Breeding

[fts2004]

I am a hobbist writting from Zambia (Southern Africa), I have Guppies, Swardtails and Goldfish. As I write one of my Guppies has given birth to 16 fry. Now I was wondering whether there is somebody with an idea of what sort of food I can feed them on for a start. And a way of avoiding lose of any of them. I also want to get to know more about Guppies, Swardtails, Angelfsh and Goldfish - the breeding as well as feeding part. How does one tell the sex of Angelfsh and Goldfish?

 

[Vip]

Welcome to the forums fts2004

With angel fish you cant tell the sex of them witch really sucks. The only way of knowing is male and female is to wait till they lay eggs then you will see who the female is because she will be the one dropping the eggs. For the Angel Breeders what they do it buy 6 of them and wait for them to form a pair then they take the other 4 back to the shop or just put them in anther tank.

Hope it helps

 

[skimpy]

I have guppy fry and they are now 5 weeks old. They have been fine on flake crushed up into tiny bits - I also gave them Liquifry No2 at the very beginning.

Hope this helps, - contrats on the babies and good luck.

 

[ScuabaDuba]

I know nothing about goldfish or angels. But with guppies and swords, remove the parents or put add ALOT of plants so that the fry can grow a bit. Within 2 or 3 weeks they should be big enough to avoid becoming lunch

As for sexing.... male guppies have a much more colorful tail fin and male swords have a sword.

Good luck and welcome!