Re: Got my Guppies

"Carl Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "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?
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > > 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.
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> 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??

I'm not sure how effective RT sharks are at 'crowd-control'.  Swordtails
also eat their own fry, and Guppy fry are smaller than Swordtail fry,
ergo - their effectiveness at eating Guppy fry will be higher.  Another
strategy is to use lots of plants and feed them well.   Almost always,
statistically, some will invariably survive.

NetMax