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	Whats The Best Fish To Breed In A 10 Gal?
paul_219 Banned Posts: 71 Kudos: 47 Votes: 4 Registered: 25-Dec-2005	i want to know what the best and easy fish to breed in a 10 gal. they where telling me guppies. how long do they want to breed. and how to diffrentiate between male and female. and how many guppies should i get? 10x for ur advice.
Posted 01-Feb-2006 22:34
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	depends on your other tanks, breeding fishes in a small tank is one thing, but u must have other larger tanks for raising the fry. with guppies and all other livebearers males have a modified anal fin. gono... but it is a rod like structure. on females it is more of a fan. in a 10 gallon i wouldn't suggest breeding unless you have other tanks to raise the fry, as one female can overpopulate a tank in one spawn.
Posted 01-Feb-2006 22:54
Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	Males are really colorful and slender. If they are in a mixed-sex tank when you buy them, its easier to tell, because the females are almost always pregnant. If you go with guppies, do a trio or a quad... 1male/2-3 female. They mate rather quickly and you should have fry about 2-3 a month.... Inky
Posted 02-Feb-2006 02:13


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