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Raising Guppies in a fish tank

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By steven285
from the steven285 department, Section Ask Guppylog
Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 12:21:40 PM PST
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I bought 3 female guppies and 1 male guppy yesterday and have them in a 1.5 gallon fish bowl. Are they going to be ok in the fish bowl even though it does not have a filter or heater and is not very big? I want them to breed so I can raise the fry in a larger aquarium. Will this work? I have gravel and a plastic plant in there.



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Raising Guppies in a fish tank | 6 comments (6 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Welcome to Guppylog Stephen! When I was in (none / 0) (#2)
by unclescott on Mon Jan 05, 2004 at 06:43:31 PM PST

Junior High and even more broke than as a parent ;) , I did indeed keep a remarkable number of wild type guppies in bowls until a Christmas present of a ten gallon tank, box filter and heater.

However it might be better to put all of your adult guppies in that larger tank you are proposing. Both the adults and fry will stand a better chance there.

If your male guppy is a deltatail, that tail will deteriorate in a bowl - which is much harder to maintain that a tank.

Please also see comments above your log addressed to:
Can I Put A Fancy Guppy In My Tank?

By FishyYugi

Posted on Mon Jan 5th, 2004 at 04:27:29

and the discussion accompaning:

Guppy fry

By woolly
Posted on Wed Dec 31st, 2003 at 04:15:55 CST




Hi Steven 285, (none / 0) (#1)
by guppygirl on Mon Jan 05, 2004 at 12:14:37 PM PST

That sounds a little small to me.  The rule of thumb is one gallon per inch of fish.

Without filteration and a heater, they could become casualties before they get a chance to breed.

I would get a larger tank, like a 10 gal., about $9.00 at Walmart, and do some reading on the keeping and breeding of guppies.

If you have enough hiding places, plants, rocks, etc, for the babies, you may not need a second tank.

Good luck, and keep us posted!

gg
:-)



My new 10 gallon tank (none / 0) (#3)
by steven285 on Tue Jan 06, 2004 at 02:26:38 AM PST

Well, I went to walmart with intentions of buying a 10 gallon tank. They had a empty one with no accecories for $10. Then I saw the 10 gallon tank for $50 which came with a heater, filter and light. So, I bought that instead. Now I have my 4 guppies in it and it is begging for more fish. What other kinds of fish can I put in without interfering with the guppies breeding? The guppies I have now are pretty plain and I would like to get other kinds, would this have any negative effects?

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Ha! It hooked you too huh? (none / 0) (#5)
by Angelee on Tue Jan 06, 2004 at 07:30:27 PM PST

Welcome to fishheads anonymous!  It is a highly contagious condition and most of us are never cured!  All kidding aside, don't add more yet.  Wait until the cycle completes, the nitrogen and ammonia levels will peak and drop.  I don't know where you are located so I can't tell you where to get more colorful gups.  However, in a few months I will probably have a few spare fry and I'll bet I'm not the only one. (If you can't find any to your liking.) Many of us have pics up at Imagestation if you want to see what the mommies and daddies look like.  Welcome and if you have any problems we'll try to help as best as we can.  
See ya
"The Rocky Mountain Gupster" ANGELEE
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Now you've got... (none / 0) (#4)
by guppygirl on Tue Jan 06, 2004 at 12:41:30 PM PST

"the aquarist's disease"!!!!

First, you should wait before you add more fish.
It's hard, I know, but trust me.

Your nitrogen cycle has not been established yet,and if you add too many fish you tax the system too much and that leads to disease and death.

The next thing I would purchase would be a test kit for measuring pH, ammonia, and nitrites.
You should be testing the "new" water daily.

This will keep you busy at least, and will help you further understand water quality.

When I first had guppies, we only went to this shop that was owned by an older gentleman.  He had a rule for us, he would only sell us THREE fish at a time. (Even if we begged)

One friend, one day had me get three for him, and he got three too, well the ending is a sad one, so I won't continue.

This will also give you some time to research what you really want to add to your tank.

You would need something to clean the bottom of leftover food.  Hundreds of possibilities there.

But most of all, remember, a male + a female guppy = lots of babies!!!!!

Take care,

gg
:o)


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WELCOME Steven (none / 0) (#6)
by GuppyAdict on Wed Jan 07, 2004 at 05:11:45 PM PST

I would have to agree with everyone above, until you complete your cycle, I would not add anymore fish.  Take this time to learn about the nitrogen cycle, research testing kits, gravel vacs and fish.  Have fun.  

*****************
Your ten gallon is only the beginning.  I started off with a 10 and ended up owning a total of 4 tanks now.  

It's called MTS.  Multiple Tank Syndrome.  

Since the bug has already bit you, I am guessing it's not too much longer when you end up buying a bigger tank.  =-)

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