How many guppies/mollies for 5 gal?

[Preeths]

How many guppies or mollies can i have in a 5 gallon. this is a open top, so i hope the fish dont jump. is there any Male to Female ratio i need to have?

 

[Lupin]

Guppies are better options. Mollies grow far too big for the 5g at 3-4 inches. You'll need 2-3 females per male. A trio of guppies is the maximum number you can fit in your 5g.

 

[Fishy_Fun]

i have to agree with lupin on this one.Mollies seem to get aggresive when in close courters at least thats what i have seen

 

[ct-death]

I agree as well with the above. The Mollies would be tough, and as for Guppys I would consider Endlers ( a ver close cousin). However, in each case the issue isn't how many you add now, but how many you will have latter!

I would just get males (more color), and get 5-6 Guppies, or ~8 Endlers (Endlers are Unisex I think though)

 

[Preeths]

just testing the waters so to speak. i wanted to see if i could breed some guppies. NO not as feeders but for the fun of it.

 

[ct-death]

just testing the waters so to speak. i wanted to see if i could breed some guppies. NO not as feeders but for the fun of it.

1 male per 3 females and a 20G tank, wait 4-6 weeks and you'll have a Shoot-Load!

In general, the adults will eat most of the young unless you have heavy-to-medium cover.

They're not called the "Millions Fish" for nothing!

 

[lucy42083]

Yeah. As long as you've got a male and a couple females you will have no trouble at all filling a 20G pretty quick (and a 5 gallon really quick), even with the parents eating most of the fry. All they do is breed.

 

[H3D]

I don't think you should keep either in a 5 gallon tank.

 

[Preeths]

I want to gain some experience in fry care, before i move on to a different species. Seems logical to start with the most prolific breeder.

 

[Yadokari]

I think a 5 gal is too small if you want to try breeding, especially livebearers. Is there any way you can upgrade to a 10? A 10G will allow you to breed endlers and keep up to 20 in there. Although there are reports on endlersrus.com that you can keep up to 40 endlers in a 10G tank. Of course, you'd need large water changes weekly and all.

Endlers are like miniature guppies with a lot more color blotches
Personally, I prefer them over guppies.