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How big should the guppy babies be before putting them back with the adult guppies?

And i read on a website that u take them out of the tank that has the adult fish is that true? because i did that n i was wonderin wat would happen if i left them with the big ones

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Can Any Body Help me?

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My rule of thumb is that any fry should be larger than could possibly fit into the mouth of fish already in the target tank, not by a little, but by a visible amount.

Thanks for tellin me i did not know that i am new here this is the second time i am commin here n thanks for the help

Welcome to Fishprofiles Ashneil.
Diane is right, but I would wait for the babies to get bit larger.
Even if the adults can't eat them, they will chase the babies around like crazy.
It's highly stressful.
Wait until you can see some colour on the fish then put it back with the adults.

I wasn't gonna look at this because of how many posts it had

OK if it is a matter of room so you have room for new fry, be sure to have plenty of plants in the adult tank. I do agree I wouldn't put them back until they are about 0.75-1.0 inch, since you have taken the time to take them out and raise them. Otherwise leave them in the fry tank...it won't do any harm to let them get some color and size to them.

But, since you are trying to raise fry, go ahead and plant the adult tank also, so if there is a drop in the tank the fry have a place to hide...

Best of luck, heidi

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

i dont know if my fish are silly or what, but they usually leave 4 fry in the tank to live, i have a very preditory johney darter, but he spits fry out (alive) and i have zebra danios too, as well as guppies, plattys, and some swords, those re the only ones that could/would do harm, i removed 3 fry from the 29, and forgot one, but i left him in there because he was eating with the adults no problem, i also just put in 3 3 week old fry that were only ! ! < this big no one bothers them, but that dosent mean urs wont, just put in some floating plants as i have, and leave the first 3 batches in there they will get used to seeing them, and eventually ignore them