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more guppy info needed2007-11-24 23:38:57

what items should I purchase when breeding guppies? (i've never owned any fish before)

tank, what kind of heater? filter? aquarium salt? food (type of flakes)? lighting? heat lamp? gravel? etc. and any other info i need to know.

oh, and if anyone knows, will petco take fry?

Answers:

You would probably need three tanks for this purpose. One 15 gallon long tank for your breeding guppies with a good filter, florescent lights on a timer and a submersible heater. A second tank of similar size and equipment as a grow-out tank and a third 5.5 gallon tank with lights, heater and a sponge filter as a fry tank. For fast growing vibrant guppies with large batches of fry you should feed a variety of feeds. Flakes being the staple, but earthworm flakes and pureed beef heart every couple of days will increase the number of fry and frozen brine shrimp is a good idea. Fry will eat finely ground flakes and frozen baby brine shrimp. Each tank will need at least three inches of gravel (for plants to root in) and lots of plants. You may need to supplement with the occasional CO2 for the health of the plants. Most pet stores will take semi-mature guppies from you but they will not buy them from you (you may be able to get some store credit). You should keep some salt for freshwater aquariums on hand as well. Do some research on cycling new tanks before you buy any fish, and check out these sites.

http://www.guppies.com/forums/

http://www.guppylabs.info/january2004/de.