Fry Control?

[Kipper_Face]

Can anyone suggest how to keep my guppies fry numbers under control?

They are breading and have alot of fry. I will try to approach lfs to see if they can take any off my hands but i was wondering if there is an other way. Guppy vasectomy seems out of the question but angel fish did cross my mind but the associated problems with them makes me worry.

I blame her indoors for the guppy problem as she wanted them in the first place!

 

[Annalou]

Try giving them away on your local freecycle group (www.freecycle.org) thats what I did and they are going to a nice home. I must admit I am not going to get any more guppies, although beautiful, mine breed like rabbits!

 

[smurfyy_2k3]

put them on the pill, and introduce condoms

 

[Kipper_Face]

They have no hands so that would involve me fitting the condoms

 

[blackguppy]

The only real alternative to giving them away, is to have a predator in the tank to eat them. You might try a dwarf gourami, they're more peaceful than Angels, and have a reputation for hunting down every fry in a tank.

 

[donna123]

They have no hands so that would involve me fitting the condoms

 

[Kipper_Face]

The only real alternative to giving them away, is to have a predator in the tank to eat them. You might try a dwarf gourami, they're more peaceful than Angels, and have a reputation for hunting down every fry in a tank.

I always thought dwarf gourami's would not hurt a fly never mind eat fry

So something like a few drawf gourami would make an effective population control?

Any particular dwarf gourami?

 

[donna123]

hi,
i had 30 fry born into my main tank this week and also own a dwarf gourami,
im sure hes had one or two but he dont seem to botherd,
i got rid of my angel fish as i never had any fry left ,now shes gone and ive got the same prob as you ,

 

[Kipper_Face]

hi,
i had 30 fry born into my main tank this week and also own a dwarf gourami,
im sure hes had one or two but he dont seem to botherd,
i got rid of my angel fish as i never had any fry left ,now shes gone and ive got the same prob as you ,

I did not want to go down the angel fish route myself, the size of the angel and having cardinals in the same tank worries me.

Donna123, can i ask why you got rid of the angel?

 

[phlawed]

hi,
i had 30 fry born into my main tank this week and also own a dwarf gourami,
im sure hes had one or two but he dont seem to botherd,
i got rid of my angel fish as i never had any fry left ,now shes gone and ive got the same prob as you ,

I did not want to go down the angel fish route myself, the size of the angel and having cardinals in the same tank worries me.

Donna123, can i ask why you got rid of the angel?

get a GSP for easy control of all guppies

 

[yvez9]

you could try american flagfish
they have big mouths and will probably gulp down baby guppies

you could also try bolivian rams maybe

if you have another tank with larger fish, you could also use the fry as feeders...

 

[Kipper_Face]

hi,
i had 30 fry born into my main tank this week and also own a dwarf gourami,
im sure hes had one or two but he dont seem to botherd,
i got rid of my angel fish as i never had any fry left ,now shes gone and ive got the same prob as you ,

I did not want to go down the angel fish route myself, the size of the angel and having cardinals in the same tank worries me.

Donna123, can i ask why you got rid of the angel?

get a GSP for easy control of all guppies

GSP?

 

[phlawed]

hi,
i had 30 fry born into my main tank this week and also own a dwarf gourami,
im sure hes had one or two but he dont seem to botherd,
i got rid of my angel fish as i never had any fry left ,now shes gone and ive got the same prob as you ,

I did not want to go down the angel fish route myself, the size of the angel and having cardinals in the same tank worries me.

Donna123, can i ask why you got rid of the angel?

get a GSP for easy control of all guppies

GSP?
green spotted puffer lol

 

[Kipper_Face]

green spotted puffer lol

I would prefer to keep the other fish rather than clear the tank

 

[fishfishfish]

id get a semi agg cichlid like a krib.my cichlids love fry.when ever a female lets go i see frenzies.then,as fast as it happens,its over