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	Guppy Breeding / Right Numbers
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	OK i'm looking to breed guppies. and the only thing I can't get accurate is the numbers. Is it 1 female to 2 males? or 2 females to 1 male? Every place I look says something different. Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 22-Oct-2006 22:26
checkerboard Fingerling Posts: 16 Kudos: 14 Votes: 8 Registered: 05-Oct-2006	one male to two females. So that the females aren't bothered too much.
Posted 22-Oct-2006 23:12
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	To start off with I would get the one or two FMs you want grow them up to a good healthy size. They could easly be ready to have fry any way just keep going until you a 100% sure no more fry. Now introduce the Male. This way you will know that they are of the pair you wanted. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 23-Oct-2006 09:46
ku5626 Hobbyist Posts: 76 Kudos: 61 Votes: 7 Registered: 09-Jan-2006	Edited by ku5626 I agree, you should have alteast 2 females for every male that you have in your tank, so that the females are not bothered by the males. Also, make sure there are enough plants in the tank [artificial, or real] so that the females have places to hide when they want to get away from the males. Also to make guppies feel more at home, put a little amount of aquarium salt in the tank. [optional] Ku
Posted 30-Oct-2006 03:26
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	I have always found for guppies that its better to have more females. I always aimed for a minimum of 3-5 females per male. So I often kept a breeding group of 3 males and 12-15 females or more. The absolute minimum would be 2 females for every male. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 31-Oct-2006 21:09
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I would also go for 2 females & 1 male as a minimum. If you are planning to breed the Guppy's in a community tank, make sure that you have some fine leaved plants or some floating plants, so the fry can take some shelter. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 01-Nov-2006 10:31


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