I just bought 3 guppies from the store. 1 male 2 female. How long will it be before they begin mating? what are some things i need to know about how to raise the baby guppies?
2006-09-19 14:00:50 · 8 answers · asked by Metal 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
Female guppies store sperm for up to 5 batches of fry so your fish is already pregnant. They usually give birth once a month if the conditions of the tank are good but if they are stressed in any way they can have on to them for weeks longer. When you see a dark area above the females anal fin it is called the gravid spot and means that the guppy is pregnant (it is the frys' eyes). If you have a well-planted tank a large number of the fry should survive as they will eat off the plants and not come out into plain view as often, they can eat a finely ground version of whatever you feed the adults. That way they can share the same heater and filtration system (water condition affects the growth rate of fry more then feeding). There is a theory that if you feed your guppies live food they will not be as interested in their fry, so many people feed live brine shrimp to their fish. They are easy to raise at home, you can buy kits at pet stores that only require pop bottles and an air pump. Young fry can be sexed at two weeks. After a good feed you will notice that the male fry get a large chest and the females get a large belly. The fry can get pregnant at three weeks so you can wait until then to look for a gravid spot. Feeds like beef heart (you can buy it frozen at pet stores) and earthworm flakes increase the lifespan and number of fry.
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2006-09-20 01:06:30 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have some guppies and bought a lot of real aquarium plants and let them float along the top of my tank and I didn't have to seperate the babies from the bigger fish. I'm betting some got eaten, but I had TONS. So many I had to give several away. I just crumbled up the flakes really well and they ate that.
2006-09-19 14:10:56 · answer #2 · answered by crazy_assky_chic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A month or so for babies. Make sure you have a ton of plants the males will eat the babies. A breeder tank is nice. Just floats in the tank. you put the moms in there before they go in to labor and the babies fall through a slit into their own section.
2006-09-19 15:08:04 · answer #3 · answered by niaflower 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have small river rocks in the bottom of my tank, so the babies can hide between/under them in the gaps. I started with 2 or 3 fish and now I have aprox. 40-50 fish and their not slowing down any on the baby having.
2006-09-19 21:24:15 · answer #4 · answered by Manda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just need to feed the babies...after you separate them from the parents because they will eat the little ones. They're probably already breeding if they appear old enough...the gestation period is 22-26 days.
2006-09-19 14:03:31 · answer #5 · answered by Shaun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want your baby fish grow faster, set your tempature to 82 F. They grow faster when the water tempature is higher.
2006-09-19 14:30:36 · answer #6 · answered by Adam 45653 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't really mate u just watch and feed
2006-09-19 15:38:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
give it a month and youll have ur first batch of babies
2016-01-02 13:37:11 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋