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	gah, male guppies dont grow large???
Azn_Devil Big Fish Posts: 366 Kudos: 310 Votes: 5 Registered: 30-Apr-2004	well i was wondering what is wrong with my male guppies. theyre about 6 months old now and they have their full color, but their tail fins are still sooo little and theyre hardly even an inch long. while the females have grown huge, around 1.5" long. they look like they could eat the males -_- can any one help me find out whats wrong? or does it just take the males a longer time to grow to full size? i have had one blu emale grow to nearly full size, but it was attacked by other males :\|
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:46
~jamie~ Big Fish Posts: 463 Kudos: 671 Votes: 65 Registered: 08-May-2004	The female guppies definately grow much larger than the males. As far as how big their fins get, it depends on the kind of guppy you have. Some types like the snakeskin get really long flowing fins in the males and others seem to not be much better looking than the females. Some of my males stay teenie tiny, but they are always twice as small as the females.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:46
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	usually the males fins take a little longer to grow than the guppy himself. the body will normally stay much smaller than the female, but trust me she won't hurt him To tell what the male guppies finage is gonna look like length wise you kind of need to know what his father's finage was likenot that it is a guarantee, but it helps...heidi [/font] "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:46
Azn_Devil Big Fish Posts: 366 Kudos: 310 Votes: 5 Registered: 30-Apr-2004	thats the thing... the "dad" had very large tail fins, all nice and flowing. so far only one had a tail fin as large as the dad, but i think the rest of the males got jealous.. and one day i found it... u know the rest..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:46
Forever-mango Fish Addict Posts: 611 Kudos: 586 Votes: 35 Registered: 01-Dec-2003	I had one male fry like that, but apprently he lived for the longest. The male or the female probably have some genes to make the males small.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:46
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Male guppies usually take close to a year to mature fully. Your guppies are still young, and will continue to grow slowly throughout their lives now. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:46
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	That is weird that they are only an inch at 6 months, as I have a male platy and it an inch and 3 months. Males are always a lot smaller than females though.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:46
Fluffy Hobbyist Posts: 54 Kudos: 47 Votes: 30 Registered: 07-Mar-2004	Male guppies are usually slower growing and don't end up to be as big as the female for an example: Male &gt)))> Female &gt)))))))> I hope i helped you!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:46
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	That is weird that they are only an inch at 6 months, as I have a male platy and it an inch and 3 months. Males are always a lot smaller than females though Labrakitty....thats because Platys are substantially larger than guppies! The average Male guppy at 1 year: 1.5 inches, the average male platy at 1 year, 2 inches...the average female guppy at 1 year 2-3 inches, the average female platy at 1 year 3-3.5 inches and 2 inches in diameter. PLatys are really quite the large fish in comparison to a guppy, and do grow much faster in my experience than guppies do. And sometimes some fish just stay small! Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:46


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