giving guppy tank fish to Petco

[finfayce]

hi- i have decided to give the fish in my guppy tank to Petco. i have 3 other aquariums and many pet birds.
i feel a little sad, but after the main internal filter stopped working and sending for a new part didn’t help, i decided i couldn’t afford to to get another filter. couldn’t afford the constant cleaning of an always expanding amount of guppies. i will also give up the bottom feeders.
can i place one of the plecostomus in my native north american fish tank?. yes it’s cool water but the summers here are near 100 and even the a/c can’t keep the water cool. also i have a lot of bladder snails. what is the kindest way to get rid of them?
i can put some in my big fantail goldfish tank, but there are so many!
i have ordered more java moss for my amano shrimp. because there might be more snails, is there a way to soak that moss, say in water with a little hydrogen peroxide? to kill any snails? just one idea.
advice please!

 

[GaryE]

I'm surprised Petco will take them.

Plecos are invasives in the south, so they will go into unheated tanks perfectly well. Bladder snails? You can't release them outside (never do that - that's why plecos are destroying their way through Fla). Compost?

 

[Colin_T]

Can you keep a tank of male or female guppies?
If you only have one sex of guppy in the tank, they won't breed. You could have a group of males with nice colourful tails and no babies.

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Do you know which species of pleco you have? Many do fine in cold water tanks, but there are some species (like the one I keep) that live in and prefer warmer water, I've been reading up about my own plecos so came across that info last night, only reason I know that!

 

[finfayce]

I'm surprised Petco will take them.

Plecos are invasives in the south, so they will go into unheated tanks perfectly well. Bladder snails? You can't release them outside (never do that - that's why plecos are destroying their way through Fla). Compost?

thanks- our petco serves a small town and is often low on guppies. also the manager had to go through re- training- there were complaints of his not performing. whatever i’ll have less work and they will be adopted.

 

[finfayce]

Can you keep a tank of male or female guppies?
If you only have one sex of guppy in the tank, they won't breed. You could have a group of males with nice colourful tails and no babies.

hi
i’m fine with down sizing my aquariums. plus don’t want to buy another filter.

 

[finfayce]

Do you know which species of pleco you have? Many do fine in cold water tanks, but there are some species (like the one I keep) that live in and prefer warmer water, I've been reading up about my own plecos so came across that info last night, only reason I know that!

hi
i had peach colored plecos. one was albino- red eyes and the other had dark regular color eyes.
Petco took all the fish. i looked at the tank and there were 3-4 guppy fry.