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gcmaiden
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male canada
yes
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ChrisParsons
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Definately...good job really I'd be overun!
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Gourami
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I have found that after a few fry survive and start growing with the parents, they tend to ignore newer fry seeing them as equals next to the older fry, versuses food.
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~jamie~
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Absolutey.

IME, when a female is in a tank with other guppies or even by themselves, they go crazy and go into "JAWS" mode swimming frantically searching in all of the places little fry hide.

I have however also seen some mellow mother guppies who didn't seem interested in them at all. Perhaps it does depend on the guppy but generally speaking they love to eat the little babies!

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fishyhelper288
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well, yes and no,

if this the first time having fry in the tank, then yes, the mother and all the other fish will attempt

but, if this is like their 5th time, then everyone ignores the fry, im waiting on 2 mothers to give birth now, the tank used to be heavly planted, but i weeded out some plants for a diff tank, but i attached a piece of droft wood to a large rock, and they cn slip under there, and there are soem floating plants, but there must only be like 20 small plants my 29
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So_Very_Sneaky
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I have watched many many young fry swimming with their parents without getting eaten over the past couple of years.
I would say no, guppies dont eat their fry if they are well fed.
Platys sure do though.


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I voted for yes.


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OK I must have the freaks of the bunch:%) I almost wish my guppies would eat some of their fry so that there wouldn't be quite the ant bed that I have in the 29 gallon...but then again, i do enjoy watching the ant bed go for the food Needless to say I'm voting for NO! If they are eating most of their fry, I'd hate to know how many my girls are popping out each, because there are sure a whole lot left:%)

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always if they possibly can.

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yes, but just keep them with the mother and heavily plant, and in so on, the mother will get used to it.
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voted yes
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Sure do. Never seen many survive if there are not a lot of hiding places.


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absolutely they do, drives me nuts but i guess it means the weakest are removed!?!

not nice though.

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yes - but at the same time, i've notice that only the younger, less experienced guppys eat their own fry... the older ones tend to not eat fry.
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tankie
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definitely
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NowherMan6
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Don't all livebearers eat their own young right away? I don't think I've seen one that didn't

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cutiepatutie
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I've had mothers that eat the babies right when they pop out.
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beachbabe13185
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Thats a big fat YES
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In your experience, do guppies eat their own fry?

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Wfish
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I vote always. If you want to preserve the fry, then move them to a seperate tank, If not then they will provide a handy amount of live food for the fish.
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