MagicWings

Well I now have 10 little baby guppy fry. They're from two separate mothers... I don't know which mother 4 of them came from, but the other 6 I do. Both fathers are unknown because they were pregnant when I got them a few days ago.

I've raised fry before and they're being fed finely ground up fish flakes every couple hours - about 3-4 times a day. I use a clean measuring cup to pour in tank water to keep it flowing for sure and clear out the food and such. It's in a plastic breeder with slots, but I think it flows better when I 'assist'.

They were born into the actual tank and then carefully scooped out to try and avoid stressing my female with a breeder... and I wasn't really expecting the babies... I just can't help myself when I see them in the tank, I have to save them.

They all look like good strong swimmers, no one looks deformed, but I did notice one of them is missing a chunk of its little tail. I'm not sure if someone managed a nip on him before I scooped him out or what... the mother was trying to eat them and the betta was stalking, so it's possible. Since it's so young, will this probably end up killing it, or is there a good chance it will grow back just fine? If it's causing the poor thing misery and it's not going to recover well, I'll 'sacrifice' it to the 44 gallon... I don't want to do that, though.

Any advice about baby guppies, feel free to share... even though I've done it before, new opinions are always welcome!

midnightwolf

fist of all congrats! it sounds like you doing everything right but i do want to add that it will be hard to tell if any are deformed untill they grow a bit larger, also you can use StressCoat+ to help your little guy grow back his tail.

Shawnie

great advice by midnightwolf..the stress coat + will help with regrowth..having lots of extra plants and hiding spaces will help also...as well as a bubble wand so you dont have to worry about the water being stirred up...I just found two babies while doing a water change...its fun isnt it

Tazmiche

yeah, i am over run with guppy fry at the moment!! i did have one with a really awful tail, i too let them be born in the tank and then net them into a breeder box. i was worried about this one but with 2 weeks growth and no deaths i have no idea which one it was!!! Just leave it to grow!!I do have one teenage male with a humped spine, i'll treasure him, others may cull him but he's my boy!!!

MagicWings

I'm up to 11 now... one little one managed to survive a few hours in the adult tank... I found him because I noticed my betta was awful curious in the gravel... so I looked and there it was, wiggled all the way down in there. I shooed the betta away and carefully moved the gravel and netted him/her.

I'm not a very confident driver, so I might have to wait until Wed. to make it to the petstore but if the weather looks okay and I can gather my nerve, I might try and get to one and get some Stress Coat + and Prime... I believe those are the two things I've seen most recommended for my tank. I've also seen Garlic Guard recommended... and I need a few more silk plants.

Tazmiche

i need more plants too.

It's crazy here i have sooooo many some 2months old some a month or so and some just over 2 weeks old!!! i'd like to keep most so juggling tanks at the moment!!!

Wyoming_Bound

Congrats! I have like 100+ guppy fry! Stress coat is good!