HELP!
2006-06-27 16:29:00 · 12 answers · asked by emmi m 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
It depends if you have any bigger fish in the tank if it is in a tank with just Guppies and other small fish such as tetras, swordtails, or platys then you can let them out when they are about little over a centemeter. If you there are bigger fish the wait alittle longer. the key rule is make sure the baby guppies are bigger then the size of the mouth of the biggest fish.
2006-06-27 16:51:11 · answer #1 · answered by Ray S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They must be getting their color already, otherwise they are bite size for the other guppies, to protect your baby fry plant enough plants so that they can hide in them until they feel safe to come out. I used to breed my guppies among the adults and had so many females spawning at the same time that they eventually, don't eat the little ones any more, so try that the next time your female spawns. Or try introducing them at meal times, while the adult guppies are eating, they won't know the difference when their meal is finished
2006-06-29 03:13:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
baby guppies can live among the adults as long as they have places to hide......if they couldn't survive with the adults, how could guppies possibly breed in the wild? just make sure the adults are well fed and the babies have a place to hide. They'll probably stay near the bottom, to give them food that sinks so they don't have to swim to the top and risk getting hurt by the adults.
2006-06-28 10:10:34 · answer #3 · answered by Kwen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh how cute! They will have to be full size, or they will be eaten by the others I think. When I was a little kid, on the last day of school I got to take home guppies that were in the fishtank in class. Well when I put them in the tank with the goldfish, one by one, the little guppies went bye bye.
2006-06-28 04:47:44 · answer #4 · answered by Fun and Games 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After four to six weeks, they will be big enough to add to your main tank. You can actually sex them at three weeks, and it is recommend to separate the sexes as soon as you can tell what's male and what's female. Otherwise, you'll end up with a whole lot more guppies.
2006-06-27 18:25:22 · answer #5 · answered by birdistasty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plant live plants in your aquarium thickly enough and they can stay in with the adults. That's what I do and when the guppies are born, they just stay in the tank and grow up there.
2006-06-27 18:57:33 · answer #6 · answered by Jakedzz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From my experience, I find that baby livebearer fish can survive with mom and dad at about a centimeter or so in length. This is a bit big, methinks, but better safe than sorry :D
2006-06-28 06:01:21 · answer #7 · answered by DarkOneSaysJump 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty big. You need some place for the babies to hide. Either in real or plastic plants that look kind of hairy. I can't remember the name now.
2006-06-27 16:35:33 · answer #8 · answered by Darby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once they are bigger than an adult guppies mouth they are safe.
2006-06-27 21:55:38 · answer #9 · answered by deenerzz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big enough so that they cannot be eaten and won't be harassed. So at least half the size of the adult.
2006-06-27 16:35:44 · answer #10 · answered by plaidplaty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋