I am getting guppies...?

Question

I am getting guppies from my brother. I have a ten gallon tank and I am hoping to breed my females and make a profit for them. But I need advice on this. I am totally new to this guppy breeding thing. I have 2 bettas (they will NOT be in with the guppies I promise!) a female and male and they are my life. I know everything about them and overall Betta's. But I only know that you need to feed guppies alot! please reply to this and/or e-mail me! HELP!!!

Answer 1

You will not make a profit from raising guppies.

At least not in a 10 gallon tank.

Nice ambition, holds no "water" in the real world though.

Answer 2

For the record... u will not make a profit from breding guppies so dont breed fishes trying to make the big bucks. do it if u like it, thats fine.. but dont breed them for money as u will not get it.

as for th betta comment...maybe.

Anyway, guppies isnt that hard, u basically let them live and they will breed. True breeders have 4-5 tanks about 55 gallons to raise the fry.

Just like in bettas, u should have a larger tank for raising the fry. It should be bare bottom and have a sponge filter. Live plants will provide added filteration and cover.

I feed all of my baby fishes, hikari first bits. This seems to be readily taken and help them develop.

Answer 3

To make a profit breeding guppies,first get some show winning stock,then get a dozen or so good books,learn how to show guppies on the national level,win a couple of big name shows,get 40 or so more ten gallon aquariums.Get my point?
Please do learn about breeding fish, and have a whole bunch of fun,but there are professional breeders all over the World that will be competing for your profits and you can't beat them.
Spawning all sorts of fish is fun,but making a profit requires more than care and dedication.

Answer 4

Hi,
Guppies are literally the easiest fish to breed and when you get them from stores they are 99% pregnant, unless they bred already. A 10 gallon tank is great for lots of guppies. If you want your baby guppies to live buy a breeding trap put a v-insert which comes with it and let the mother breed. Feed the mother normally in the breeding trap. Remenber only put 1 mother in the breeding trap.
If you want to know if your guppy is pregnant they should have a big tommy and a dark gavid spot on the end of the belly. Heres a picture of a pregnant guppy http://www.akvariumas.lt/galerija/poecilidae/poecilia/reticulata/003.jpg
Heres a piicture of a breeding trap they should cost aroun 5-7 dollars.http://www.fishandfins.co.uk/images/10933.jpg
I used that breeding trap and it worked fine. In the end i had lots of guppies!
Here is some info:
Common names: Guppy, Millions Fish
Scientific/Latin names: Lebistes reticulatus, Poecilia reticulata
Maximum length: Males 0.5 to 1.5 inches, females 1.5 to 2.5 inches
Colors: Red, blue, yellow, black, white, gold, green, and many more
Temperature preference: 65 to 75 degrees F, can withstand about 50 to 100 degrees F (60 to 90 for fancy varieties)
pH preference: 7 to 8.5
Hardness preference: Moderate to hard
Salinity preference: 1 Tablespoon per 3-5 gallons
Compatibility: Good but prone to chasing and nipping same and other species, voracious eaters of egg-laid fry
Life span: 2 to 5 years
Ease of keeping: Easy if water is not too soft or low in salts
Ease of breeding: Easy

Answer 5

Get a fancy male and a couple of females...a filter...a heater....some plants....gravel.....and a breeder tank. The temp should be around 24 - 28oC for them to breed...ask in the pet store for some conditioners for the water....they will probably have babies in less than 2 months and you should seperate them from the rest of the guppies and when the mother is ready to give birth, she will have a black graving spot on her tummy and she will go fat....then separate her from the rest and she should give birth...feed them 1-2 times a day with any food- i use 'fancy guppy' food little pellets you can use flakes but they dont seem to eat them much...for the babies buy, 'First Bites' and feed them 3-4 times a day...

Answer 6

hi i have had guppy's since about September. i bought a male and female. the females have a live birth so they carry the baby's inside of them. you need a heater, a filter and 3females to 1 male because they reproduce real fast. and if you only have one female she will be breeding to much and might die. once you have the baby's i suggest taking them out of the water. the females take about 1 month to reproduce. leave the baby's in a smaller container in the tank so that the mom or other fish cant get to them the mom will eat her young. you should leave alight on them. feed them egg yolk that comes from a hard boiled egg. and crushed up fish food. they don't need food for a few days they will feed off of their umbilical cord. you can put them in the tank in about 3/4weeks. good luck

Answer 7

there is not something sufficiently enormous interior of your funds in case you desire to have guppies. Sorry. :/ Guppies want a minimum of a ten gallon (38 liter) tank. they're tropical fish and could want a heater. they're additionally very social fish and may well be stored in communities of 5 or greater. a ten gallon could carry a team of seven adult males and doubtless a snail or some shrimp. in spite of the undeniable fact that, in case you are able to not discover the money for the bigger tank, then are not getting the guppies. i in my view motivate you to re-examine the bettas. for sure you're able to in user-friendly terms save one, yet those are magnificent little fish with a ton of character. i've got have been given 2 bettas in different setups suitable now, plus i've got have been given a touch betta sorority happening at paintings, and enable me enable you to already know, not considered one of those fish is an identical. all of them have their guy or woman quirks and are in basic terms so relaxing to observe and work together with. For a betta, a ten liter or greater with a heater and small filter out could be great. you additionally can save a snail or some shrimp with one. i understand bettas have a popularity for being uninteresting and uninteresting fish, yet this in basic terms isn't real. A betta could be plenty greater useful on your funds, and that i in my view do not think of you will experience sorry approximately it in any respect. :)

Answer 8

well, the first thing is to get quality breeding stock usually found by a reputable guppy breeder. The one's in the store are commercially raised. for more just click on the link

Answer 9

guppys are easy to breed the best way if you are not sure what to do is get a book from the library but you shuoldnt have any problems they are the easiest tropicals to breed
good luck

Answer 10

keep the heat around 82 and make shaw you have lots of place for your fry to hide,/you need 2 males to 4 femails to bread well . good luck with them.