Use a cup to scoop them out if you don't have a tank divider (fish nets can injure them) - put them in a separate tank with water from the original tank - feed finely crushed up flake food.
2007-02-11 16:10:58
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answered by copperhead 7
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You can use a net - I have no idea what these other people think.
They sell fry/brine nets, with very fine netting - these work perfectly for them. They are babies, but not as sensitive as you think.
Yes tropical fish flakes crumbled up with your fingers is perfect. Do not add that much tho - they only need a little. Their stomachs are only the size of their eyes!
They sell fry food, but I have used it before and noticed no difference .
After they become older, I would separate the males and females unless you want a ton of fish. They breed like crazy and it is nearly impossible to find someone who will take them (other then food for bigger fish of course).
2007-02-11 17:55:08
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answered by Miss. Kitty 3
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use a net thats what i used only get one at a time out though cause you can easily lose them out of the net and make sure they get in the tank cause theyll die and you cant see them if you drop one and also get them out right away cause if you dont the moma fish eats them and you can feed them crushed flakes or brine shrimp and if you can go to www.guppie.com or www.guppies.com wich ever and theyll help you get a recipie on there that you can feed them its with carrrots and egg yolk it last up ti 4 days so throw it out on the third day or it wont be no good cause it spoils quick feed them that for a month and mix the crushed flakes with it for the first month and then after a whole month you can start feeding them just like the crushed flakes and if they sem not to like that very well then youll probally just have to feed them brine shrimp for 1 week or 2 and by then there old enough to start eating reall flakes and stuff also drop a algee chip in the water if they still seem to refuse the flake and theyll survive it you welcome happy valentines day
2007-02-13 17:20:03
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answered by Anonymous
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She'll be effective, and in case you dont choose any new fish, you may basically go away her in there to grant start and the toddlers will make nutritious snacks for the tank pals. in case you go with to maintain some, you may set up a breeding seize or a smaller/new tank purely for the toddlers. After a pair months (if no longer plenty quicker) you may positioned the toddlers back into the main suitable tank. basically comprehend, that when she is pregnant, she will shop the sperm for a protracted time. she would be able to likely shop protecting and laying until she dies over the path of three hundred and sixty 5 days. in case you get rid of her from different adult males, she would be able to nonetheless provide start yet will quit after some months and this would enable her to stay longer.
2016-11-03 05:15:40
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answered by Anonymous
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Get a breeding trap. Place the pregnant fish in the top section and when she gives birth,the babies will fall to the bottom. Use a separate tank just for this and let the babies grow without the mother or other bigger fish.They eat their own babies, Also,you could put the pregnant fish in a very densely planted tank,then remove her when the babies are born.
2007-02-11 16:24:08
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answered by DAGIM 4
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You should remove them by a cup because net will harm the baby guppies.Once u remove them feed them daffnia(small worms) or tetra bits (but keep the tetra bits in water then soak them and make it into pieces and then give the powder)
2007-02-11 16:14:04
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answered by ashley 2
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u can use a net. U dont need to feed them because they have internal yolks sacks that they live off of. U can almost see it. But u have to remove the babies as soon as possible because the other fish will dry to eat the babies.
2007-02-11 17:47:54
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answered by cheer_chic 1
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Don't catch the babies, move the mama.
When she looks ready to pop, put her in a nursery tank, or a net breeder. When she has them, take her out and leave the babies.
(easier to catch 1 large target than 50 tiny ones.)
There are breeder boxes that are great. They float on top of the tank and have a divider that fits into the bottom. The babies fall through the divider, but stay safe in the box, and mama can't reach them through the divider.
Makes it easier to move both mama and babies.
A turkey baster works well too, but the babies are fast!
There are special "live bearer" fry foods at petstores. They work great. Boiled, crumbled egg yolk is good too, but tends to dirty the water.
2007-02-11 16:23:00
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answered by Anonymous
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maybe u can get them after a few days ... they go straight to the bottom into the gravel if i remember correctly ... if ur worried about the other fish eating them then it would probably be best to remove the other fish to another tank .. i think they can get enough to eat from normal flake feeding ... just the junk that settles to the bottom should be enough ...
2007-02-11 16:18:18
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answered by Anonymous
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any way you catch them shouldn't hurt. Another thing to do is have lots of hiding places for them to hide and grow up around. They do make food specifically for baby fish, but I used to just gently grind up some flakes (be careful, too much and too finely ground will foul up your water really fast).
2007-02-11 16:14:30
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answered by Christop 4
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