Platies Mollies And Guppies In The Same Tank

[dazsmith69]

hi

i currently have quite a few platies and mollies in the same 250l tank, was thinking about introducing some guppies, is this a bad idea as the other fish are much bigger than than these and may nip their fins?

thanks darren

 

[Ludwig Venter]

No problem..... add them. livebearers are always so occupied chasing around fish of their own species, they ignore others. My heated pond (4ft x 4ft x 3ft deep) has only live bearers (guppies/Mollies/Platies & Swordtails) and they all thrive to the extent that I can use at least 50 of them per day as feeder fish to the Oscars and Angels and their numbers don't decrease. (maybe I should'nt have said that.... I know lots of people have a problem with feeder fish, but.....I recall Dr. Herbert Axelrod once said.."The best food for fish is fish")

 

[dazsmith69]

thanks

you must have a lot of fish in that pond to feed ur oscars 50 per day!

 

[omega59]

HAHHAHAHAHA

i neve runderstood why people use them as feeders, when you can be spending much less and get real feeders!

 

[Ludwig Venter]

Hahhahaha or what's your name.... it's all in the food value for conditioning.... unless you're talking crayfish and caviar??

 

[Ludwig Venter]

Sorry Omega and Dazsmith, I was'nt trying to be funny.......I mean I hav'nt got an "offset" for my fish so by feeding them, I've at least got a useful apply for the growing numbers and yes..... there are thousands of these in the pond and as my quote says...... "the best food for fish is fish"