safest way to adapt Guppies to SW

[Lupin]

Increase the salinity weekly by .001-.002. A slow process will give them time to adjust until they become fully acclimated to full marine conditions.

 

[andy1130]

hate to retread back into the guppy territory but here is an older post from august from a different forum i found, would be nice if there were a bit more info in it but apparently this person has been breeding guppies in SW for some time and even says they grow larger and are more colorful in the SW tank. You could try contacting them if your really interested Loners.
http://forum.seahorse.org/index.php?showtopic=34753&st=0&p=365006&

 

[H3D]

hate to retread back into the guppy territory but here is an older post from august from a different forum i found, would be nice if there were a bit more info in it but apparently this person has been breeding guppies in SW for some time and even says they grow larger and are more colorful in the SW tank. You could try contacting them if your really interested Loners.
http://forum.seahorse.org/index.php?showtopic=34753&st=0&p=365006&

This is hardly a credible source to use to validate the argument.

 

[H3D]

Again I would like to point out that a 1 gallon aquarium is not big enough for your project. If you are actually interested in keeping and breeding some of these fish consider purchasing a 20+ gallon aquarium to setup for such purposes.

 

[Dangerdoll]

I would love to see actual pictures of SW guppies in the environment... feel free to post them...

 

[SHK_ATK]

when I did it to my GSP, I had him in his own tank and started the sg at .05 and raised his SG very slowly to .19 over the course of a month. Of course you can do it faster but I did it slow b/c I did not have his permante home ready.

 

[joander123]

Again I would like to point out that a 1 gallon aquarium is not big enough for your project. If you are actually interested in keeping and breeding some of these fish consider purchasing a 20+ gallon aquarium to setup for such purposes.

He said the 1 gallon was only to acclimate them to the SW, not to keep them in for the whole experiment.

 

[H3D]

Personal experiment, mostly to see first hand any major differences in behavior/breeding. Besides guppies, what else is hardy, SW compatible, and just as willing to breed.

im planning 1g mini aquarium w/ filter recieving 1 sw drop every 3 seconds, dumping water at a specific point, and matching current tank sp.

I think you may have misread it. I said they would be in a 1g for the duration of their acclimation.

Yes, it may sound like an unnecessary experiment, but to observe any possible differences in behavior of any fish (guppies or not) would still be a fascinating thing to watch.

So now my new question is, what freshwater fish can, not just tolarate, but fully acclimate into saltwater.

He said the 1 gallon was only to acclimate them to the SW, not to keep them in for the whole experiment.

I apologize for misunderstanding. No where in the OP did it say you planned to move them to another tank. My next question is what do you plan to house said fish in?

 

[LonersBlaze]

the fuge part of my sump which is approx 6g. if thats too small, then i'll use my unsold ( :sad: ) 10g hex. I only intend to keep 3 of whatever i get initially, this way i can observe the next gen's colors for signs of co-dominance, incomplete dominance, or a regular cross or if the color is just random.

 

[H3D]

One of the biggest problems with keeping such fish, even guppies, in a tank that small (10 gallon included) is their relentless appetite to breed. The male could actually stress the females to death. I'm also not clear on exactly why you think acclimating them to saltwater will affect their color patterns? Why not just set up a freshwater tank to breed them in?