growth of guppy fry?

[mattmctyre]

i have about ten guppy fry. there one and a half days old. how big will they be in a month? im keeping them in my fourty gallon main tank. thanks to responses*SUNSMILE**thumbsup2*celebrate

 

[pokerking]

i put in a rona bucket and forget it ...just need algae to grow so they do not need food. But you want them grow fast ...feed beef heart...better in smaller tank so clean it easily the uneaten food...also baby fry eat them as they stay low.

Also get a 100W cfl and put a bumb over bucket for lot of plants and lagae grow.

i am using 9w cfl..not good enough ...searching for 105w cfl.

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[Newman]

Theyll grow to maybe 3/4 or 2/3 on an inch in a month (thats an estimate)
Yea beef heart is actually good for them, but like i said before Hikari First bites and baby brine shrimp is also good.

 

[mattmctyre]

ok i have a set up tank for fryonly . but the fry i have so far are in my main tank how could i transfer my fry from my main tank to my fry growing tank with out harming them?

 

[Newman]

With a glass. do so patiently, let the swim inside. I dont suggest ever using a net.

 

[mattmctyre]

ok my dad was telling me the way reasearchers do it on the reefs is they use something like a turkey baster and suck them up but we dont have one so i guess ill try a glass

 

[Newman]

you would need to be very accurate with a turkey baster lol. the process might also harm them and cause unnecessary stress.

 

[OrangeCones]

ok my dad was telling me the way reasearchers do it on the reefs is they use something like a turkey baster and suck them up but we dont have one so i guess ill try a glass

The 'turkey baster' used on a reef is used after anesthesia is sprayed in the water to stun the fish. Not many survive.

I've used the nets meant for brine shrimp, as they are much softer to not cause abrasions. Whatever method you use, you must be very slow and careful.