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Old 06-03-2012, 01:28 PM   #1
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how many guppies should i get because i want to start breeding them again (well breed them because they never have bred) i would have them in a 10 gallon tank but i need to wait like 2 months atleast before i can get them but i will try to get them as soon as possible and what colours are good.
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Old 06-03-2012, 01:42 PM   #2
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In a ten gallon,you should probably start with a trio. But, with one tank you won't have much control over the breeding and you will have to cull ruthlessly to prevent them from regressing back to wild colors.
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Old 06-03-2012, 02:23 PM   #3
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do you think i should just get some female endlers to breed with my male endlers im my 10 litre tank?
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Old 06-03-2012, 03:17 PM   #4
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If you want more of them, sure.
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Old 06-03-2012, 03:22 PM   #5
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i would need them so the males dont keep trying to breed with each other or other species.
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Old 06-03-2012, 04:38 PM   #6
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Sex is pretty much all male endlers think about.
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Old 06-03-2012, 04:40 PM   #7
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i know all they want to do is breed but do you think a 20 or 30 litre tank is enough for 10 endler guppies?
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Old 06-03-2012, 07:04 PM   #8
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Sex is pretty much all male endlers think about.
thanks for clarifying this. they seem to be worse than regular male guppies lol
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Old 06-03-2012, 09:54 PM   #9
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Honestly, I think that's too small. Five males, maybe, not ten.

My smallest Endler tank is 18 gallons (70 liters). My other one is twice that size.

Those small tanks are really good for killifish, or if you can find them, Heterandria formosa (aka the mis-named Least Killifish--they are tiny livebearers not killifish)
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