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Are my fry ready to enter the 30 gallon?
By guppylover427 from the guppylover427 department, Section Diaries Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 12:41:30 PM PST Tags: (all tags)

My fry are about 4 months old, I think that they might be ready to be called guppies, and enter the 30 gallon. But are they?

I would like some kind of example of how big they should be to enter the aquarium. My biggest fry is about this ( ) big and he is very colorful. Most of my other fry are about this ( ) big. They have already been mating for a while. I kinda think they're ready and that even though they're still quite small, my fish won't bother them at all.

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Are my fry ready to enter the 30 gallon? | 6 comments (6 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Are my fry ready to enter the 30 gallon? (none / 0) (#3)
by guppyfreak456 on Fri May 18, 2007 at 07:35:42 AM PST

Listen to the Q Man, he seems to know what he's talking about and it sounds like it would work. As for you uncle scott, they're called fry as babies. Good luck! guppfreak456

Re: Are my fry ready to enter the 30 gallon? (none / 0) (#1)
by The Q man on Thu May 17, 2007 at 05:39:05 PM PST

Sounds like they are if they have color and are mating. Remember that early mating can stunt their growth. It is best to seperate males and females. ;) As long as they are big enough to not fit in any bodies mouth go for it. Put a couple of testers in there. About 2-5. If you have a filter they should be strong enough to swim against it and not get sucked up. For you tester put in a few you don't particly care for. One that won't cause you too much grief if something happens to it. I think they will be just fine, but it is always good to test. If their are little or no deaths put the rest in. If you love them all equally put some of the less agile and lazier ones in. If they don't even try for them they probably won't try for the fast guys. Also make sure they have alot of hiding places if something goes wrong. Also make sure the adults are fed extra good for the first week. Like I said you should have little to worry about.
GOOD LUCK!!! :)

Do you have just guppies in your aquarium? (none / 0) (#2)
by unclescott on Fri May 18, 2007 at 05:59:25 AM PST

What other species are there?

What would you call guppies before you call them guppies? Gupplings? :)

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Re: Do you have just guppies in your aquarium? (none / 0) (#4)
by guppylover427 on Fri May 18, 2007 at 02:47:31 PM PST

I've got: a gourami, scissortails, guppies, rummynoses, a butterfly fish, barbs, a loach, and a chinese algae sucker.
What? Were you expecting something funny?
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Re: Do you have just guppies in your aquarium? (none / 0) (#5)
by The Q man on Fri May 18, 2007 at 05:33:33 PM PST

Oh, a gourami. They like to eat fry. I hope you know the chinese algea eaters don't eat algea. They are also known as flying fox. They are aggressive and territorial. They are usually not good in community tanks. I'm surprised it is living with guppies. Does it ever attack any guppies? The real algea eater is the Ssiamese algea eater. Those are the nice ones. I'm not sure about that scissortail either. Just give my idea a try I guess.
GOOD LUCKK!!! :)

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A lot depends upon which species of gourami. (none / 0) (#6)
by unclescott on Sat May 19, 2007 at 05:30:50 AM PST

While the "If it can fit in the mouth it will," factor applies, there are gourami species ranging from 1.5 inches/4cm to over 2 feet/61 cm. Which of the several species and strains do you have?

Chinese Algae eaters, when young, are terrific algae eaters, even eating hair algae. As they get older though, they can become territorial, 10 inches long and very hard on guppies. They will not swallow them, but may really suck on them, causing wounds, infections and tattering fins.

Please note that Flying Fox is Epalzeorhynchus kalopterus. The Chinese Algae Eater is Gyrinocheilus aymonieri. They are quite different fishes!

There is also the SAE - Siamese Algae Eater, Crossocheilus siamensis which is perhaps the more efficient of the algae eaters. It can be confused with several of the others. All of these fishes are South East Asian Cyprinids and to a degree they all eat algae. There are other Asian (and American as far as that goes) minnows which eat a lot of algae. I've mentioned the central stonerollers (who of course, rock.)

Please also take a look at http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Algae-Eaters/

Many of the fish in your aquarium will eat guppy fry. If some are really hungry, they might eat slightly larger guppies.

I know that if you were going to buy those fish now, you would first read up on them before purchasing them.

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Are my fry ready to enter the 30 gallon? | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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