Guppy Breeding Diary

[shelaghfishface]

there are no age restrctions on joing the forum hence the reason to keep it family freindly
lovely pics of the fry, good luck for the future

 

[Platygirl11]

Dividers are a good idea, but be prepared for some squabbling between the males.

 

[tropic_john]

Hey just got back from school, my dad did a water change today [I've taught him well ]

 

[tropic_john]

bump

 

[saltynay]

I seperate my males and females as soon as a male is identifiable I move it over to my 8 gallon, I know that it will be October time before my females are completely purged from my original male endler that fertilised them. Then I can start crossing back in the first generation for second generations. This is an old pic but this is how my tanks are setup:

 

[tropic_john]

Oh no! I woke up this morning to find that all of the male guppys tails look quite tatty & ragged. It looks like they have been nibbling each other and my tuxedo guppy is on the substrate with the worst tail. Can melafix help nibbled tails?

 

[shelaghfishface]

yes it will but you will need to find out what happened and maybe seperate them

 

[Spishkey]

just have to say..your diary is making me want to try again with guppys! but everytime i buy them they seem to die! i keep so many different fish with no problems..yet the guppys always die....why i ask myself???

 

[saltynay]

just have to say..your diary is making me want to try again with guppys! but everytime i buy them they seem to die! i keep so many different fish with no problems..yet the guppys always die....why i ask myself???

God hates you

 

[tropic_john]

just have to say..your diary is making me want to try again with guppys! but everytime i buy them they seem to die! i keep so many different fish with no problems..yet the guppys always die....why i ask myself???

God hates you

Lol

 

[tropic_john]

Also, I nearly missed a baby guppy fry hiding in the plants of the adult tank, so I move him, then I found another fry! I reckon a female dropped her batch and then they were all eate

 

[saltynay]

Natural life cycle who cares if a couple get eaten they added to the growth and strength of other fish.

 

[tropic_john]

Natural life cycle who cares if a couple get eaten they added to the growth and strength of other fish.

Yeah, I suppose its survival of the fittest becaus the weaker ones woudn't hide I suppose.

 

[tropic_john]

bump

 

[shelaghfishface]

just have to say..your diary is making me want to try again with guppys! but everytime i buy them they seem to die! i keep so many different fish with no problems..yet the guppys always die....why i ask myself???

same happens to me, hence the reson i alwyas buy females that are due to drop