I haven't actually had a huge problem with it yet (although I know I will sooner or later). I've had one batch of fry with only 8, and I have no idea how the number stayed that small. For long term, I'm considering giving the fry (and possibly the adult females) to my girlfriend to keep/feed to her small red-earred slider if she will agree to improve the water quality in the tank she keeps him in (I'll probably end up doing it).
Before people post about a red earred slider being large enough to eat a full grown guppy in one bite, she has a small one. We call it a red-ear because it does have the red stripe on its head, but she's had it for 2 years and it hasn't grown past a 4 inch size.
As an immediate solution, an LFS might be willing to take the fry off your hands. Thats what I did with that first little batch. If you're really lucky, they might even give you a small store credit for them. Mine didn't.
Before people post about a red earred slider being large enough to eat a full grown guppy in one bite, she has a small one. We call it a red-ear because it does have the red stripe on its head, but she's had it for 2 years and it hasn't grown past a 4 inch size.
As an immediate solution, an LFS might be willing to take the fry off your hands. Thats what I did with that first little batch. If you're really lucky, they might even give you a small store credit for them. Mine didn't.
