Okay, so I realize I got a little bit ahead of myself and my 10 gal. tank might be just a smidge overstocked. :newbie:
When I decided to get guppies, I was in love with how pretty the males are, but I wanted to have a few babies too, but not TOO many, so I got 6 males and 2 females. Of course the fish gal at Petsmart said that'd be fine and don't get more females than that because I wouldn't want all those babies. I also fully intend to feed guppies - should I ever end up with enough extra - to my clawed frogs.
Anyhoo, now that I've lost one of the females, and the other one is doing a lot of hiding and was acting a lot like the first one was before she died, I'm thinking of going ahead and moving a few of the males in with the clawed frogs now. The frogs are tiny still, I really doubt they can eat a guppy yet. They aren't even eating the few ghost shrimp I put in there with them the other night. The shrimp are however, doing a great job cleaning up after the frogs, so it's all good. Anyway, so for now, I could continue to enjoy those guppies, but know that they could get eaten, but then maybe my last girl would be okay. Do you think it'd be okay to end up with 3 males and 1 female? I have 3 particularly pretty boys that I don't want to get eaten. I don't really want to buy anymore females though and reducing the numbers in this tank is probably a good idea.
We do have the two larger tanks we're going to be setting up, but I can't start on those till next month. I feel really bad about this. :uhoh: I'm getting so attached to these fish! I'm a major animal lover though, so that shouldn't have surprised me. ;-)
On the up side, this tank has Plenty of faux plants and caves to hide under and behind and in so if the mollies or guppies do end up giving birth, a few are sure to make it. I will post a picture soon, I know it's not one of those gorgeous huge planted tanks I've seen posted, but I'm proud anyway.
When I decided to get guppies, I was in love with how pretty the males are, but I wanted to have a few babies too, but not TOO many, so I got 6 males and 2 females. Of course the fish gal at Petsmart said that'd be fine and don't get more females than that because I wouldn't want all those babies. I also fully intend to feed guppies - should I ever end up with enough extra - to my clawed frogs.
Anyhoo, now that I've lost one of the females, and the other one is doing a lot of hiding and was acting a lot like the first one was before she died, I'm thinking of going ahead and moving a few of the males in with the clawed frogs now. The frogs are tiny still, I really doubt they can eat a guppy yet. They aren't even eating the few ghost shrimp I put in there with them the other night. The shrimp are however, doing a great job cleaning up after the frogs, so it's all good. Anyway, so for now, I could continue to enjoy those guppies, but know that they could get eaten, but then maybe my last girl would be okay. Do you think it'd be okay to end up with 3 males and 1 female? I have 3 particularly pretty boys that I don't want to get eaten. I don't really want to buy anymore females though and reducing the numbers in this tank is probably a good idea.
We do have the two larger tanks we're going to be setting up, but I can't start on those till next month. I feel really bad about this. :uhoh: I'm getting so attached to these fish! I'm a major animal lover though, so that shouldn't have surprised me. ;-)
On the up side, this tank has Plenty of faux plants and caves to hide under and behind and in so if the mollies or guppies do end up giving birth, a few are sure to make it. I will post a picture soon, I know it's not one of those gorgeous huge planted tanks I've seen posted, but I'm proud anyway.
Anyway, I probably won't buy guppies again, unless it's just males. And as soon as I have my larger tank up and running (and cycling), I'll move all the boys there and leave the girl by herself in the 10 gallon with the cat, mollies and the betta (who by the way, keeps to himself and doesn't bother anyone).
