Pregnant Guppies: Separate Bowl Or Breeding Trap?

[eBenZo]

Okay so I have two pregnant guppies-

should I move them to a new bowl?
if so, what would I need to keep them in condition?

or should I keep them in the same tank, in a breeding trap?

or no trap at all, with just stocking over the filter intake?

Fish stock is in my signature, for sizes of fish check the gallery link.

THANK YOU!

 

[OldMan47]

With your stocking I would favor a separate tank if you expect fry to survive. I see too many hungry mouths in that list. In a small separate tank, if you provide lots of cover, most of the fry will survive long enough for you to remove the mother after the birth.

 

[5teady_2012]

Use a breeding trap for now, try to setup another 10g tank if u can...

When you think the mother is close to dropping, put her in the trap, if no joy after 48 hours, remove her, then keep a close eye on her, dont put her in the trap again for at least 2 days.

 

[eBenZo]

thank you!
Is a goldfish bowl suitable?

 

[electric yellow]

thank you!
Is a goldfish bowl suitable?

Gold fish bowl?

You need heating, filtering, coverage...preferrably a lid to cover it...I wouldnt just put it in a normal goldfish bowl..

 

[eBenZo]

thank you!
Is a goldfish bowl suitable?

Gold fish bowl?

You need heating, filtering, coverage...preferrably a lid to cover it...I wouldnt just put it in a normal goldfish bowl..

Would a goldfish bowl with a heater, a filter, a cover work?
I've heard that tropical fish don't like circular containers.

 

[omega59]

i agree, you need a heater & filter and room for them to grow.
i wouldn't use any fish bowls , why not buy one of those betta 5gallons they are very cheap and some come with a filter or aeration pump so you can use a spondge filter. good luck!

 

[dunchp]

Guys,

You don't NEED heating, filtration etc.

Coverage is a good idea and it is best to give the fish the biggest container you can sensibly use but it is not essential to provide filtration for example (regular water changes will do it). As an alternative, you could put in plenty of floating plants and java moss.

I am not sure that the shape of the container is much of a concern. I have heard of people who have used goldfish bowls for other livebearers as it stops the fry from getting cornered by hungry adult fish (and biorbs seem to be quite successful).

As for heating, it is not essential in this weather / temperature although you will need to keep an eye on it and not allow the temperature to drop suddenly. If you are keeping the bowl indoors it should be OK. All my fish are currently in unheated aquaria in an unheaated garage, I do not turn the heating on until later in the year.

Notwithstanding the above, if you are going to use an unheated bowl for a fish from a heated aquaria, then I would keep an eye out for fungus / whitespot.

 

[electric yellow]

Guys,

You don't NEED heating, filtration etc.

Coverage is a good idea and it is best to give the fish the biggest container you can sensibly use but it is not essential to provide filtration for example (regular water changes will do it). As an alternative, you could put in plenty of floating plants and java moss.

I am not sure that the shape of the container is much of a concern. I have heard of people who have used goldfish bowls for other livebearers as it stops the fry from getting cornered by hungry adult fish (and biorbs seem to be quite successful).

As for heating, it is not essential in this weather / temperature although you will need to keep an eye on it and not allow the temperature to drop suddenly. If you are keeping the bowl indoors it should be OK. All my fish are currently in unheated aquaria in an unheaated garage, I do not turn the heating on until later in the year.

Notwithstanding the above, if you are going to use an unheated bowl for a fish from a heated aquaria, then I would keep an eye out for fungus / whitespot.

Where I am we are in the middle of winter so heating is a must. Highest temp last week was 10deg celcius.

 

[OldMan47]

Like dunchp said, this time of year, in the northern hemisphere, a heater is probably not needed and a square tank is for people, not fish.
I am in the middle of an experiment where I have moved some livebearers into what is one of the world's biggest fish bowls. It was called a stock tank by the farm store that sold it to me. It is a cast plastic thing that holds about 150 gallons of unheated water. I have it filled about 85% full in my back yard with a filter and some live plants. The fish I put in it were juveniles about half of adult size or less. That was 2 weeks ago and I have been amazed at how big they are getting already. I feed them once a day and leave them out in the fresh air and sunshine. The xiphophorus have grown from about 1 inch to about 1 1/2 inches in 2 weeks. When I look in on them, they are swimming in a loose group around a container that looks huge next to these fish. The filter in there creates some rather strong swirling motion in the oval container but the fish just seem to swim upstream and otherwise ignore the shape of the tank. I am certain the temperature is not stable because this open topped container has received about 6 inches of rain in those 2 weeks and the sun cycle probably moves temperatures daily but the water is always warm enough to be in their comfort zone.

 

[electric yellow]

^^^

Thats sounds awesome i want one!!

 

[OldMan47]

^^^

Thats sounds awesome i want one!!

I find that I like it. It cost about 20% what a comparable sized tank would but there is no cover or hood. When I say it was listed as a stock tank, think horse drinking trough. They are available in the US in sizes from about 50 gallons to about 500. I actually got to compare prices in two different stores because my home improvement store also carried them in the smaller sizes. It is made of cast plastic resin and is somewhat heavier than you might expect for a plastic container. For a look at similar tanks look on line with a search for rubbermaid stock tanks. Mine is not a rubbermaid but they all look about the same. The worst part is that the fish are hard to watch because you can only see into this "pond" from the top.

edit: spelling as usual