Guppy growth tank?

Okay so I started a guppy tank (60L endlers) early in April. Being used to Goldfish I was not prepared to cope with all the offspring. Guys I thought that perhaps they will give birth like once a month, at last count the infestation of fry in my tank was around 50+ and the females are still popping out babies at an alarming rate.

So this weekend I'll have to set up another tank for the fry to act as a growth tank. So for any experienced guppy keepers/breeders what are my options? Should I get a 3 ft tank or maybe 2 x 1.5ft to keep the males separate from the females.

 

The bigger the better. When they are small, you can't tell the males and females apart. I have the same problem with my mollies.

 

Unless you are planning on doing something ( like selling them or using them as live food) I would say just let it be, drop you tank temp - anything above 18 and they will still breed and grow, just much much slower. They do get to a balance at some point ....

Later Ferdie

 

Or put an angel in the tank with the guppies...

 

I separated the males and females from the beginning and I'm doing selective breeding. I do sell the surplus of guppies in gumtree.

 

Lol - think he wanted some guppies not just 1 BIG angle.

 

People actually buy guppies on dumptree .. hmm learn something strange everyday.

 

I was thinking of keeping the nice fry in the main guppy tank and donate the rest to the local petshop, obviously if I get really good quality endlers then I might sell/trade them for store credit. My goldfish will be too slow and lazy to feed of the fry

 

I had a angel that grew on baby guppies and later it ate my neons as well.

 

They actually sell very well fish, so well that at the moment I don't have any extra guppies.

 

Maybe I should try to sell my mollies on gumtree.

 

Interesting .. so R10 a pop seems to be the going price ... not bad actually. I can see how one could fund your hobby with this, just did not think it would be such a hit. Then again I am a bricks and mortar shopper.

Later Ferdie

 

Well If one where to sell 100 guppies a month for R10 each then that should cover their feed and buy me a whiskey lol.

 

I sell them for R10 each and actually made R450 one weekend.

 

Well, if everybody is going to start breeding and selling guppies, the supply will be more than the demand. R10...R9...R8...

 

Ok Saturn, change in plan - get 10 IBC ... you should be a millionaire in no time. ;-) Wonder how many guys in SA have tried to make the fish keeping hobby pay for it self, never mind make a business from it.

 

Good on you, do you breed to a specific strain or just mongrels like me?

 

True but you have to remember sometimes these guppies are bought as feeders. Usually I prefer it if they do not indulge in telling me that info I'm just to much of a softy.

 

Yip I am seeing $$$, don't think I'll go to work tomorrow, will start to live the life of a fishy tycoon.

 

I'm actually working towards strain breeding. Already have guppies that breed pure, other than that I'm working on my own strain for now.