Guppy Question

[Geoff Kemp]

Hi,

I recently had two female guppies pass away (one last saturday, one
yesterday), my levels are ok, (nitrite = 0, Ammonia = 0, nitrate = 10, PH
=7.6 and temp at around 25.5). The first one just died, no sign of any
disease or anything, though yesterdays one, I think my have just given birth
and was very thin.

Though that isn`t my question.

With the two deaths, that has given me a 1:1 ratio of Males to females. Is
this going to cause a problems in the short term, as I do not wish to add
anymore for a few days (probably about 10 to 14) to make sure there isn`t
any infection/disease going around. Is that a wise thing to do or should I
add some more sooner, and run the risk of them getting maybe getting
infected and dying if there is some sort of illness, as oppose to getting
the remaining two stressed ??

Thanks in advance

Geoff

[RedForeman ©®]

> Hi,
> I recently had two female guppies pass away (one last saturday, one
> yesterday), my levels are ok, (nitrite = 0, Ammonia = 0, nitrate =
> 10, PH =7.6 and temp at around 25.5). The first one just died, no
> sign of any disease or anything, though yesterdays one, I think my
> have just given birth and was very thin.
> Though that isn`t my question.
> With the two deaths, that has given me a 1:1 ratio of Males to
> females. Is this going to cause a problems in the short term, as I
> do not wish to add anymore for a few days (probably about 10 to 14)
> to make sure there isn`t any infection/disease going around. Is that
> a wise thing to do or should I add some more sooner, and run the risk
> of them getting maybe getting infected and dying if there is some
> sort of illness, as oppose to getting the remaining two stressed ??
> Thanks in advance
> Geoff

The thin-ness, is a sign of recent birth, and mixed with the 1:1 ratio, that
will induce a stress that is nearly unbearable to the female guppy, thus
resulting in a non-symptomatic death... pretty common with a 1:1 mix... go
for a 3:1 F/M and you'll have more variety, less stress, less
atrophy=wasting away....

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is that better??

[Geoff Kemp]

> The thin-ness, is a sign of recent birth, and mixed with the 1:1 ratio,
that
> will induce a stress that is nearly unbearable to the female guppy, thus
> resulting in a non-symptomatic death... pretty common with a 1:1 mix... go
> for a 3:1 F/M and you'll have more variety, less stress, less
> atrophy=wasting away....

This thinness was something else, not just form giving birth on the second
guppy. The first one however just turned up dead one morning.

I am working to a view to add more to replace them, however I don`t wish to
do that if there is an infection in the tank, so was asking people though it
would be a good idea as to quantine the tank for a week or so before adding
more guppies.

Geoff

[NetMax]

"Geoff Kemp" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I recently had two female guppies pass away (one last saturday, one
> yesterday), my levels are ok, (nitrite = 0, Ammonia = 0, nitrate = 10,
PH
> =7.6 and temp at around 25.5). The first one just died, no sign of any
> disease or anything, though yesterdays one, I think my have just given
birth
> and was very thin.
>
> Though that isn`t my question.
>
> With the two deaths, that has given me a 1:1 ratio of Males to females.
Is
> this going to cause a problems in the short term, as I do not wish to
add
> anymore for a few days (probably about 10 to 14) to make sure there
isn`t
> any infection/disease going around. Is that a wise thing to do or
should I
> add some more sooner, and run the risk of them getting maybe getting
> infected and dying if there is some sort of illness, as oppose to
getting
> the remaining two stressed ??
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Geoff

Waiting is good. Is it one male & one female, or a 1:1 ratio of many
fish? If the one female is being harassed, put a tank divider in. If it
is many fish, then I think that the tank just has to be large enough
and/or with lots of shelter.

NetMax

[axeman chris]

"Geoff Kemp" > wrote in message
...
> > The thin-ness, is a sign of recent birth, and mixed with the 1:1 ratio,
> that
> > will induce a stress that is nearly unbearable to the female guppy, thus
> > resulting in a non-symptomatic death... pretty common with a 1:1 mix...
go
> > for a 3:1 F/M and you'll have more variety, less stress, less
> > atrophy=wasting away....
>
> This thinness was something else, not just form giving birth on the second
> guppy. The first one however just turned up dead one morning.
>
> I am working to a view to add more to replace them, however I don`t wish
to
> do that if there is an infection in the tank, so was asking people though
it
> would be a good idea as to quantine the tank for a week or so before
adding
> more guppies.
>
> Geoff

I would wait & see if there's any disease before adding more fish. If you
have some really stressed out females at the moment why don't you put them
in a breeding trap for a bit. That will give them a break from the males &
allow you time to find out if there is a problem wih the tank.

At any rate, good luck with them! I just got half a dozen this weekend for
an empty tank I had. Such beautiful colours!

Jacqui
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