Guppy fry, how big to go with adults

[ree913]

How big or how old should guppy fry be returned to a tank with the adult fish? I havefry in a 10 gal going into a 55 gal.

 

[DaniosForever]

It usually takes my molly fry a few weeks before they go with the adults

 

[ree913]

thank you so much

 

[emeraldking]

It differs. There are adults that will chase those fry but there can also be adults that will leave those fry completely alone. Most of my guppies will leave their fry alone. Which enables me to leave those fry in since birth.

 

[DaniosForever]

Most of my guppies will leave their fry alone.

If they are fed on time. My mollies leave their fry alone unless they get hungry

 

[emeraldking]

If they are fed on time. My mollies leave their fry alone unless they get hungry

Well, also when they're not fed in time. At least, overhere... For not all adult livebearers will chase and eat fry. It's a generalization that people make that all adult livebearers will eat fry (if they get fed in time or not). Yes, there are adult livebearers that will eat them but again, there are also adult livebearers that don't.

 

[ProudPapa]

Well, also when they're not fed in time. At least, overhere... For not all adult livebearers will chase and eat fry. It's a generalization that people make that all adult livebearers will eat fry (if they get fed in time or not). Yes, there are adult livebearers that will eat them but again, there are also adult livebearers that don't.

The owner at the LFS I frequent told me that endlers rarely, if ever, eat fry. Has that been your experience?

 

[emeraldking]

The owner at the LFS I frequent told me that endlers rarely, if ever, eat fry. Has that been your experience?

That's correct. The same goes for wild guppies. You can leave those fry in without one getting eaten.

 

[Whitewolf]

Couple weeks at most. Maybe only 10 days. If there is enough cover, they can just stay with the adults. Some strains will cannablize and some wont. My whites never eat fry, but albinos will devour them. Depends on some various factors. Keep adults well fed and they will be less likely to.

 

[Littlebudda]

My fry born in community tank and stay there I keep lots of floating cuttings for propagation and the fry hang out there

 

[HupGupp]

My experience is that adults that are used to having fry around only "thin the herd" when there are newborn fry a few days old. They basically seem to be eliminating the weak ones. After that they can swim right past their noses.

But in tanks with no fry, and you reintroduce fry, even relatively big ones, they sometimes will hunt them mercilessly, especially an real alpha female type. Male only tanks, much less so, if at all.

Your experience may differ, different strains and bloodlines act differently.

 

[DaniosForever]

IME my mollies never ate a fry but thats because the parents used to stay in the open area but the fry stay near the java moss. If I give the fry and parents space then nothing will happen.