Re: Got my Guppies

"NetMax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "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?
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> Depends on the size of the females, but 20 to 30 every month would not be
> unreasonable to expect.
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> > 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.
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> > 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
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> Swordtails do excellent Guppy crowd-control.

I don't want crowd control :-(
I want lots of colurful guppies swimming round...
I will have to keep my swordtails away then rather than the sharks then??
Does anyone know of a homemade erm baby guppy help to survive thingy like a
seperator so they can survive form the hungry mouths of my swordtails??