GuppyLog || Comments || How long before fry can be with adults?

New to Guppylog?
Immediate Help

Conversions and Calculator
Conversions and Tank volume calculator

Add yourself to our guppylog map
Guppylog Members

* Change as much water as often as you can! *
Inkmaker

Front Page · Everything · News · Ask Guppylog · Diaries

How long before fry can be with adults? | 13 comments (7 topical, 6 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: How long before fry can be with adults? (none / 0) (#2)
by jesshorn on Fri Aug 11, 2006 at 11:46:22 AM PST

thanks for the suggestion. Also, I promise I did look in immediate help for this answer and every response was to put them in a different tank, which I can not do unfortunately!

But thanks for the feedback!

[ Parent ]

Re: How long before fry can be with adults? (none / 0) (#3)
by New Guppy Momma on Fri Aug 11, 2006 at 12:55:01 PM PST

I have one suggestion. Next time add some extra plastic plants to the tank and just let the fry be in there. That's all I have done and within 3 months I had over 100 fish from 2 females. These tiny fish breed worse than rabbits.
So get a couple more plants, plastic works for me, and a small rock/cave with small spaces or holes that fry can hide in, and then turn him loose. He should be smart enough to dash for cover if the parents come too close. Also if it has been a month since his birth you can expect some siblings for him anytime now.
Good-luck.
Before all else fails....do a 25% water change ;)
[ Parent ]

Re: How long before fry can be with adults? (none / 0) (#13)
by Fry Grandma on Mon Oct 02, 2006 at 01:00:31 PM PST

You give me hope. It wasn't until I did a partial water change yesterday that I noticed some guppy fry hiding in the floating plant in my tank. I don't know how long they have been there, but I started taking care to feed some powdered flakes to them often, and I am hoping that they can continue to hide in that vegetation. Anyone else had success with this?

[ Parent ]

Re: How long before fry can be with adults? (none / 0) (#4)
by Scott Lockwood on Fri Aug 11, 2006 at 02:51:02 PM PST

This is my prefered method, in all 7 (Yes! I'm down to only 7 tanks!) of my tanks.

"I love to visit PetSmart's Tropical Fish Dept. to see what new diseases are around today." -- inkmaker
[ Parent ]

How long before fry can be with adults? | 13 comments (7 topical, 6 editorial, 0 hidden)

Display: Sort:

Menu

· create account

· F.A.Q. For Newbies!

· Immediate Help For Newbies!

· search

· Scoop Info

· Our Tanks

Login

Make a new account

Username:

Password:

create account | faq | search