Guppy Fry Questions

[hotdogoramer]

My guppy just had fry. I bought a 10g tank and put a filter on it and put the fry in the tank. I was wondering if i need a heat source of any type or no? Also do I need gravel or a tank light? I have them at room temperature (71 F.) right now.

 

[Darkerwhite2]

your room temp is pretty warm, im assuming that this is the tank temp though. Wondering how much it fluctuates throught the day. The fry dont need gravel i prefer bare bottom (easier to keep clean), a light might be helpful. Also beware of the filter sucking up the babies if it a HOB filter try attaching either panyhose, or a filter sponge over the inlet.

 

[hotdogoramer]

your room temp is pretty warm, im assuming that this is the tank temp though. Wondering how much it fluctuates throught the day. The fry dont need gravel i prefer bare bottom (easier to keep clean), a light might be helpful. Also beware of the filter sucking up the babies if it a HOB filter try attaching either panyhose, or a filter sponge over the inlet.

The room temp. does not change greatly but only rises a up 1 degree during the day and drops down to 71 during the night. I have the filter inlet covered so no babies are sucked up.

 

[OldMan47]

With the room at 71F, the fry will be fine without a heater. They will grow a bit slower than they would at 75F but they will also live longer at lower temperatures.

 

[Night61]

i had no gravel in my tank not plants until they got bigger and i use soups stocking on the filter to keep the fry from being sucked in. i also had a heater in the tank too.