Guppies

[guppylover1]

hi i am waiting for a bunch of fry to come along and i have 4 guppies and 4 neon tetras, will the 4 guppies eat all the fry? and do neon tetras eat guppy fry? also i have had my guppies and males together for 3 and a bit weeks now long until they are pregnant and start getting fatter?

thankyou

 

[helterskelter]

basicaly yes they will eat most of the fry, but a few should surive if u have a some hideing places under rocks and in plants.

 

[kpintheshed]

neons eat fry. i saw on eat on of my fry it swallowed it down halfway, then the fry started flapping, then it spat it back out and swallowed it hole.

 

[guppylover1]

oh kk well im not trying to save them all but the first fry i get im going to see how many survive and see if i can give them to my local fish shop and if thats succesful i will save as much as possible as i can next time. Do u think 1 plant,a mini shipwreck and a log which they can go through and hide in, would that be enough hiding places? i might get a pic tomorrow actually.

 

[mommyof2bettas]

I think a few might survive there. My guppy actually had her fry and i had many hiding places but none survived I think te plants are the key, because they are realy good hiding places

 

[guppylover1]

ok thankyou

 

[kpintheshed]

do u have gravel or sand

 

[theotheragentm]

Guppies will eat their own fry, but because of their relatively small size compared to other livebearers, the fry quickly outgrow the mouths of the adult Guppies. Given a few hiding spots they can access, Guppy fry are the easiest to keep out of the mouths of adults, as long as they are also Guppies.

 

[guppylover1]

i havr gravel but i am trying to find some pepples because someone said there good for hiding places for fry

 

[theotheragentm]

Marbles work if you have them as they leave even bigger gaps between each other than just gravel.

 

[kpintheshed]

when u are cleaning ur tank most off the time they burrie themself in the gravel. i cleaned my tank out and i used one of those hovers and i found eight. always look at the glass and see if any are pressed againist the screen. i always find some.

 

[guppylover1]

ok thanks