Guppies I need help! please please!!

colorful fishy lover · New member Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 2

How much should i feed my adult guppies? how many times i dont wanna starve them but i dont wanna over feed them. also is there a way to tell if a guppy is pregant what do i do if she is i dont want her or the others shes with to eat the little ones Smile

i need some help thanks

Fish Addict · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:20 am Post subject:

hello colorful fishy lover

how many guppies do you have ?

and you can tell if the guppy is pregent if it has a black spot (gravid) on its tummy

and you should put feed only what they can eat in 2-3 mins scoop the rest out twice daily

nick_no_11 · Member Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 66 Location: usa

thats the same way with feeder guppys isnt it??

Cleo1668 · Member Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 53 Location: NJ

If your guppy is pregnant you should put her in a breeding cage. They sell ones that you put in your tank. They have a V-Slot that goes in the cage. The adult guppy stays on top of the V-slot and when she gives birth the fry fall down through the slot to the bottom of the cage. That way she isn't able to get to them.

Here's a picture of one:
http://www.pets-warehouse.com/vpasp/shopdisplayproducts.asp?search=yes#

colorful fishy lover · New member Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 2

Thank you guys so much i have 2 guppies however they are mixed with a bottom feeder and 2 other fish that the petstore said would be ok together. Do you know if there is a high chance of my mamma guppy getting pregant with just one male? Thank you again for helping me out the pet store wasn't that great for helping me. Your the best

Fish Addict · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:33 pm Post subject:

if you have 1 male and 1 female the female is going to very stressed

Cleo1668 · Member Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 53 Location: NJ

cherylmason323 · Member Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Indiana

I had three male guppies and the biggest one of the three would always pick on the littler ones until I got about six females and they've calmed down a lot. ^____^ Hope this helps! I'm a newbie but I'm picking up fishy facts very quickly!

Hai · Member Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 25

dear colorful fishy lover,
1) Feed them in the morning and in the evening. Feed them until they lose interest to the last pellet you throw it.
2) You keep watching whether a female is pregnant because you want to separate them to a spawning tank. If you put some aquatic plants in the tank for the fries to hide then you do not have to keep watching the pregnant female. A few fries will be eaten by their mom right after delivery but that is part of the guppy's nature. Interrupt it and the nature law will get messy.