Guppies, Guppies, Guppies. (Pta. East)

Hi Guys,

In September of 1905, the 'The American Magazine' Published a hilarious short story by Ellis Parker Butler, entitled 'Pigs is Pigs'

It's a story of Railway agent Mike Flannery, who wants to charge the livestock rate for a shipment of two guinea pigs. The Recipient refuses, insisting that they are pets, and fall under a lower rate. Flannery is insistent, so the recipient refuses to accept delivery, and leaves.

Flannery is then stuck with the guinea pigs, till he gets instructions from HQ as to what he should do with them. During the inevitable bureaucratic delays and buck passing, the animals were reproducing geometrically in Flannery's station house.

You can see a 1954 Walt Disney Cartoon of the story here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYXlF3sa9xs

Or Download the text version from Gutenburg, (15Kb) here:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2004/2004.zip

So, What's this got to do with fish?

One word: GUPPIES!

I'm feeling like poor ol' Mike Flannery.

They've invaded All my tanks, which are so thick with fry, I don't know how other fish can breathe without choking on them.

I can't bring myself to use them as feeder fish, or to simply 'Flush' them (metaphorically speaking).

Is there any way I can control their breeding? Like maybe putting the females on 'The Pill' or something?

In the meantime, I've got what seems like millions of them. Anybody want some?.. Somebody?... Anybody??... Please??... Pretty please?!



'Scuse my verbosity, I've had a couple of Beers!

Mods: Sorry If I've miss-posted this, I wasn't sure which discussion this falls under.

 

oh - snap, I know the feeling (guppies in every thank not the couple of beers one) ... only thing that works for me is lower the temp, everything slows down.