I HAVE GUPPY FRY!!!!!!

[HawkEye_Pierce]

Sorry for shouting but I saw my first fancy guppy fry...only one but he is so cute!! He is hiding in the plants and seems strong...I am wondering if there are more...One of the danios chased him alittle but he dodged into the plants...whew!!

How many fry do guppies usually have? What do you tthink the chances are the others survived? And chances of this one surviving?

Boy am I happy!! Just like a proud father!!!

thx*celebrate

 

[FishMan10005]

Congrats!! Usully they have more than 10 guppies at a time. The chances of them surviving are good. The one you found, can survive, if you have it in a breeder net, or a breeder tank, or you have alot of plants in the tank so they can hide.
Good luck!!

 

[ecotank]

Congrats! I understand the excitement

If he has good hiding places and/or a breeding net to seperate him from those that think he's a snack, then he should make it.

 

[motherpuffer]

Congrats Grandpa!

 

[HawkEye_Pierce]

Grampa...good one motherpuffer!!! The ironic thing is that today is my birthday!! What a present...I just hope they survive until their (our) next birthday...and the next, & next & next...etc!!
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thx

 

[FishMan10005]

happy birthday!, nice present, hehe
Good luck!

 

[fish]

Congratulations!! Any other new fry???

Happy Birthday!

 

[Lou]

We had one baby with our female's first drop. I thought it couldn't be-- just one...we watched so carefully I don't think mom ate any others.

Anyway a month later we had over 35 babies from the same female...much more interesting. Good to start with just one.

Breeder net seems like a good idea for the first 2-3 weeks, so that it finds its food and noone else finds it for dinner. After a couple weeks it might be big enough to not be dinner depending on what is in the tank.

Congrats,

Lou

 

[MrMup04]

my guppy had a baby but then th next day it lost lost and i think it died

 

[HawkEye_Pierce]

As of right now it looks like only one fry...and he has found the best hiding spots...I think he'll be OK...I keep the other fish well fed ans he seems to know how to hide well...I really hope he makes it...I'm a Grampa!!! LOL

 

[Lou]

Funny today we just found another baby (a week after the drop) in a tank that was holding the male gup. I think this one hid in the gravel for the week, but what is interesting is the size difference after we scooped it out to put in the fry tank...probably half the size of its tankmates.

Trick in a big tank is how to get the food to the little one. They scavenge pretty well, but growth will be slower than if it had a net and small food to eat right there.

Hope it all works out! Sounds like fun.

Lou

 

[fishlover25]

congrats