Guppy breeding thread
 

experts, unload all of your wise knowledge upon us young novices!

Ask a question, I'l answer it :3

You need to ask a question for someone to be able to answer it using their knowledge.

I could unload all my knowledge of being a professional lighting technician and touring with bands but this would have absolutely no relevance to keeping fish :-)

How do I know if my guppy's are ready for breeding? and should I keep it 3:1 ration? 3 female and 1 male?


I really don't know how to look/estimate the age of fishes I just check their length and sometimes its wrong, cause I can't get the right measurement.

Why does size matter with age? They do not grow once they mature, so... Anyway, you can tell if a fish is young. It is something you know, not you tell.
I am of no help...
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2 females to every male is what I do. But I would get all males or all females because guppies breed like mice, and I believe some live-bearers can store sperm for a couple of months.

Also, size doesn't mean anything, most guppies you buy from Petstores are already sexually mature.
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I bought them from a breeder exactly right out of a breeding tank? I guess he mixed the adults and young adults together.

The point I check the size is because they are really small and I have no experience with breeding guppy's recently I just successively bred mollly's though the size is what mattered to me..

I have 3 females and 2 males (1 male is very small like 2-3 CM only..)

Thanks for the information!

That small male is probably a juvenile.

Also, did the tank you got your guppys from have males and females together?
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Yes, it males and female's in the tank. Though the guppy's as the breeder said he did not even need to feed them just left them to eat the algae and that I wouldn't need a filter/air pump since their guppy's are self-sufficient.?

I don't even use a filter though my tank is getting a bit dirty..

who is your "breeder'? to him, guppies are possesions, not animals. you need a filter and heater.