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hi everyone, just a few questions, i am setting up a 10 gallon tank to breed guppies for feeder fish for my bigger tank

Now i know some salt is good for guppies, but just need to varify how much should i add? i was thinking 1/2 teaspoon per gallon or is that to much?
also i am going to keep the temp alittle higher than 80 that will help increase there breeding right?
also i am going to keep 1 male and 3 females
can i go 2 to 6 or would that be to much for a 10 gallon?
thanks

and finally guppies would be the best to raise for feeder fish right, or would bigger fish equal biger fries and be fed quicker (in other words would swordtail fries be bigger, and need less raising time?)

well, with breeding guppies, u should have two ten gallons, and heres why.
tank A) should house the males and females together
tank B) should be planted, and when the females are due to drop young, then she should be in there. - basically thats the way to get the most fry.

the bigger the fish theroy isn't always right. mollies/ and swords from my own past, dont get as large, where as the guppies will. but that may just be me.

i dont favor breeding for food, but thats my problem, so the temp sounds good, but u can go with 2m and 6f

thats, forgott to mention i have a 2.5 that i will put the frys in, but i could use it to house a pregent female, how would i know when to put the female in the other tank, i know about the gravit spot and the belly gets really big, i guess what i am asking is how do i know when it is about to happen

p.s. i also have a breeding net it is in my big tank to hold feeder fish i buy

any suggestions on how to use the tanks is welcome
tanks are 2.5, 10, and 1 breeding net, and the 75 gallon with big fish (would love to get the net out of the big tank should i put it in the 10?) tanks

thanks for the fast reply bettachris

umm, guppys like most labyrith fishes, drop babies on a cycle. for example like once every 28 days.

so the best way to figure out this cycle is to mark on a calandar when she released babies, and then wait 1 more month, and mark down when she drops babies again, and then use that info, to base when u should add her to the breeding tank or net.

thanks

i've never bred guppies, but i have bred swordtails and mollies.

i think i find the fry grow REALLY slow. they dont get big fast.

i have some 4 month old molly fry right now that are about the size of my thumbnail. which compared to a guppy, is pretty big, but just the fry alone fed that day, seems like it would relatively be the same size.


depending on how long you wait for the fry to grow and how big they get. i know mollies can have a jillion fry.. i have one female that drops around 60 each month.. shes a seasoned pro. but it seems like feeder fish would be easier to house the guppies, as they are smaller.

hope that helps ya,
chelle

*Chelle*
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