Hi I have about 15-12 baby guppies they are about 2 weeks old and I have 3 black tettras, 2 neons and 2 female guppies and 4 male guppies what i want to know is when I can let out the 15-12 baby guppies out of the hatterie any help would be helpful
2007-07-23 23:30:58 · 9 answers · asked by SpikeandTusken 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Your best bet is to put a tank divider only for the baby guppies until they are as big as the others or they could be chased by the black widow .tetras
2007-07-25 07:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always found that baby Guppiess survive no matter what you do, in the end, you could end up with a Guppie fish soup in your tank, they breed so well, but the Tetras will keep their numbers in order, don't worry, they are great little survivors!
2007-07-23 23:35:12 · answer #2 · answered by Greybeard 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can let them out when they are big enough not to get eaten. The tetras are aggressive and will eat the babies if they are too small. It will take about 4 months for them to get big enough to be able to be with the others. Don't rush it. I like to use two tanks, one for the adult fish and one for the babies. It's safer that way. Good luck.
2007-07-23 23:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by a10cowgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go ahead and swith the babaies to the tank but make sure that they have somewhere tohide untile their around 1 1/2 months old just a few fake plants will due
2007-07-24 08:35:04 · answer #4 · answered by Still learning 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you plenty of weed in your tank this acts a good hiding place for small fish to get out of the way of larger ones.Neon's and Tetra don't as a rule attack small fish
2007-07-23 23:40:55 · answer #5 · answered by Goldy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
out of my own experience, I would usually let them out when they were around 4-6 weeks old
But now, I don't use these breeders anymore, only a lot of plants in the tank and I still have a lot of babies and they also grow a lot faster
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-07-24 10:14:19 · answer #6 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best thing to do is to put them in a totally separate tank until they have grown to at least half the size of the full grown guppies.
I use to breed fish, so I think this is really good advice.
also grind up the fish food very small, and or feed them brine shrimp, you can hatch it yourself from eggs in salt water, or purchase it at a pet store.
2007-07-23 23:37:14 · answer #7 · answered by Thoughtfull 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As soon as they are big enough that they won't fit into the tetras or other guppies mouths!
2007-07-23 23:33:35 · answer #8 · answered by Me 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i let mine out after 6 weeks and they were fine let them out near a big plant they should stay together and if one is attacked they will all swim off together and let them out in the dark
2007-07-24 13:00:24 · answer #9 · answered by romfordhammer1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋