Any way to keep guppies without having to deal with fry?

Is there any way to keep guppies without having to deal with fry?

 

get all males ;D

 

Yes, that would be the best way. Females can give birth up to 6 months after coming in contact with males. So, if you get females they'll most likely give birth at some point in your tank.

 

Agreed. Males are prettier too

 

Like Tigress said, stick with males. They're more colorful too.

 

I was thinking males, but then the thought of, "well...what if I get a female?" popped into my head. I'll probably just stay away from the big chain stores cause I'm sure they wouldn't care what they'd give me if I asked for only males.

Thank you for the replies!

 

Male's are Super easy to tell apart from females!

 

Male guppies have that long fan like tails and extremely colorful...female tails are shorter and not as colorful

 

Male's are Super easy to tell apart from females!

another great thing to know.

Male guppies have that long fan like tails and extremely colorful...female tails are shorter and not as colorful

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Some females are having colorful tails now. Females usually have a dark spot on their belly, that's their gravid spot.

This is a shot of my Endlers, not guppies but related to them. Can you tell the difference between the males and females? Again, female guppies can have some color on them but they've got the gravid spot.

 

Here's a good picture of one of my big ladies

Female guppies will have this general shape. Although, they can have brightly colored tails. Usually their body is much duller than males.

 

Or you can always get some females if you want, but just not personally deal with caring for the fry-- survival of the fittest, as they say.

 

Some females are having colorful tails now. Females usually have a dark spot on their belly, that's their gravid spot.

This is a shot of my Endlers, not guppies but related to them. Can you tell the difference between the males and females? Again, female guppies can have some color on them but they've got the gravid spot.

Here's a good picture of one of my big ladies

Female guppies will have this general shape. Although, they can have brightly colored tails. Usually their body is much duller than males.

I at first thought the bright orange ones were male, but then going by females having a dark spot on their belly, I'm thinking the bright orange ones are the females - in the first picture.

But then going by the second picture, it's the duller ones that are the females?

... I'm confused. "/ haha

 

Or you can always get some females if you want, but just not personally deal with caring for the fry-- survival of the fittest, as they say.

very true, although I'd rather just not deal with the little kiddos altogether... haha.

 

Lol, the dull ones are female. The brightly colored ones are male. In my seconds picture, do you see the black spot at the very rear of her stomach? That's her gravid spot.

 

Lol, the dull ones are female. The brightly colored ones are male. In my seconds picture, do you see the black spot at the very rear of her stomach? That's her gravid spot.

Ohhhhh! Oh good, I understand now. Haha. And yes, I see it. I originally thought it was the very dark spot on the males that you were talking about.

 

Some females are having colorful tails now. Females usually have a dark spot on their belly, that's their gravid spot.

This is a shot of my Endlers, not guppies but related to them. Can you tell the difference between the males and females? Again, female guppies can have some color on them but they've got the gravid spot.

THANK YOU for this picture!!!! I got a fish that looks exactly like your one in the front w the black and orange they other day from petsmart...The thing is tiny and I knew it was not a guppy even tho the swore up and down it was....Thank goodness its a male too...

 

I have just got my first guppy fry and they are TINY. I am sure that, if you had a population but didn't separate pregnant females, that most of the fry would be eaten almost immediately. If some do survive then just trade them to the LFS or someone who has predatory pets (Oscar, Turtles etc...)

That being said, I did have 15 males of various types and colours and they looked stunning.

 

Males are easy to tell apart, they're always waving their little male part around looking for females.

 

THANK YOU for this picture!!!! I got a fish that looks exactly like your one in the front w the black and orange they other day from petsmart...The thing is tiny and I knew it was not a guppy even tho the swore up and down it was....Thank goodness its a male too...

It's most likely a Guppy/Endler hybrid. It's almost impossible to find pure Endlers in places like petsmart.

 

It's most likely a Guppy/Endler hybrid. It's almost impossible to find pure Endlers in places like petsmart.

Oh ok. Is there anything special that I need to know about him?? He is still very tiny. Do you think he is full grown or has some growing to do??