Breeding guppies

[D-vanhorn90]

I have a male cobra guppy with 2 females in a ten gallon tank. What should be done to encourage them to start mating?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Add water , if that doesn't work feed them some frozen bloodworms and they'll start breeding endlessly.

 

[Cichildlife]

You really dont need to do much, you could keep your temp at 82degrees F that should kick start breeding

 

[D-vanhorn90]

Add water , if that doesn't work feed them some frozen bloodworms and they'll start breeding endlessly.

had them together for a day now. The females are equal size, one slightly larger than the male. Pictures might not be clear. I dont need to raise the temp at all?

 

[D-vanhorn90]

This is how the feme-bots look as of today. Its tge best picture I could get of them while their stomachs are full and slow moving. Idk if theyre prego. I had tge male in with them for about a week or more. I feed them every other day freeze dried bloodworms.

 

[BBradbury]

Breeding Guppies

Hello D...

A few ideas for the future. You don't need to buy male Guppies. Just buy the females. Males and females are raised together, so the females are already pregnant.

Since you already have a male, you need to get a couple of more females, so the male can take turns chasing one female at a time. This gives the other females a lot of rest.

Float some plants in the tank. Water sprite is the best. It provides nourishment for the fish and cover for the females and eventual fry.

You really need a larger tank. The smallest I'd recommend is 20 gallons. A 30 G is better. I keep Fancy Guppies, but in much larger tanks. Guppies need a lot of room to swim.

One other thing. If conditions aren't right, the females can put a hold on giving birth. Just something to keep in mind if you want to consider giving your Guppies a larger home.

B

 

[D-vanhorn90]

ive got babies about 12 so far. One females head is really dark is she in labor cause the other one doesnt have the spot.

 

[KonvictKeeper]

I'm not quite sure if that statement is correct, I keep 6 pairs of feeder guppies in a 10g and they seem quite happy and are breeding like dust.

 

[D-vanhorn90]

agreed. Im not going industrial here im trying to just get some babies if some fall, well thats nature. And I think im ok with just a ten, ten gallons are under-rated. And I also have a baby net and a 29 gallon tank. After I accumulate more babies im gonna put them in perhaps my 5 for a while or back in the ten and put the fems in the bigger tank. Idk either or they should be ok. Im more concerned with them getting food easily.

 

[D-vanhorn90]

heres the guppy fry