Chris123

Could i put gupps in 5 gallon

Is this stocking list okay


2 females
1 male

Thanks CB

Shawnie

he will harass the 2 all the time in that size tank the gals wont ever have any piece and quiet...IMO no you couldnt ...males do best with 4-5 girlies per guy ...and id say 10g min 20 is even better....

craigs list time?

Lucy

I'm with Shawnie. My guppies are all over the place. They need more room than a 5g.
With a male and female you'd need someplace to put the fry.

Meenu

I have guppies too, and I also agree that they are not appropriate for a 5 gallon. They are surprisingly aggressive fish.

Chris123

What about just a male or female

PS Not old enough to be on Craiglist

Shawnie

they like others of their own kind...and wouldnt be happy alone IMO

Chris123

What can put in it

decides a betta or shrimp? ( What other species)

What about just for breeding?


It say you can put in 5 gallon
http://www.fishlore.com/Articles/BreedingTheGuppy.htm

Shawnie

id do a nice tank with a bunch of java moss and a cool colony of shrimp (my next project I hope LOL )

Chris123

I dont want shrimp

What about the link above?

Shawnie

then why ask betta or shrimp?
a 5g would be fine to grow out guppie fry but it wont last you long...what will you do with them then?

Chris123

I have pet store that will take them
plus im a member local fish club so they take them also

Shawnie

thats cool...
but where will you put the parents to breed them? they cant go in a 5g and trying to catch guppy fry is like chasing a needle in a haystack!(been there for a few years LOL)

Chris123

They will go to breeding tank (5g) Then once the gravid spot appears. Put the female guppy in a breeder box she will lay the fry in the box Thus not having to catch baby fish

After the breeding process they will go with my tetras in a 29g

Shawnie

adult guppies shouldnt be in a 5g tank ...she will be too stressed out by him hounding her.....but its your tank, and good luck !

Chris123

Thank you for the advice Shawnie

Sorry you had put up my jiber jaber

dvc_r

I'm gonna disagree with the majority. Although I do agree that a 5 gal tank isn't the best idea for guppies, since you already have one and do not want shrimp or a Betta, I don't think you will have a problem if you put three of four male guppies in the tank. I have been breeding guppies for about a year now, and I keep all my male guppies in a 30 gal hex and females in a 20 gal tank. I take two or three of my best males and put them in the "female" tank. I must have 25-30 males in the hex tank and I have no problems. I also agree with Shawnie, that a 5gal is good for a short period of time to grow out fry (that's what I do). One more thing, what ever you decide, remember to save some room for "maintenance" fish. You may need some ottos when you start getting algae on the glass.

Chris123

Thanks dvc_r

Meenu

Save room? There won't be any room in a 5 gallon with several guppies

dvc_r

Bio levels are small with guppies and ottos. Three/four guppies and one or two ottos will be fine in a five gal

Meenu

But aren't there other considerations, like filtration and swim space?

Lucy

That's my concern also.
I tried guppies in a 5g. They paced up and down the sides.
It wan't until I moved them to a larger tank that they reall seemed happy.

I think we should look at something else here.
Can you put guppies in a 5g tank? Sure, you can.
But why would you when they are obviously active fish?
Because we want them? Imo, that's not fair to the fish.

dvc_r

There are always other concerns. Obviously the better the filtration, the more water changes, vacuuming, and number of plants will all make a difference. If your as crazy as me, I over filter, 50% water changes once a week, vacuum every other week, and keep my tanks heavily planted, I would even throw in two Cory cats!

Chris123

What about a 7 gallon i think thats big enough right?

Plus its a divided tank (10g) so i sure i could move the divder a couple inches

Shawnie

im respectfully disagreeing..in your post you have 20 and 30g tanks that you use to breed with ...ever have a few guppies in a 5g tank? males will hound those females to death...

if the op is insistent on adding/breeding guppies in a 5g tank, id suggest buying a few females already pregnant and skip any males...

Chris123

What about a snail for clean up crew

Anybody?




Ps Sorry all try be more pacient

Shawnie

some snails have a good size bioload....

Lucy

Cheeseburger, rather than posting back to back, please use the edit button to add to a post.

You need to be a little more patient and not bump your thread.
Not all members are on at the same time. Sometimes you have to wait for the right member to log in who can answer your question.

dvc_r

Shawnie, I totally agree with you, females and 5 gals should not even be put in the same sentence! Not even one lone female because more than likley the LFS had it with a male at one time and we all know that leads into disaster.

But if I'm not mistaken, the original post CB had a 5 gal tank and didn't know how to stock it (excluding shrimp or Betta). And my suggestion (without buying a new setup) was that he would be fine with 3 or 4 "males" and when algae starts to build up one or two ottos will not destroy his bio system.

What gets me frustrated is that I wish this post was started a few hours earlier because I took out my guppy fry in my 5 gal last week and it's been sitting there with two ottos for a week. I could have thrown a few "males" in and video taped it for you but I spent all day changing around some of my Bettas, and one of my male Bettas are homed in the 5 gal tank so it's too late.

If I told you how many guppies I had at one time (although temporary) you would throw me off this forum!


your pushing it...

Chris123

Wait now im confused

Is it okay to have gupps or not?
In a 7 gallon tank

Shawnie

a few males in a 5g tank to video tape compared to a few males in teh 5g tank to live daily , isnt the same...I had to take all my males but 3 out of my 20g Long tank as they just were too mean to eachother...I dont like seeing my males with tatttered tails and such and since removing all but 3 , (i have 9-10 females and their fry in there) all my males tales are perefect....I know guppies are a community fish, and easy to care for, but they are nasty to eachother in smaller tanks

how you stock your tanks isnt a bannable offense other wise id have been banned years ago and temporary tanks are great....we all use them a time or two....temporarily is the key word IMO
I can only advice what I do know about my expeirences with them and to me, its just a disaster thats going to happen keeping them in a 5g tank ...but everyone has a right to do as they wish with their own tanks