i would lke to start my own guppy tank my mom had one (i think it was a 50 gal) and she had thousands it looked like. im not sure how many she started out with what would be a good amount to start in a 10-20 gal tank?
2007-06-26 07:49:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Start out with a 20 gallon tank, it's easier to keep up with and clean
Here are some links about cycling a tank as well as breeding guppies
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article14.html
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dks-ques%26va%3Dfemale%2Bguppies%26sz%3Dall&w=631&h=452&imgurl=zoology.okstate.edu%2Fzoo_lrc%2Fbiol1114%2Fpre-labs%2Fguppies%2Fimages%2Fmale%2Bfemale2.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fzoology.okstate.edu%2Fzoo_lrc%2Fbiol1114%2Fpre-labs%2Fguppies&size=31.1kB&name=male%2Bfemale2.jpg&p=female+guppies&type=jpeg&no=2&tt=226&oid=f0d6bdc6bd9cd46a&ei=ISO-8859-1
http://www.fishforever.co.uk/livebearers.html
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/categ.cfm?siteid=26&pCatId=768
Personnally I would start out with 2 males and 4 females
Don't forget to add real plants in your tank as well (good hiding places for your fry, since the mom eats their fry)
The main thumb rule is 1inch fish on 1 gallon of water
Good luck
Hope that helped
EB
2007-06-26 10:23:30 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To be completly safe, go with 1 guppy per gallon of water. You can actually push that guideline a LOT, as long as you have the tank well filtered and keep up the water changes. (I have 7 guppies and a 2" baby pleco in a 5gal tank, but dont tell the 1" rule Police) The tank will need some sort of filter, a small heater and a light if you want to grow plants. And only buy males unless you have space for LOTS of guppies. I have given away 50 guppies from my 18gal tank tank - this month. I wont say how many are left, but it's still overstocked ;-) Ian
2016-05-21 01:32:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get 3 males and 5 females. Guppies breed very quickly and give birth to quite a few, 15 or so. But nature takes it course and some die along the way, so you should end up with a reasonable amout in a short space of time. Good luck
2007-06-26 07:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by jo jo 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Becareful not to put too many fish in the tank at once. The water needs to cycle, PH, nitrates, nitrites... Start with 5 or so and then add more in a week. Most pet stores will test your water for free to see where your levels are at. Plants will also help cycle the water. Have fun!
2007-06-26 08:58:58 · answer #4 · answered by Wildfire Ranch Horse Rescue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want all the males to look the same, start with just one pair, or trio (1M, 2F). If you just want fish, 3 or 4 males and 5 or 6 females. If you have plants and ornaments for hiding places you will have lots of guppies in a few months.
2007-06-26 08:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by Brutha 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i just recently started with guppies and i have a 20 gallon tank with 8 guppies in there i have one pregnant one which i find her very interesting and i am very excited to see her deliver her babies. so 20 gallon tank would be good because thats what everybody suggested to me they said the bigger the better.
2007-06-26 07:59:13 · answer #6 · answered by sk8ter_gurl_157 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
ten or twenty guppy male and female
2007-06-26 07:53:10 · answer #7 · answered by always right 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋