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This article was co-written by Marshall Stephens. Marshall Stephens is an aquarist at Private Oceans Aquariums in West Palm Beach, Florida. Marshall has over 20 years of experience in the aquatic industry and is primarily focused on captive animals. He is knowledgeable about marine and tropical aquatic species, and is a contributor to the Loggerhead Marine Life Center in Jupiter, Florida.
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Guppies have beautiful colors, lovely faces and are easy to care for. What more could you expect from a fish? If you want an aquarium full of these beautiful little fish, you should learn how to breed and care for their beautiful fry.
Steps
Breeding guppies
- Number of fish: Generally, you will need to choose one male and two or three females for breeding. If there is only one male and one female, the male will often become aggressive chasing the female around the tank. If the ratio of male to female is 1:3, the attention of the male will be shared among the three females, thereby reducing the pressure on the female.
- Color Patterns: Guppies come in several basic color patterns, including Wild (gray or olive), Albino (light or white, red eyes), Blonde (light with black dots) and Blue (blue). iridescent sun).
- Tail Shape: The tail shape of guppies can take many forms, from rounded caudal fins to sword fins. Guppies come in many shapes and sizes, but the most common are Delta (wide triangle), Fantail (fan shape) and Round tail (small circle).
- Do not lay gravel on the tank floor. Gravel is a stone or imitation stone used to line the bottom of the aquarium. Non-gravel aquariums are good for fry because they can be cleaned easily and you can also see how many fry are alive or how much food they have.
- Java moss, also known as spawning moss, is a good shelter for guppies.
- Some of the signs that fish are about to give birth are: lethargy and aloof, shivering (contractions), hanging around a heater, refusing to eat or letting go of food.
Care of fry
- If you can’t be present when spawning, you need to make sure to provide the fry with plenty of aquatic plants to hide in.
- Newly spawned fry need to be fed with saltwater shrimp for best growth. If you want to treat guppies, put some boiled spinach in the aquarium.
How to make fry food
- Place pellets/flakes in a zippered plastic bag.
- Grind until the fish food turns into a fine powder.
- Feed the fish a small amount.
- Mix different foods that are high in protein.
- If the food is too big, the fry will not eat. In that case, you should buy food specifically for fry.
- Dip the toothpick in the water, then in the food powder and then back in the water.
Advice
- If the male won’t fertilize the female, try putting another male in the jar and place it next to the breeding tank. This will stimulate the male to mate when he sees a competitor. If that doesn’t work either, you may have to choose another male to breed.
- Try pairing males and females with a particular color and fin shape that you like to make sure the fry have the look you want.
- Do not stock many different species of fish with the guppies, they will stress the breeding pairs and eat all the fry they see.
- Donate or sell guppies if you have too many fry in your tank; otherwise, they will not grow and will eat each other’s tails.
- Try not to overcrowd the aquarium, as that will cause the fish to become stressed, aggressive and may attack other fish.
- Use 2 separate tanks, one for the adult fish, and one for the fry (wait until the fry are about 1.2 cm in size before placing them in the other tank).
- If the female gives birth, you need to transfer the mother to another tank; if not, maybe the mother fish will eat the fry.
- Choose a tank of the right size for the fry before spawning.
- Do not check the fish too often to avoid stressing the fish and they will not spawn.
- Place a plastic bottle to keep the fry safe in the aquarium. Put food in the bottle so they can swim in to eat.
- Try adding hydroponics or placing a safety tube in the aquarium.
- Try to use two breeding tanks if you use this method. One tank for fry, one tank for spawning female.
Warning
- If the male is too aggressive towards the female, you can try creating more hiding places for the female, such as artificial plants and small shelters. If the male is still aggressive and won’t mate, you need to remove the fish, as this is a bad trait for reproduction (aggressive behavior is not common in guppies) and can harm the female.
Things you need
- Four aquariums: A 30 liter tank for adult males, a 30 liter tank for adult females, a 60 liter tank for breeding and a 45-60 liter tank for fry
- Heater, thermometer and lightweight water purifier for each tank
- Live or frozen saltwater shrimp, worms, puree flakes, grass worms, or special fry food
- Plants (aquatic and/or artificial plants)
- Small racket
- Fish tank cleaning tools
- Seashells can be used as a good shelter for fry if you don’t want to spend money on them
This article was co-written by Marshall Stephens. Marshall Stephens is an aquarist at Private Oceans Aquariums in West Palm Beach, Florida. Marshall has over 20 years of experience in the aquatic industry and is primarily focused on captive animals. He is knowledgeable about marine and tropical aquatic species, and is a contributor to the Loggerhead Marine Life Center in Jupiter, Florida.
This article has been viewed 74,490 times.
Guppies have beautiful colors, lovely faces and are easy to care for. What more could you expect from a fish? If you want an aquarium full of these beautiful little fish, you should learn how to breed and care for their beautiful fry.
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