how come some of my guppie fry are eating the outher guppie fry???

Answer 1

well i had the same problem i have guppies old of a month and i have Fry's born a few days ago and i want to put them together but the bigger guppies attacked the smaller ones so i had too separate them.maybe the big guppies thought that the fry was food for them

Answer 2

Like theseeker said, this is just "natural" for these fish. Think of it as population control in a way. The fittest shall survive, and you won't wind up with a boatload of fish in your tank. IF you want to save these fry, scoop them up and put them in another tank or a breeding net and then help them get along until they are big enough to go back in to the tank. Keep in mind that fry require optimal water conditions to grow and thrive. So it's really a personal choice whether to put the mother in a breeding net prior to her having the fry, then removing the mother when she's done having them, or to just let her have them in the tank, and take your chances on some of them surviving. There is no right or wrong answer here, it's all a matter of personal choice. And personally, unless you are ready to set up another full tank for the fry when they get bigger, you may want to opt for "natures way". In the alternative, talk to your local fish store and see if they'd be willing to either purchase or take these guys off your hands when they get big enough. Remember however, that they will want quality fish, not just the typical run of the mill fish (i.e. the fancier/prettier, the better). I have worked out a deal with my LFS and they now purchase the platys that I breed, because I have proven that they are quality, well bred fish. I purchased my breeders from a reputable breeder in the area also, not the LFS. So, it's all in how far in to it you want to get. I hope this helps in some way. Good luck!! ;o)

Answer 3

Most fish when they lay their eggs/give birth (for live bearers like guppies) immediately see the fry/eggs as food. Even the mother of the fry will eat the babies. This is why they make breeder nets and breeder tanks, as you cannot safely keep most fish species in the same tank as their fry, or they will eat the fry.

Answer 4

Because the fry could fit into their mouths. To avoid this problem in the future, put your larger fry into the adult tank when they are about twice the size of of their birth.

Answer 5

My platy had fry contained regionally tank that had a African dwarf frog in it. whilst i grow to be searching for the fry interior the tank they have been very in general hiding with the ADF under flora and the ADF did no longer seem to worry them.

Answer 6

Survival of the fittest. Too many babies for the environment so some have to go to insure the food supply for the strongest to survive.

Answer 7

In crowded aquaria the rule is,if it fits in your mouth, you can eat it. The second item is, all aquaria are crowded.(compared to any lake,stream or ocean.