Pregnant guppy help 'temporary location'

Yankee boy · 07-29-2005, 03:59 PM

I have a pregnant guppy in my 25g fw and i dont have any other tanks to move it to so they fry doesnt get eaten. Could I use a like 15g bucket with treated aged water from the tank and leave the guppy in there and do water changes every like 2-3 days? Will that be fine?

Jonno · 07-29-2005, 04:04 PM

I would prop work, but the easiest thing to do is to get a breeders net and put it in ur 25 fw, they are very cheap as well!!

- Jonno

Yankee boy · 07-29-2005, 04:42 PM

would she be fine all by herself for a couple of days to a week?

Chumpp_308 · 07-29-2005, 05:17 PM

what other fish are in the tank with her, i havea 20g with guppies in it and i always just leave them be, they never eat any of their offspring if you keep them well fed, its only if their hungry that they will eat the fry. also if you have lost of plants and hidey holes in your tank there is a lot greater chance taht the fry will survive

Yankee boy · 07-29-2005, 05:25 PM

A female betta 10 quarter inch neon tetras and a rasabora tetra.

Chumpp_308 · 07-29-2005, 06:09 PM

most likely the betta will eat the fry, if the rasbora isnt very big it might not eat the fry but more than likely will, personally what i would do is put the betta and the rasbora in the container for a while until the fry are fairly big, but either way somethings going to have to be moved, you could buy a betta setup at walmart for 10 bucks and put the female guppy in there, i think that would be the easiest. good luck

blixem · 07-29-2005, 07:53 PM

Or, you could just go get a divider on the cheap for your tank and split it down the middle, putting the guppy on one side.

Yankee boy · 07-29-2005, 08:35 PM

thnx for all the advice guys i really appreciate it a lot.

07-29-2005, 03:59 PM	#1
Yankee boy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Navarre, FL Age: 19 Posts: 103	Pregnant guppy help 'temporary location' I have a pregnant guppy in my 25g fw and i dont have any other tanks to move it to so they fry doesnt get eaten. Could I use a like 15g bucket with treated aged water from the tank and leave the guppy in there and do water changes every like 2-3 days? Will that be fine?

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07-29-2005, 04:04 PM	#2
Jonno Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Devon, UK Age: 20 Posts: 511	I would prop work, but the easiest thing to do is to get a breeders net and put it in ur 25 fw, they are very cheap as well!! - Jonno

07-29-2005, 04:42 PM	#3
Yankee boy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Navarre, FL Age: 19 Posts: 103	would she be fine all by herself for a couple of days to a week?

07-29-2005, 05:17 PM	#4
Chumpp_308 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Manitoba, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 74	what other fish are in the tank with her, i havea 20g with guppies in it and i always just leave them be, they never eat any of their offspring if you keep them well fed, its only if their hungry that they will eat the fry. also if you have lost of plants and hidey holes in your tank there is a lot greater chance taht the fry will survive

07-29-2005, 05:25 PM	#5
Yankee boy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Navarre, FL Age: 19 Posts: 103	A female betta 10 quarter inch neon tetras and a rasabora tetra.

07-29-2005, 06:09 PM	#6
Chumpp_308 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Manitoba, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 74	most likely the betta will eat the fry, if the rasbora isnt very big it might not eat the fry but more than likely will, personally what i would do is put the betta and the rasbora in the container for a while until the fry are fairly big, but either way somethings going to have to be moved, you could buy a betta setup at walmart for 10 bucks and put the female guppy in there, i think that would be the easiest. good luck

07-29-2005, 07:53 PM	#7
blixem Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Athens, GA Age: 33 Posts: 145	Or, you could just go get a divider on the cheap for your tank and split it down the middle, putting the guppy on one side.

07-29-2005, 08:35 PM	#8
Yankee boy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Navarre, FL Age: 19 Posts: 103	thnx for all the advice guys i really appreciate it a lot.

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