Should I wait until they are born in the main tank then scoop them out into the breeding net, OR risk premature labour (if im wrong about the imminent birth) and put her into the breeding net now? Which is best?
2007-09-26 03:03:31 · 13 answers · asked by pumpkinuk 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Once they are born which if she looks pregnant should'nt be long (remember guppies are live bearers). Scoop them in to a nursery net to seperate from the adults as they will eat any young. The fry will get on fine if you feed them 3-4 drops of live bearer fry food which you can buy from pet shops 3-4 times a day depending on how many fry you have. once they are about a week old you can crumble in some flaked foods. Once they look big enough not to be eaten they can be put back in with the adults. Ps if you can't find any live bearer fry food you can make your own by par boiling some potatoes put them in a jar with some ot the aquarium water and leave for about 3 days and the fry will be able to take some of that.
2007-09-26 08:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by fiona b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got a new batch of fry yesterday. From past experience, I can tell you that these babies are almost impossible to scoop up and put into the net. You should buy one of these cool little tanks with two levels, designed just for this purpose, you put the mama in the top level, and when she has her fry, they drop down into the bottom level through these holes, now the babies are separated from the mama and she won't eat them. But if you don't want to buy one of these, you should wait until she starts acting funny and not moving around much, you may also notice her looking for hiding places for her fry. Another thing you could do is when she has the babies, get a bucket and scoop up the dangerous fish, including the mama, and put them in the bucket, then you just sprinkle some finely crushed food over in the spot where you will put the net and they should all go over to the spot, then you install the net.
2007-09-29 11:39:41 · answer #2 · answered by Guppy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi when ours gave before ours gave birth we had her in a little tank in the big tank on here own so noone could get to her, or her babies when she had them. I dont know what there called though but all pet places sell them.
But be warned though alot do get eaten, and you might end up with no babies.
Ours gave birth twice and the first time was ok and quite a few surived and then the second time none of them did.
But you need to put her into a seperate compartment in the tank now, and not a breeding net.
2007-09-26 03:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all you don't have to encourage anything, the male knows what to do. You can tell males by the beautiful colors, they have longer colorful tail fins. The females will be very plain looking. The males will dance around the girls showing off for her, she may run away, but don't worry, he's VERY persistent! You can tell females are pregnant by the way they become fatter, also on their underside (before the tail) it will appear very dark and the closer it gets for her to have babies (live babies) the larger the spot will appear. She needs to be put in a cage made for guppies, because she will eat the tiny babies. The cage is clear and has two parts, she will be in the top half of it. The babies will fall to the bottom, and go thru a crack in the other half and be safe from her. They don't cost much, think wal-mart has them. Both mom and dad will eat the babies, thats why it's better to seperate her. You will also need a small net, they are a couple dollars, just in case she has them in the tank Be really careful with the little guys. Babies can eat flake food also, just ground it between your fingers real good. Good luck& have fun watching them grow-I know I did.
2016-04-06 01:50:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What other fish do you have in the tank? If its a guppy-only tank then you could probably just have a lot of hiding places for the fry and net them out after they are born.
2007-09-26 10:27:21 · answer #5 · answered by gamexeater 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The breeding net? If you put her in there with the babies in a small area, they most likley would get eaten. Id just watch the mother carefully and see if you see a little baby swimming at the surface and just net them or scoop them in a small cup
2007-09-26 03:07:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a special breeding/fry trap. It was a small plastic box that floated at the top of the water, it had a false bottom with slits in it that allowed the fry to swim through into a safe area for them. the mother would be in the top and could not get to the fry to eat them.
Below is a selection of the type of things I mean.
2007-09-26 20:56:27 · answer #7 · answered by kenhallonthenet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would put her into the breeding tank - I have done it before and its fine. If you let her give birth into the tank, they could all get eaten within minutes. But keep a close eye on her while shes in the trap.
2007-09-26 07:47:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't move the female. That really louses them up. If you want to establish separate birthing quarters,get a separate tank,cycle it with a nice sponge filter, and add lots of cheap floating and bunch plants and move the female about two weeks before she gives birth. (if you can see the fry's eyes developing in the Gravid spot,it's almost too late to move the mother.)
2007-09-26 03:20:56 · answer #9 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It Will be easier for you to Pop the expectant mother in a Nursery Tank.
As once the Babies are born you'll have problems getting them in a net(Plus other fish WILL eat them very quickly).
2007-09-26 03:08:14 · answer #10 · answered by J. Charles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋