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Surprise Guppy Fry!

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Bexta147 · 30/07/2017 17:04

Went and bought 5 guppys yesterday, 4 female and one male. Had planned on getting a breeding box or a separate small tank in a couple of weeks for the inevitable fry! I thought one looked pregnant last night but I wasn't 100% sure and they were in seperate tanks in the shop. So imagine my suprise when I went over to the tank to look for my new bristlenoses to find a fry on the bottom of the tank at the front against the glass. There is still one or two I have seen swimming around and getting chased but they managed to swim away and hide again. I have a three foot tank and it is still very lightly stocked and has lots of hiding places so I'm hoping I may get one or two survive.

I'm now convinced at least one of the others is pregnant too. If not all of them!

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Mum2jenny · 30/07/2017 17:07

I find my guppies breed very easily, a simple water top up seems to help too.

Bexta147 · 30/07/2017 17:20

Yeah I knew they bred easily before I got them. Just didn't expect to be dealing with fry the day after I fetched them home 😂

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Mum2jenny · 30/07/2017 18:43

If there decent plants and hence hiding space in the aquarium they seem to survive ok. I do feed fry food for them when they're very little other wise they get standard tropical aquarium flake.

Bexta147 · 30/07/2017 19:52

Yeah I noticed them too late to go and get any fry food. Will be feeding time soon so will see if any pop out for some food.

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Mum2jenny · 30/07/2017 19:59

Squish the flake up tiny and they can and go eat it.

Mum2jenny · 30/07/2017 20:00

Do not go!

Bexta147 · 30/07/2017 20:38

Have fed them. I counted 4 during feeding. So I know there is at least that many still around.

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Mum2jenny · 30/07/2017 21:03

They'll be ok.

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