On pet stores, do they seperate female guppies from male guppies. And also how many males do I get for every female?
Are mollies the same?
2007-07-20 14:48:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
They keep them separated to keep the breeding line clean and also for customers to choose easier what they want
The ratio is 1 male to 2-3 females, and that rule goes actually for all live bearers
If you have more males then females, the males will chase the females to death due to stress
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-07-20 20:28:17 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the reason why they seperate them, is becuase that way breeders dont get random guppies spawns, that way you can pick the male and the female and get that mix, if they were mixed together, then any male can breed with any female and then breeders wont know what they will get.
not all stores do this, only real professional petstores will do this. If your not into selective breeding, you dont have to worry about it.
generally it is about 1 male for 3 females.
Mollies are the same in the term livebearers, but care is different. Mollies are alot larger and need a much bigger tank. They would also like alittle more aquarium salt in the water than guppies will.
If your a beginner, guppies are better, but make sure you have enough tank room.
2007-07-20 21:54:31 · answer #2 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are seperate. If not the pet store would have alot of baby guppies on their hands :)
As far as gender ratio goes, as long as you have more female's then you do males, it will be fine.
And I'm not sure if mollies are the same way, I've just recently began housing mollies.
2007-07-20 21:59:38 · answer #3 · answered by Meep 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they seperate them, And as for the number, IDK, but I got 1 male and 1 female guppy once. And boy it was a mistake! They have babies every 30 days, and pretty soon, I had almost 300 guppies and tons of tanks, I couldnt get rid of them fast enough!
2007-07-20 21:52:26 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Lindsay♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes they do but when they have a special one they try to breed it
i think its two males per female or is it two females per male
and mollies are some waht they same they are live bearers
but ive always had bad experices with mollies dont put guppies with mollies try maybe breeding sword tails or platies
2007-07-20 21:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by hopeless_romantic33z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best way it to go for a 2 to 1 with 2 female and 1 male or even better 3 females so he dosent chase them to death
and generaly for non coupling fish that will work even for molies
2007-07-20 21:54:00 · answer #6 · answered by c.c. M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, some pet stores separate them, not sure about mollies though...
2007-07-20 21:56:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋