Re: Got my Guppies

"Carl Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Got 2 male guppies and 3 females and the buggers are at it already ;-)
>
> How many fry should I be expecting from 1 female does anyone know round
> abouts?

Depends on the size of the females, but 20 to 30 every month would not be
unreasonable to expect.

> I have pulled some of the plastic plants out to let them float which I
hear
> should give them a better chance of survival..

AFAIK, they typically start dropping them near the surface early in the
morning, but then might move around the tank as the day progresses.

> I have 2 red finned sharks in the tank with a 4" Pl*co and some
swordtails
> will everything be ok concerning the fry I mean the Pl*co shouldn't
give
> them much trouble cuz he never comes out of hiding but it's the sharks
that
> are worrying me

Swordtails do excellent Guppy crowd-control.

> Should I put a piece of glass down the middle of the tank or something
to
> keep the guppies seperate??

If you do that, how will the Swordtails eat the fry ? ;~)

They make tank dividers which do not scratch your tank's glass, and are
perforated to allow water to pass through (for filtration).  There are
also a variety of breeding traps for livebearers.  My favourite is the 2
chamber Penn Plax which uses an external airpump to pull the fry into a
separate chamber.

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