Hi, I've never bred guppies before. I have 3 females, that I sort of inherited. Happens to me a lot with fish....
I know they are fancy guppies, and I know that my pet store sells fancy male guppies. I also know that I should have more females than males.
So I am going to buy 2 males, and add them to my tank.
I just have a few questions.
1. Can I breed other types of guppies with my fancy ones?
My pet store seems to have a pretty large selection, especially males.
2. I use a 100W submersible heater, which is automatic. Should I get a different heater that I can specifically adjust the temperature? Or is that not entirely important.
3. If intend to try different crossbreeds between guppies (if it is possible),
does it matter what male-female species combination I use?
4. Is a diet of tropical flakes, spirulina, and frozen brine shrimp a complete enough diet for pregnant females?
5. The tank my guppies are in is a 10g, which they are soon to have all to themselves. When fry arrive, is 3g enough to hold them? It has a sponge filter, for tanks from 3-5gal. The adults I mean. It seems easiest to move the adults from the tank, not the fry, until they can't be eaten. How many adult guppies could I humanely keep in 3g with a decent filter?
6. How quickly do fry grow? Will they be ready to be with adults after a week or so?
Also any other tips that a person might have for me, would be appreciated.
Guppy fry might be a little off in the future, but a large pet store right across the street from my house is going out of business right now, so a list of equipment needed would be handy.
70% savings is ideal buying time. lol
I know they are fancy guppies, and I know that my pet store sells fancy male guppies. I also know that I should have more females than males.
So I am going to buy 2 males, and add them to my tank.
I just have a few questions.
1. Can I breed other types of guppies with my fancy ones?
My pet store seems to have a pretty large selection, especially males.
2. I use a 100W submersible heater, which is automatic. Should I get a different heater that I can specifically adjust the temperature? Or is that not entirely important.
3. If intend to try different crossbreeds between guppies (if it is possible),
does it matter what male-female species combination I use?
4. Is a diet of tropical flakes, spirulina, and frozen brine shrimp a complete enough diet for pregnant females?
5. The tank my guppies are in is a 10g, which they are soon to have all to themselves. When fry arrive, is 3g enough to hold them? It has a sponge filter, for tanks from 3-5gal. The adults I mean. It seems easiest to move the adults from the tank, not the fry, until they can't be eaten. How many adult guppies could I humanely keep in 3g with a decent filter?
6. How quickly do fry grow? Will they be ready to be with adults after a week or so?
Also any other tips that a person might have for me, would be appreciated.
Guppy fry might be a little off in the future, but a large pet store right across the street from my house is going out of business right now, so a list of equipment needed would be handy.
70% savings is ideal buying time. lol