Question about Guppy Fry

Question

I am going to purchase Guppies today and i was wondering about one thing.......

If they give birth to fry, will they hide in a well planted aquarium and manage to survive without being eaten?

The last time i tried a breeder trap, the fry got caught in the middle and didnt fall through and the majority of them died in the process....

Thanks.

Answer 1

In a well planted tank, with a lot of hiding places, some of the fry might survive, specially when the other fishes are kept well fed. Although the survival rate will also depend on what other fish you have in your tank, and how big the tank is. To ensure higher survival rate, you can set up a breeding tank, equipt with sponge filter, aerator, and a lot of floating plants.  

Answer 2

If the tank is well planted with plants that reach the top of the tank, you should have many guppy fry survive.  Watch out though, pretty soon you'll be hoping the next batch get eaten.

Answer 3

Yes.  That's how it occurs in the wild.  The fry have a natural instinct to hide from fish that will eat them. A lot of plants that the fry can hide in will help to allow the smartest and strongest to survive from any fry-eating adults.  You should have lots of floating plants, especially and make sure to keep your adult fish and breeding females well fed with protein-rich foods (like bloodworms or brine shrimp) when they are close to dropping.  I let all my breeding females remain in the main tank to drop and just remove the fry after a few days and I get plenty of fry.  It's far less stressful for the females not to have to be moved.

Answer 4

If the tank is well planted, only has guppies in it, and they are well fed, then a lot of the fry will survive.

Ian

Answer 5

They would survive just like in the wild, if you provide enough hiding area.

I have a 30-gallon, with 14 adults guppies before.

The first batch of 12 fry surived.

Then the second batch of 20 fry survived.

I only have few rocks and few small plants. Therefore, nothing to worry if you say your aquarium is well planted.

And you might want to opening up your filter time to time. You'll find some fry caged in there. And I believe it's a safer place for them. :)

And for Guppies owner, I think your major concern is now how to protect your frys. But rather, how to handle the anticipated overpopulation.

My friend started with 3guppies in a 30 gallon.  After 2-3 years, he has over 250, and few die every week.. many born every week.

:)

Answer 6

Yes, a few, if left with the parents would survive in hiding, but will not grow healthily. If you are exclusively breeding, and would remove the parents later, it will work. Be sure to have cabomba and carpet forming plants(java moss, riccia fluitans and dwarf hairgrass) in order to provide more and better hiding places.

Answer 7

If the aquarium is well planted, some of them will survive.  I would recommend trying the breeding trap again.  Some of the babies won't fall through, but you can just scoop those ones out and put them in your fry net that the babies grow up in.  Hope this helps!

Answer 8

Yes. The aquarium will need to be very heavily planted for the fry not to get eaten. However, there is still a chance that they will get eaten. I have found that it is best to keep the guppy fry ina breeding net until they are big enough to be let [ must be at least 1 cm] this will stop them getting eaten at all and most, if not all should survive.

Good luck with your guppies!! :)