Baby Guppy Help...please

Question

I have 2 female guppies that giv about every 30 days. I keep them until they are big enough to give to somebody else. However I am getting more and more and cant leave them all in the breeding trap. I am considering on getting a new tank. What size would be good for this situation?

Answer 1

Well, How many are you talking about?

A 10 gallon tank should be fine and you can separate the Guppies between the two tanks.

If the problem is out of control try considering a 20 gallon tank.

-Tyler Petersen

I wish you the best.  

Answer 2

Quit putting them in the breeding trap.  I never remove the fry from the tank and the parents take care of population control themselves.  

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Answer 3

Guppies will multiply to fill whatever size tank you buy.

But bigger is better, as you will be able to grow the fry to a reasonable size and it's much easier to sell them when the males are fully coloured and the females are big and healthy.

When I was breeding guppies I had 2 x 20gal tanks to rear fry.

Ian

Answer 4

i raising some guppy fry right now.they live good on like a 10 gallon tank.if there are alot use a 20 gallon tank.and your correct guppies have alot of babies.by the way fry means babies.if you want less fry get platies the have only like 5 fry a month.

Answer 5

I use to raise guppies when I was younger, and yes they multiply like crazy! The "fry" can only stay a few days in the breeding trap. After they are born, you should really move them to a 5 gallon tank so that they can grow larger. Once they are big enough to not get eaten by larger fish, you can put them back in with the adults.