I Need Some Guppies

LaneLester

I recently moved, so I had to empty my 50-gallon aquarium. I bought a 10-gallon to house the fish temporarily, but they didn't survive. So I'm starting over.

I'd like to develop a school of guppies, usinig the 10g aquarium for birthing. But I have two problems. Local shops sell only males, and I can't afford the high shipping costs of commercial online fish shops.

Do you have some guppies of both sexes for which you wouldn't charge this out-of-work old geezer too much money?

Lane

bearwithfish

where are you located at? i have a bunch i would like to re-home and to be honest if you are close enough i probably wouldnt charge for them...

LaneLester

Oops! I guess my location is relevant. I live in North Georgia, North America.

Lane

bearwithfish

ahhhh i am in north western Massachusetts!!! sorry i cant help though...:( i dont know how to ship nor do i have the stuff....good luck!!!!

LaneLester

Thanks for the good thoughts, though; they're an encouragement. I don't know what's involved in shipping, either.

I like your aquarium photo; I'm going to upload one of mine, even if there are no fish in it yet.

Lane

bearwithfish

well thank you!!!! i must admit however that is a VERY old pic i need to update all my pix soon i am now running many more tanks and i dont think i even have some of the stuff that was in that one LOL..... i should probably change my signature and profile pic also LOL thanks for reminding me .. maybe this week end....

redchigh

I have some guppies if you're willing to pay for shipping. They ship well... I usually don't have any DOAs of my guppies or shrimp... I think priority shipping would be ph, like $13. I can send you about 4-5 females and all the fry I can catch, maybe 10-30. (Not tiny babies... 2-3 weeks old. Still have to promise to make sure none stick in the bag...I caught a fry in a bag once. Very sad. :() Could also throw in a couple small plants if you want some. Tiny plants, but free. I suppose a 10G birthing tank would be a good idea, fill it with plants, etc. Normally I just plant their tank heavily and let nature take its course- They're called 'millions fish' for a reason. PM me if you want some. I also hope you'd consider buying a few males locally to introduce some diversity into the genepool. Mine have been mixed so many time, they're almost "wild guppies"

bearwithfish

see i knoew some one would come along who knew how to help out!!!

LaneLester

I sure came to the right place!

And yes, I'll be on the lookout locally for some nice males to add to the mix.

Lane

aunt kymmie

Welcome to the forum, Lane! I can vouch for redchigh. I ordered red cherry shrimp from him and they all arrived alive, not one DOA.