What should i do to baby guppies i don't want

I'm with kveeti. Giving fish as a gift is not really a good idea. There are some people who will dive in and take proper care of them, but I think more often than not they will end up down the drain. Giving fish books, good, giving fish, bad.

Heck, I have tanks and I don't want anyone giving me fish--there's only a few people who would even know what fish I wanted, much less be able to pcik one that was healthy.
 
Yes, never give them away as gifts. Some people will probbaly just fluch them. And a story of how they survived a short life of abuse in a bowl isn't heart warming. Unless they lived to be 3-5 years old then they didn't last a long time.
 
I suppose my long standing good luck with guppies and my lack of knowledge for aquaria (sort of new at this) are factors in my decision. I'm sure suggesting giving fish to people who don't know much about keeping an aquarium is on the same level as someone new to the car scene arguing for giving 16 year olds 911s as their first cars. Both are seen as a dangerous combo: inexperience matched with an art that demands perfection.

Right now my friend is coming over to take my guppies off my hands. Don’t worry about them though, she is the one who got me into fish and still keeps mainly guppies. They will probably like it better with other guppies than with the white clouds I have in there too (first addition to my tank).
 
Originally posted by OrionGirl
Heck, I have tanks and I don't want anyone giving me fish--there's only a few people who would even know what fish I wanted, much less be able to pcik one that was healthy.
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Gosh, then I will not give you that flame angel or a nice piece of Frog spawn i have sitting here for you.. ;) just kidding.


jim
 
Ah, but trickster--my bicolor would kill the flame in a heart beat, and I currently don't have the calcium levels to support a stony...See what I mean?

Sigh--but I do like the frog spawns. What I really want is an octo torch. The LFS has a gorgeous one that I am sure I could frag successfully...Anyone want in on a very wet break in? :laugh:
 
I thought of something!!!!:D I wondered what you guys think about breeding tanks. Should i get one if i plan to keep guppies??
Also I thought about maybe picking my favorite of each litter (i don't knw what to call it) And keep them in a small 6 gallon aquarium. How does that sound?
And if I did what other fish (apart from babie guppies) should i put in? And or plants.
 
6 gallon tanks don't really allow much in the line of fish choices if you are already adding guppies. They will fill up very quickly. If I were you I would separate the males and females in separate tanks. Then have a third tank ready to go. When you decide you want to breed the guppies then take 1 male and 3 females and put them in their own tank. This will allow you to breed but also be selective about which guppies get the chance and help keep the population low.
 
Really depends on the number of guppies you wish to keep in those tank. The bigger the better as it also allows room for you to add more fish later.
 
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