as long as you then separate the parents, always assuming that you have the tank space for the fry to grow to sellable age- or to be kept for the rest of their natural lives if you do not sell them. But you do need a fair bit of tank space. Let someone else advise on that; I have kept angels but never bred them.
If livebearers, then you need to be aware that the female can store sperm from one mating to produce a new batch every 4-6 weeks for at least 7 months. They can easily produce between 20-40 fry per batch, though higher figures are not uncommon. And you need a ratio of at least 2 females per male, so you can double that figure. Livebearer fry may all get eaten by other tank inmates- or none may get eaten; it is impossible to predict. Sometimes the parents scoff all their offspring, sometimes they won't touch them. I have had 23 surviving fry from my female platy in the last 6 months, but only 3 surviving fry from my guppy (I had more females but they produced no fry). Again, you need tank space, for growing out and separating the fry.
We are talking about guppies now, it was suggested earlier in the thread, and she asked questions.
Anyway, they will continue to breed as long as there are males and females in the same tank. It is impossible to say how many will live and die, this all depends on how well planted your tank is, and if you have some really evil fish in there!
