Does anyone here have fancy guppies?

I foolishly bought a male and female fancy guppy for my small water garden
to keep down the mosquitoes. I now have to winter them over (well actually
winter over Mom and two offspring) and I don't have a clue when I should
bring them in, if they have to have filtered water or I can simply change
the water on a daily basis (I'm going to have a very small tank by the
kitchen sink), etc. They don't eat any of the food I give them that I can
see so I don't even know about feeding them. Any help would be
appreciated... DKat

For 4 guppies, you could either get one of those small tanks with filters:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...=6&pCatId=3837,
or you could just change the water every day. They should be fine on just
flake food.

Bob


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dkat wrote:

I foolishly bought a male and female fancy guppy for my small water garden
to keep down the mosquitoes. I now have to winter them over (well actually
winter over Mom and two offspring) and I don't have a clue when I should
bring them in, if they have to have filtered water or I can simply change
the water on a daily basis (I'm going to have a very small tank by the
kitchen sink), etc. They don't eat any of the food I give them that I can
see so I don't even know about feeding them. Any help would be
appreciated... DKat



guppies are easy, just water and a plant for
filtration is fine.




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You may want to add, with guppies, if you have males and females, you can quickly end up
with LOTS of guppies. The rules for keeping them healthy are basically the same as with a
pond. Keep the water sweet and clean (I prefer an undergravel filter in a small tank with
lots of beneficial bacterial such as StressZyme, and I also usually add a 'backpack'
waterfall type filter just to keep the water sweet smelling, and fresh.) They aren't as
picky about water temperature as, say Tetras, but overcrowding can quickly become an issue
if they breed. When I bred them, I allowed them to drop the fry in tank, and gave lots of
"breeding grass" for the babies to hide in.

Just like any other fish, pond or otherwise, chlorine in the water will kill them, so
remember to use a chemical dechlorinator, or let the water sit for 24 hours before adding
to the tank. Who knows, by spring you might have LOTS of guppies!

I got rosy reds for my pond. The girl at the pet store said they don't eat mosquito
larvae, but since they are a kind of minnow, I was a bit skeptical. I got them just
because they were so cute.

Good luck to dkat with the guppies!
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dkat wrote:

I foolishly bought a male and female fancy guppy for my small water garden
to keep down the mosquitoes. I now have to winter them over (well actually
winter over Mom and two offspring) and I don't have a clue when I should
bring them in, if they have to have filtered water or I can simply change
the water on a daily basis (I'm going to have a very small tank by the
kitchen sink), etc. They don't eat any of the food I give them that I can
see so I don't even know about feeding them. Any help would be
appreciated... DKat



guppies are easy, just water and a plant for
filtration is fine.




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Can we add gupies to our Koi/Goldfish pond?
"Bob in PA" wrote in message
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For 4 guppies, you could either get one of those small tanks with filters:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...=6&pCatId=3837,
or you could just change the water every day. They should be fine on just
flake food.

Bob


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Http://trains99.tripod.com

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"_Lil_Lamb" wrote in message
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to the tank. Who knows, by spring you might have LOTS of guppies!

I got rosy reds for my pond. The girl at the pet store said they don't eat
mosquito
larvae, but since they are a kind of minnow, I was a bit skeptical. I got
them just
because they were so cute.


Guppies are like koi, they'll eat anything that fits in their mouth. They
just have a smaller mouth. If it moves, it's food.

Sameer

May I say again "I FOOLISHLY bought a male and female fancy guppy". When
the male died almost immediately and there were only two surviving offspring
I just assumed that I could move the male offspring into a separate tank
before he got old enough to be a problem. Well that would now be shutting
the barn door as I have dozens of baby guppies. AND you would think I would
be bright enough to just leave them in the water garden with the parents and
thereby eliminate most of the problem but NOOOOO. I had to jump to the
rescue of these unbelievably cute tiny little fish and they are now in my 2
gallon tank. They are only about 16th of an inch now but will soon be far
bigger than this tank can hold and I'm not about to go out and buy two 50
gallon tanks for guppies (I swear this time I will separate out the males
and females the moment they show). I'm just venting... I know all the
obvious answers (most of them mean turning these fellows into someone elses
snack). DKat


"dkat" wrote in message
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I foolishly bought a male and female fancy guppy for my small water garden
to keep down the mosquitoes. I now have to winter them over (well
actually
winter over Mom and two offspring) and I don't have a clue when I should
bring them in, if they have to have filtered water or I can simply change
the water on a daily basis (I'm going to have a very small tank by the
kitchen sink), etc. They don't eat any of the food I give them that I can
see so I don't even know about feeding them. Any help would be
appreciated... DKat

"D Kat" writes:
I know all the obvious answers (most of them mean turning these
fellows into someone elses snack)

the most obvious answer to solve most aquarium problems is that it's a
closed system.. limit nutrient input and biomass will level out...
(less algae as well)

It is called tough love...


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