guppies

When I bred guppies in a 10 gallon, I remember them taking forever (or at least 2 months) to reach the size of an adult male.

When I first set up my pond, I put in my 3 adult guppies (1 male & 2 females). The next day I had a bunch of fry. Just 3 weeks later, not only do I have a new batch of fry, but the original batch are almost as big as the adult male. It's been a while since I actually bred guppies, so maybe I'm just mistaken about their growth rate.

Not a very good pic, but the 2 at the bottom are the original male and one of the original females. The 3 at the top are the 3 week old fry.


-Chelle

 

the more room they have the fatser they grow

 

both times that i have moved my pregnant guppies, they have given borth the next day to a normal healthy bunch of fry. they are dropping every week, a few at a time.

so, you hav your guppies in a cold pond?

i thought u could keep them in with out heater, but i wasnt sure.

 

Right now the pond isn't that cold. I don't have an exact temperature, but the ambient temp has been in the mid 80's. I have no idea how well they'll survive the winter (the pond is pretty deep though). I mainly wanted to get them out of my 10 gallon and I figured taking their chances in the pond was better than getting eaten by the oscars.

-Chelle

 

yes, a pond does sound better.

can you se them uin there if its that deep?

mineswim round my tank saying, you havent fed me, really you havent, give us food!

 

The pond has three different levels to it. Around the very edge is a shelf that's about 8" wide and 1' deep with some rocks stacked up to set my plant pots on. The second level is 12" - 18" wide and around 2' - 2 1/2' deep. The center section is about 4' x 2' and is 4' deep. I'm still having problems when it rains with run off making it a bit muddy, but most days I can see the bottom of the 2nd level clearly. And most of the guppies stay near the top anyway. I have a lot of water hyacinth and the feathery roots make good guppy hiding places.

I'm actually surprised that my goldfish aren't eating them.

-Chelle

 

yeah, im suprised too. i know my fish would.