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By Turtle from the turtle department, Section Ask Guppylog Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 12:21:33 PM PST Tags: (all tags)

I need to buy a new home for my pregnant guppies, I know the fry will not make in the community tank...

I have two loaches and they feed low to the ground so I know the new fry will not survive. I have a couple pregnant guppies and I was wondering if I need like the whole new tank setup, or if they would be fine in small fish bowl? Do I need a heater or a filter in the tank for the new fry? Also what about when one has her fry and the other is ready to drop her fry, will they be okay in the bowl?

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Guppy Bowl | 4 comments (4 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Guppy Bowl (none / 0) (#3)
by Turtle on Thu Feb 05, 2004 at 06:16:14 PM PST

I have a 30 gallon tank, but I can't get any good plants to put in my tank. I live in a small town and all we have here is a small
Wal-mart. They don't sell much of anything. I caught my loach eating a dead guppy one day, so why wouldn't they eat the fry? I also have black skirt tetras, will they eat them? I am trying to find out as much as possible about guppies and they're fry, this is all new to me

The tetras will eat them, too. (none / 0) (#4)
by Angelee on Fri Feb 06, 2004 at 10:51:50 AM PST

I had a few little black skirts that grew and prospered. They can also be terrible fin-nippers (fun-loving boisterous fish can never resist the lovely waving flag of the full grown guppies either). I had to move mine into another tank, away from my gupps. Oh, and they will tirelessly chase down any guppy fry and eat them. I misjudged the size of my fry one day when adding a few of the larger fry (that were chasing the smaller fry in one of the baby tanks)to the community tank. The tetras promptly snatched one up the minute it hit the water. It could barely get the fry in its mouth, it was so big. Needless to say that is the day the acquired a new home.
Most fish will try a bite of anything dead in the tank. But, I agree with Scott on the loaches. For the most part, they shouldn't eat them.
Regarding the plants,plastic is better than nothing. A cavelike ornament (although I fear the clown loaches will take it over in nothing flat). ANYTHING that can be used to shelter them from the larger fish. You can even use a floating log, can't remember what type of wood. Be careful with that suggestion because the wrong type of wood can raise the acidity.
"The Rocky Mountain Gupster" ANGELEE
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Re: Guppy Bowl (none / 0) (#2)
by Angelee on Thu Feb 05, 2004 at 10:32:46 AM PST

How big is the community tank? ( I say this because you may end up with many more fry than you planned on.) I'm also not so sure you need to worry about the clown loaches eating the fry , as much as you do the female guppies.
Yes, if you plan on moving the fry I'd suggest a heater and filter. In fact, I'd suggest a heater and filter in 99% of fish tanks. There are a few that don't require them, but a lot more that do.
"The Rocky Mountain Gupster" ANGELEE

Re: Guppy Bowl (none / 0) (#1)
by Scott Lockwood on Thu Feb 05, 2004 at 09:52:57 AM PST

My clown loach doesn't eat the fry. Nor to my Ghost Shrimp. I have a large plastic grass mat for them to hide in. They like it there. I have over 20 fry in that tank right now hiding in the grass mat.

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