fry and more fry ...

I am fascinated by the miracles of nature. Today we watched my guppy female give birth to over 30 fry. Sometimes 3 or 4 fish popping out immediately after each other. She was a fatty.
It is the first time that I have watched the actual live birth of guppies. Pretty awesome and amazing!

I have plenty of floating plants and moss, so the fry were able to hide from the adult quite successfully.

It was a good day today.

roud:

 

congrats

now becareful, you will get it in another 28 days
without a male even ^^

 

Congratulations, granny Pauline

 

It is an awesome experience. Congrats! Now the trick is to keep them seperated from the parents, because they will ultimately chow them.

 

Thank you. and for the info as well.


I have removed the female from the guppy fry tank (3 ft tank) and put her back into the community tank. I suppose some natural 'culling' will occur in the community tank in 28 days.

I am keeping most of them to donate to a friends older son when they move house and he sets up his fish tank again - I'll give him plant cuttings as well, and some established filter material to help.

And if there are pretty ones, then I have some friends who are keen to inherit as well


It's always nice to be able to help others out, my friends in turn give me plant cuttings, so it's all good for everyone in the end

 

Congrats Pauline. Watching a fish spawn or give birth is something special. Good luck with the fry. If you need to get rid of some I have a GBR that is always looking for a meal

 

Congrats!!