Can anyone tell me a bit about guppies i have a 6 gal that i would like to keep a scoal of male guppies in but i have no filter would this be ok. I don't want babies so i don't want females and i do prefer the males.
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That's a tougie. In a 6 gallon you could probably put 10 male guppies if you had a filter and did regular water changes. I've never kept any fish other than a betta without a filter (except guppy fry who lived in a 2 gallon fishbowl for 2 months)....
I would think that as long as you did water changes (25% every week) and only had maybe 5 male guppies in there you should be OK. Perhaps you could get a small air pump for some extra airation??
I would think that as long as you did water changes (25% every week) and only had maybe 5 male guppies in there you should be OK. Perhaps you could get a small air pump for some extra airation??
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A few years ago, I had guppies which bred out of control, therefore I was often giving the fry away to friends. My one friend kept 2 of the fry (which wound up both being females) in a 1 gallon tank and they lived for 2 years (which is long for a guppy). She did have a floating plant in there which I guess helped a bit and made weekly water changes (50%). She was also careful not to overfeed. She didn't have a filter or air being put in from a pump or anything though the guppies seemed to do quite well. I can't say that the guppies lasted as long because they were acclimated since they were very young but I do know that it has been done and both guppies did rather well. I don't know if this will work if acquiring adults and putting them in the same situation.
Orbitorly
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Guppies are one of the most strikingly beautiful fish for the aquarium. Hardy, easy to keep and easy to breed, they have been called "swimming jewelry" due to their brilliant coloration.
The male guppies might fight with each other without any females
The male guppies might fight with each other without any females
This is daft but i was watching the film E.T the other day and i saw a large bowl with guppies in and that's what got me thinking do guppies really need and filter ( i know it's just a film). I don't really mind about a box filter it's just the air pump that annoys me shame we can't run a filter on fresh air. The only other problem with not having a pump is that a film builds on the surface, the only way i can think of keeping that down is to put some floating plants in there would that help.
I don't really want to keep females and males to gether for obviuos reasons, but i was a bit worried that the males would fight. Any ideas, i mean if i was to keep males and females together once the eggs were laid could i not just take them out, oh hang on a minute are they livebearers might have a bit of trouble if they are lol, any ideas. Thanks
I don't really want to keep females and males to gether for obviuos reasons, but i was a bit worried that the males would fight. Any ideas, i mean if i was to keep males and females together once the eggs were laid could i not just take them out, oh hang on a minute are they livebearers might have a bit of trouble if they are lol, any ideas. Thanks
Orbitorly
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Yes they are livebreeders not egglayers.
To be truthfull I have no idea, you could raise them and then give them to you LFS. Or put a tank devider but that would make the tank look terrible
To be truthfull I have no idea, you could raise them and then give them to you LFS. Or put a tank devider but that would make the tank look terrible
You can keep male guppies together without females. They will not fight. I currently have about 40 males together with no females. All very healthy and not a nipped fin between them. (Although they do try to mate with each other)
I agree with you that an air pump is irritating. May I suggest a Fluval 1 internal filter. The noise is minimal and there are no air bubbles either. After the filter has a good colony of bacteria, you could stock as many as 8 guppies.
I agree with you that an air pump is irritating. May I suggest a Fluval 1 internal filter. The noise is minimal and there are no air bubbles either. After the filter has a good colony of bacteria, you could stock as many as 8 guppies.
Orbitorly
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LOL just get a few guppies, they'll be fine.
don't like the babies, feed them to other fish.
guppies can live really well outdoors without water cleaning and aeration. of course, this has to be done in an acceptable volume of water or else they'll be burned.
then of course, you could put a shade on the containment tank.
but then this is just my view on how hardy they can be outdoors just in case you want to rear them outdoors.
don't like the babies, feed them to other fish.
guppies can live really well outdoors without water cleaning and aeration. of course, this has to be done in an acceptable volume of water or else they'll be burned.
then of course, you could put a shade on the containment tank.
but then this is just my view on how hardy they can be outdoors just in case you want to rear them outdoors.