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fish_net Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 46 Votes: 3 Registered: 16-Aug-2004	okay umm i have 2 gupps male and female i jus put them into a breeding tank and i was wonderingif i should feed htem in there or not?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Meg's Mom Enthusiast Posts: 208 Kudos: 435 Votes: 10 Registered: 25-Mar-2004	Do you mean you took them from the main tank and put them in a breeding tank by themselves to... you know ? If so, you don't need to do that. Believe me, they will find each other and mate in a community tank. A breeding tank is used when the female is having the fry so they won't be eaten by other tank mates.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Patson Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 19 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Jul-2004	How big is the breeding tank? Actually, at most of the time the females are pregnant already..so u can just have the females be alone in the breeding tank. If u r talking about the tiny little plastic breeding box, then I suggest u dun use it at all (unless ur main tank is filled with other hungry fishes). The last time I saw my guppy breeding and I got her into that box, she freaked out and dropped a deformed baby, in contrast, the 1st 2 babies she dropped (before I put her into that damn box) look totally fine and healthy...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
butterschotts Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 10 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Aug-2004	I agree with Patson...breeding boxes are more trouble than they're worth. As long as you don't have a lot of large predators and have plenty of places for fry to hide, you are going to have quite a few fry that grow up. Cabomba and Myrio, live plants, are good ways to offer protection. If you don't want to deal with live plants, look for an artificial plant with lots of small leaves.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
fish_net Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 46 Votes: 3 Registered: 16-Aug-2004	ok i have a birthing tank but i set up a tank for htem to do their stuff in because i want specific colors and if i dont set up a tank i may not get them and this will be this fishes first birth so she has to get bred in order to have the fry
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	further responses can be made here: http://www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/thread.asp?id=45954 Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
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