Guppy Fry NEWLY BORN - Aquarium Advice

msmonih · 08-03-2005, 10:18 AM

I am so happy. We successfully have one batch of Guppy Fry unfortunately some go caught in the filter - nothing I could do about it. They are in a 55 g tank and I need good filtration to keep good aquarium conditions. Putting a net over the filter makes it perform poorly.

I was able to net about 20-30 of them. I know there about 20 or so (maybe more) hiding in the plants (it is very well planted, plus I threw in some more bushy plants) that I couldn't catch. I am setting up the 20 g for the fry because my other female Guppy is expecting to drop at any moment.

I have the fry food that's needed. I know that I need to separate the males from the females at about 3-4 wks. I am hoping to get at least 2 males and 4 females out of the first batch to set up a breeding program. The rest will be for demonstration aquariums and to sell.

Any feedback I would appreciate it. Have a wonderful day.

Puriti · 08-03-2005, 11:03 AM

YAY! congratulations! ^^ o.o you can determine the sex in 3-4 weeks? >_< I had to wait 2-3 months for my mollies @__@... oh well there was only 2 males anyways ^^; and personally I think the girls are prettier

Hope they live!

mr86mister · 08-03-2005, 05:21 PM

congratulations!!!

do you run a fish shop or just a side hobby of selling them?

Steven_Askham · 08-04-2005, 06:10 AM

Congrats

msmonih · 08-04-2005, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr86mister

congratulations!!!

do you run a fish shop or just a side hobby of selling them?

Actually we are just beginning our Breeding Program to open our own fish shop. More than likely we will keep the next 2 fry batches and then start priming the following ones to be sold.

Thanks for the congrats - everyone - we are very excited.

msmonih · 08-10-2005, 10:27 AM

I am happy to say the Guppy Fry are doing wonderfully. We have about 30 of them. They are getting bigger and we can see some have black tails. We can't tell the sex yet on them but I am just amazed at how these little fish grow. I do have to say it is fun when we feed them. They are now all free swimming in our community 55 g - no one bothers them and they all pretty much hang together in the plants except for a few of the brave ones that have always swam the entire tank.

Puriti · 08-10-2005, 10:29 AM

That's great! Congrats! ^^

malkore · 08-10-2005, 12:09 PM

Its also a good idea to introduce new males or females from different gene pools. Fish naturally inbreed a lot, but you start ending up with deformities when teh pool gets too shallow.

mr86mister · 08-10-2005, 02:34 PM

keep us updated with your breeding program and all the stuff from your shop

i'm hoping to have a side shop for a hobby when i'm older

msmonih · 08-11-2005, 10:36 AM

Thanks everyone. We plan on separating the babies in another couple of weeks. We aren't able to sex every single one of them just yet. Some you can tell they are male/female others are still a little small to be sexed just yet. We also plan on introducing some new Guppies into our breeding program but we want to see how the 2 drops turn out first.

A good note: Our 29 g Guppy black female just dropped. We've caught (in the net breeder) about 7 of them. We think there's around 20 of them free swimming. Hopefully we can catch the majority. It seems that we have had good luck with using the net breeder for a few wks and then letting them become free swimmers.

Now we have 2 set of Fry Guppy one in the 90 g and one in the 29 g. Gotta get our Fry Holding tank up and running.

08-03-2005, 10:18 AM	#1
msmonih Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 52	Guppy Fry NEWLY BORN I am so happy. We successfully have one batch of Guppy Fry unfortunately some go caught in the filter - nothing I could do about it. They are in a 55 g tank and I need good filtration to keep good aquarium conditions. Putting a net over the filter makes it perform poorly. I was able to net about 20-30 of them. I know there about 20 or so (maybe more) hiding in the plants (it is very well planted, plus I threw in some more bushy plants) that I couldn't catch. I am setting up the 20 g for the fry because my other female Guppy is expecting to drop at any moment. I have the fry food that's needed. I know that I need to separate the males from the females at about 3-4 wks. I am hoping to get at least 2 males and 4 females out of the first batch to set up a breeding program. The rest will be for demonstration aquariums and to sell. Any feedback I would appreciate it. Have a wonderful day. __________________ More and More fish! My oh My! ~ Monica

08-03-2005, 05:21 PM	#3
mr86mister Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Syracuse, NY Posts: 776 Images: 27	congratulations!!! do you run a fish shop or just a side hobby of selling them? __________________ 20G High Semi-Aggressive, 5G Community 46 Bowfront Reef Tank, 2.5 Salwater Picotope 1.1 Normal Ball Pythons 3 Cats, 1 Choc. Lab, 1 Lop-Eared Bunny

08-04-2005, 06:10 AM	#4
Steven_Askham Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England / Posts: 1,144	Congrats __________________ 3 Foot : 4 Discus & 2 Blue Rams & 2 Bristlenose & 3 Cockatoo's 3 Foot : 2 Yellow Belly Turtles. 2 Foot: Salt Water

08-10-2005, 10:27 AM	#6
msmonih Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 52	I am happy to say the Guppy Fry are doing wonderfully. We have about 30 of them. They are getting bigger and we can see some have black tails. We can't tell the sex yet on them but I am just amazed at how these little fish grow. I do have to say it is fun when we feed them. They are now all free swimming in our community 55 g - no one bothers them and they all pretty much hang together in the plants except for a few of the brave ones that have always swam the entire tank. __________________ More and More fish! My oh My! ~ Monica

08-10-2005, 12:09 PM	#8
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	Its also a good idea to introduce new males or females from different gene pools. Fish naturally inbreed a lot, but you start ending up with deformities when teh pool gets too shallow. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

08-03-2005, 11:03 AM	#2
Puriti Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,596	YAY! congratulations! ^^ o.o you can determine the sex in 3-4 weeks? >_< I had to wait 2-3 months for my mollies @__@... oh well there was only 2 males anyways ^^; and personally I think the girls are prettier Hope they live!

08-10-2005, 10:29 AM	#7
Puriti Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,596	That's great! Congrats! ^^

08-10-2005, 02:34 PM	#9
mr86mister Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Syracuse, NY Posts: 776 Images: 27	keep us updated with your breeding program and all the stuff from your shop i'm hoping to have a side shop for a hobby when i'm older __________________ 20G High Semi-Aggressive, 5G Community 46 Bowfront Reef Tank, 2.5 Salwater Picotope 1.1 Normal Ball Pythons 3 Cats, 1 Choc. Lab, 1 Lop-Eared Bunny

08-11-2005, 10:36 AM	#10
msmonih Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 52	Thanks everyone. We plan on separating the babies in another couple of weeks. We aren't able to sex every single one of them just yet. Some you can tell they are male/female others are still a little small to be sexed just yet. We also plan on introducing some new Guppies into our breeding program but we want to see how the 2 drops turn out first. A good note: Our 29 g Guppy black female just dropped. We've caught (in the net breeder) about 7 of them. We think there's around 20 of them free swimming. Hopefully we can catch the majority. It seems that we have had good luck with using the net breeder for a few wks and then letting them become free swimmers. Now we have 2 set of Fry Guppy one in the 90 g and one in the 29 g. Gotta get our Fry Holding tank up and running. __________________ More and More fish! My oh My! ~ Monica

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