2007-10-07 06:31:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Hello Morris B ,
Yes. The mother and any other fish in the tank will eat the fry unless you can isolate them.
If you can isolate them for their own safety you will need to feed them using proper fry food.
You should go to you local aquarium shop and get their advice and the correct food.
I recommend a professional aquarium shop rather than a pet shop as they are likely to know more about your fish and their needs.
Poseidon
2007-10-07 06:37:20 · answer #1 · answered by Poseidon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The mother will NOT eat them. Guppies have some sort of chemical/ scent in them so the mother knows which ones are hers and will not eat them. Any other guppies (or just any other fish) that are not the mother will eat them though. I'd recommend seperating them anyway.
2007-10-07 11:30:56 · answer #2 · answered by Nic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes she will, the guppies need a place to go to get away from her, maybe a seashell that they can swim into. They sell mesh wire that you put the pregnant mother into and then when she gives birth you take her out, that is really the best way to go. However that is too late for you, so just give them somewhere to hide that other fish can't get into.
2007-10-07 06:35:00 · answer #3 · answered by replexgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably, unless they have lots of sea grass to hide in. You can buy a guppy nursery that will prevent mom or other guppies from canabalizing the babies.
2007-10-07 06:34:38 · answer #4 · answered by P B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depens on the mother. if she is well fed and she has had babys before then she probably won't eat them. Make sure there is a good place for them to hide or put them in another tank. There are little boxes you can buy that you put on the edge of your tank that the babyies can live in so that they won't eat eaten.
2007-10-07 06:49:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes! i used to have guppies and the moms do eat the babies, if there is somewhere for them to hide (like lots of grass) they will hide. if not they will all get eaten. you can buy a box net that you can put them in so they won't get eaten.
2007-10-07 06:42:49 · answer #6 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must transfer Your kissing guppies into a separte tank to the babies
2007-10-07 06:34:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well im not guppy expert but i think u should remove the mother till they get bigger just to be save b/c the fish dosent know whats her babys so she might eat them
2007-10-07 06:33:25 · answer #8 · answered by CLiff c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, They will become dinner. Take them out into another bowl or place a shelter in the tank where they can hide.
2007-10-07 06:32:57 · answer #9 · answered by High.Blue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes she will you need to put some kind of hiding place for them in the tank you can buy them at pet stores or you could put something in yourself.
2007-10-07 06:33:56 · answer #10 · answered by souless one 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋