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ScottF    Fish Addict Addiction Hurts!! Posts: 542 Kudos: 330 Votes: 355 Registered: 28-May-2007   | I am thinking of having a few guppies in my 55g set up. It will be (I hope) a peaceful community set up with shoals of various tetras, a few small gouramis and if I can find them... Bolivian Rams. Is there anything I need to know about keeping guppies?? Do's? Don'ts? I am thinking of the fancy blue ones... |
 Posted 07-May-2008 04:06 |     |
keithgh      *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003   | I dont think many fry will survive in that tank to start of with. It will help if you have a fair amount of floating plants like Water Sprite. Also you might consider some fry type holders until they get bigger. Just remember this when the fry survive there will be plenty of Guppies in the tank. I would start off with 2 males and at least 6 females. Or 1M & 3FMs 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 08-May-2008 03:00 |  |
| Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007   | If you do not wish to breed you can just stock all males. Quaranteen all new ones for 2 weeks. Cannot impress this strongly enough, from someone who lost most of their guppies through columnaris when just one nice male was introduced straight into the main tank. |
| Posted 08-May-2008 10:23 | |
| ScottF Fish Addict Addiction Hurts!! Posts: 542 Kudos: 330 Votes: 355 Registered: 28-May-2007 | yea, I needed to be clearer, I have no desire to have guppies for the purpose of breeding. If it happens, ok fine... So, I was thinking of just getting males. Good point on the columnaris/q-tine Bren, thanks! Thing is... I need a Q tank. Oh well, I guess I will just have to go get another 10g, what's a self-respecting fishkeeper to do?? lol   |
| Posted 10-May-2008 13:46 | |
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004  | All male set-ups tend to lead to probs - they nip each others fins. I know that they are as peaceful as a fish can get, but when the 'testosterone' kicks in.....  |
| Posted 12-May-2008 02:00 | |
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