Elly
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I got two males from my LFS and they aren’t as pretty as some of the ones I have had in the past so I am going to keep my eyes peeled for some winners and replace the ones I got today. If not, I hope they carry the genes I want. (They were only 33ยข together so no big loss if I end up replacing them.) I discovered that my 9 baby fancy guppies belong to the half black female I have… I have a gorgeous yellow “tattooed” male (he’s not very big or larged finned but has stunning markings) and I’m hoping that some of his traits are present in her (and all of my females’) next batches. Does anyone know if half black is a dominant coloring over others? Or what colorings are dominant for guppies?
Any suggestions as to how to keep their temp. regulated during the 4 hour car ride? And should I put half of their aquarium water in a tupperwear so they aren’t stressed by the water change too? I don’t know if they have hard water or soft water over there and I might have the opposite… Should I bag all the fish together? Or bags with each kind; ie: frogs in one, guppies in another, neons in one, etc.? What do I put the bags into to transport them so they don’t roll all over the car?
I would love some! However, I am in Washington State USA and it would be a little hard to come pick them up… I am planing a trip to Ireland in about 2-3 years, so if you still have some then maybe I can swing a plane your way!
My aunt who lives in Maine eats them like lettuce… (dandelions, not fish.) She also brews fiddle head fern tea… I think I am going to try a wild/fancy cross. I have had some BEAUTIFUL feeder males in the past!
I am feeding them tetra min. They LOVE it!! Sadly, I had to flush the one male. He was in REALLY bad shape. Distended belly, floating on his side, being bitten by the others, less than half of a tail left. I’m glad he’s not hurting anymore… Plus I didn’t want him contaminating my tank if he had worms or something.
The male’s tail is being eaten by all of the other guppies. The yellow male is no longer agressive; he just “dances” ALL THE TIME! He keeps closing up, backing up, and then opening up his fins fully to show off to a “female of the day”. Two of my females had babies so he got a chance to “let it out of his system”. I removed Nibbles and the two frogs for fear that they would eat my babies (I have lost all but one before to a dwarf frog…) and so Nibbles would 1) not be affected by the water temp, and 2) not get so fat. He’s been eating EVERYTHING he can and has plumped up quite a bit so this way I can monitor his eating habits a little better (I know from a bio project that goldfish can and will literally eat themselves to death). I have four grass plants (I don’t know what kind… Just the common Petco variety) a Lutea, and an Amazon sword.
I got two more big plants in addition to my 4 grass plants and 4 more females. The one male (not the yellow) keeps floating head down and has a really swollen belly (I quarentined him). The yellow male is now attacking (literally nipping) the 5 females and Nibbles. The water in my tank keeps heating up during the day when I have my light on. They are two tube style 15 watt bulbs. Should I just unscrew one? Should I not turn the lamp on unless I am watching the fish? Will my fish do better in a warmer tank? (I bought them from a section called “heated tank fish”). Am I supposed to unpot my plants? And if I do, (I already did…) shoud I get off the excess “dirt” and plant the roots in my gravel?
The snails finally came out. I really won’t be too upset if several babies get eaten. I know she will have more and I don’t know what the dads looked like.
I have quite a few plants for them to hide in. The male has been removed from the tank and I plan to get a lot more plants tomorrow as well as a few more females to distract from Nibbles. I’m way more worried about the frogs eating the babies than the fish eating the babies. I have had it happen before. I also might pick up a breeding net/contraption to put the female into until she has her babies so that they will be safe from all. What is it called when a fish gives birth? When dogs give birth it is called whelping. Is there an equivilent term for fish? Do you know how to coax my mystery snails out of their shells? Pardon the pun… They still haven’t come out and explored.
My gupies and my goldfish are the same size. Did you have feeder (common) guppies or fancy guppies? My goldfish is smaller than 2″… Nibbles just swims under my filter and hides from the yellow male. He doesn’t fight back at all. I think I might just get more females. I took out the yellow male last night because I couldn’t stand to see Nibbles beaten up. I will put the female in with him after she gives birth.
The goldfish is less than 2″. I know that female guppies can hold sperm for 6 months but right before and for a little while after they give birth they release a pharimone letting the males know that they are ready to mate. The new sperm is “used” as well as the old sperm. Both of my males and what ever other fish she has bred with can sire her next batch. I know gold fish aren’t tropical, but my tank is cold water, he is small, and since he is a fantail he is fairly slow moving so even if he was agressive the other fish would have a great chance at getting away because they all swim much faster than Nibbles. Like I said and need help with, my guppy is bullying my goldfish…
