Wayne487
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Yes possibly. I would get a couple more females and just keep an eye on them. I think with 5 females it would be okay.
those guppies will completely take over if youre not careful! i wouldve gone with all female
I had no intention of getting any females at first then I intended on only having a few but now if I have to put females with males I'm screwed. The reason I got the males is the colours and lets face it the females don't look half as nice as the males
You aren't screwed necessarily. If you don't want babies then just let the other fish eat them. But I do think if you got more female for the males they would be less aggressive.
I wouldn't put females in- the aggression will just be redirected- the females will be harassed and nipped at PLUS you will be over run with fry in a matter of months.
I had a tiny fry I couldn't catch in a planted 6ft tank. As it grew to half an inch it became clear that it was a male. It began chasing and nipping my juvenile Congo tetras, and since my African cats hadn't obliged me by eating him, I had to do it myself. Lucky for me he is as dumb as he is randy- he was the easiest fish I've ever netted. Now he's in a tank with the rest of his kind- I can't give them away quick enough (lfs here won't take home bred guppies)
Are the guppies just nipping at each other, or are they nipping the other fish too?
Do you have plants and wood in your tank? As well as providing cover, it gives them more opportunities to forage. If you have one particular guppy that is a bully, I'd rehome him.
Sounds like you have it sorted
I like to boil my driftwood and then soak it till it sinks. Having said that, I have a 5' piece in my 6' tank that I couldn't prepare other than blasting it with a pressure washer. It's being held down with a couple of rocks till it sinks- should take a couple of months. I had a piece that took 6 months once- it was so buoyant that I had to resort to using a 10kg dumbbell to hold it down.
I don't have access to a pressure washer or able to boil it because I want a rather large piece, would soaking it in the bath with as much boiling water as possible from the kettle work? How long should I soak it for?
Thanks for all the help btw pixie
they have pressure washers at those diy carwashes.
you could also soak it in a cooler