If i have a 2-3inch female guppie, And if i put her in with 17 males ( only about 1inch each in size)... Will they kill her?
2007-07-16 07:21:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
They might not kill her but they will pester her alot and she might die from stress! They will constantly trying to chase her and mate with her that she will be way too stressed out. I had 2 female guppies once and I put it in a tank with 5 males and the males were very agressive and both females died. With guppies you should usually have a 2 or 3 female to 1 male ratio.
2007-07-16 07:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by Quillaya 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will find that the male guppies will pester her and nip fins this will eventually kill her. I have found a ratio of two females to one male works well - I have bred lots of these fish and it never ceases to amaze me when the female gives birth!
2007-07-16 07:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by michelle b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, males won't kill her, but each male will be driven to mate with that one female! it's stressful!
1 against 17, i wonder how long will she survives....
i suggest you add moe females, or decrease the numbers of males (i'm not saying you kill 'em, just give 'em away or something)
hope this helps
2007-07-17 01:40:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably you should have 2-3 females to every 1 male. trust me in time u'll have like 50!
2007-07-16 07:59:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they might because there are to many males with just 1 female and trust me that happened to me
2007-07-16 09:56:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry, but that is nuts, they will chase her to death because some of them will try to mate with her
How big is your tank by the way?
Do you have real plants in there?
EB
2007-07-16 11:38:29 · answer #6 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they should not kill her but they will multiply and then they could kill the babies but after awhile they will get used to it.
2007-07-16 07:44:16 · answer #7 · answered by Krissy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they won't kill her
2007-07-16 07:27:41 · answer #8 · answered by str8talker 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋