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Which of the live bearers bears fry most often and has the largest amount of fry?



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Guppy's are non stop breeders & you'll have lots of fry every month.


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i agree W/ guppies. i think that most large liverbearers stay kinda skinny so less fry

edit, from waht i myself have noticed(which can be different for everyone) but the larger common livebearers: swords/molly kinda get different from guppies/platys. i often see female guppies that are huge, u can see the ribs against the skin.

Where as on the mooly/sword collection i have had, never really got that large in away(of course being larger fish they would be larger) i have never seen one get like that, more torpedo like. but that is just me.


and with the ratio in a ten, it depends... do u have other fry tanks ready. in a 10 i wouldn't recommend female guppies unless u plan on raising for food(which u are), but to have other larger tanks ready. that way everybody has room.

Last edited by BettaChris at 02-Jan-2006 20:48

Definetly guppies.
I had one big huge 2.5 inch female the would produce
no word of a lie, over 70 babies every 30 days!

bettachris- what you mean by skinny? I have never ever had a "skinny" female guppy molly or platy. They all have been very huge and fat and always pregnant. The skinny ones I have found never live long, i think something is wrong inside.


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Whats the right ratio of males to females for guppies and how many can I comfortably put in a ten?

Im looking at maybe doing an amazon leaf fish setup next and they require feeder fish.

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In a 10 gallon you could try 1 male to 4 females? Just a sugg. but you'll have to be careful as they'll be reproducing VERY quickly...

Maybe you can go with 1 male & 3 females & another tank to raise some of the fry aswell.



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guppies=20-100 are more common ,reports of 150-200 fry
platys/swordtail=anywhere from 100 depending on size and condition
molly=can be as many as 100 but 30-50 more often

That was straight from a breeding book. GUPPIES WAS THE WINNER! If you need anymore info on these guys ask me(but im not smart)

Don't forget Endlers Livebearers. I started with 1 male and 3 females and ended up with 80 in four months.

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Guppies are the easiest to care for, especially if you have a second tank for the fry.

Try getting a green cobra male and three fancy tailed females... the fry will be very pretty!!!



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Wow, i just had a batch of guppies... only 8, but none died so far, but after my females have babies they alweays die... howcome? but i would agree guppies are the bunnies of the fish
Does any1 no if u can sell them to stores...and if stores wich ones???[mini-critters, petco, safari land, ect. ect.] that is if you have a surplus amount.

I think that most will take them but unless there show quality you probably wont get any $$$.

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if there not show quality will they give you store cred.?

"I think that most will take them but unless there show quality you probably wont get any $$$."

I disagree. I was raising Guppies that, while nice,
were hardly show guppies and I was getting paid in cash dollars for the fish. 2 fish for 1.50, 8 weeks of age.(think 1/4 of an inch- males just colored up)
Not store credit but cash. Pays to check around.


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Sorry I shouldnt speak so generaly. At my lfs there policy is rare,expensive or show quality (betta's, guppy's) will get store credit upon return.

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How many guppies do you usually sell at a time?


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