My Girl Finally Came Through!

[darkmerlin21]

Well, I now have 8 guppy fry in my breeder. I don't know if there were more but I saved what I could. I noticed my male streaking after something small and discovered my light colored female was giving birth! I am now a bit stressed as I have not had any time to set up the fry tank.. and I still have to cycle it! I have a 10 gallon but I don't know what I can set it up on as it is hard to find an aquarium stand for that small a tank.. anyone with suggestions?

To feed these new arrivals... I have flaked food, freeze-dried bloodworms and frozen brine shrimp. What would be best? I have also read on here to feed them vegetables.. how would I do this?

Thanks for any help!

 

[blitztidus]

For a ten, almost anything would work, look in your basement/attic. you should find something to set it up on. As for the feeding, it depends on what you wish to do. I always feed them liquid fry food the first week or two then switch to fry flakes and about a month or two later bloodworms, but that is just me, you can do it however you want. just make sure it can fit in their small mouths

 

[Annastasia]

First off, congratulations!

A 10 gallon can go on pretty much anything. If you go by the 10-pounds-per-gallon guideline, that's about 100lbs. So anything that can support a normal person should be fine. Just make sure it seems pretty sturdy, because I know some of the things you can buy in department stores these days can sometimes collapse. Also, the easiest way for you to cycle it would be to run the filter in the main tank and let it collect some beneficial bacteria. Then you can move it over to the 10g. This might not cycle it totally, but it will give you a big kick start on it.

For feeding, flakes will be fine for now. Just be sure they are small enough for them to eat. Frozen brine shrimp should go over well too. Just be sure it is defrosted, and don't feed too much as they have small stomachs and can get bloated easily. Freeze-dried bloodworms could also work, but I'd save them until they fry are a bit older. Veggies are also very good to feed. The way you prepare it depends on the veggie, but most of the time you need to soften it up a bit. The easiest way to do this is by blanching it (dropping it in boiling water for a little bit.) Steaming it also works too. For most veggies, it's easiest for the fry to eat if the skin is cut off. Peas need to be shelled. A favorite with mine seems to be Zuchinni. Whenever I put it in there, it's gone by morning. Just make sure you remove the uneaten parts, as they can make your water quality go downhill fast.

Good luck raising the fry! And keep us updated!

 

[darkmerlin21]

Thanks to you both for the responses. I have a small desk that should do the trick for the 10 gal to sit on. I have found two more fry so I now have a total of 10 (so tiny and sweet)! I crushed some flakes into a powder and they seemed to like that fine. Hopefully I can keep these guys well and grow 'im up right! Thanks again!

 

[jessie]

For a ten, almost anything would work, look in your basement/attic. you should find something to set it up on. As for the feeding, it depends on what you wish to do. I always feed them liquid fry food the first week or two then switch to fry flakes and about a month or two later bloodworms, but that is just me, you can do it however you want. just make sure it can fit in their small mouths

i fed mine on crushed regular flakes they are doing really well congrats on the babies