20g Stocking/Compatibility:Scottbeck32976 (Questions & Advic

Re: Starting out from scratch!!!

I would make deal with you local fish store to buy or give credit to you when you bring fish in, then have a ten gallon fry tank and may be 2 other 10 gallons so you can keep the male and females apart so they don't start matting. That what I would do with the guppies if you want to breed them.

how ever it might be better to go with the swords if you don't mind them being less color. they would breed less often and the fry grow slow so you most likely can find a home for them be for your tank is over ran.

P.S. the other two ten is to keep the Fry apart so your fry don't start breeding.

 

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aaahhaaaa i see whats your sayin.. yeah i have a local shop here actually have a few maybe i can make a deal with them.. ill be like if i give you 100000,000,0000 guppies you give me endless supply of fish food lol that would be a deal right there!

 

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Yea but that a lot of fish, even for a guppy. to get that many you might need to get a fish room and have huge spawn tanks of 50+ gallons. If I remember right you get only able 20 babies from a full grow guppy.

 

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wow 20 babies is still alot.. everyone of them add up when you have like 10 mommies having babies.. must be painful

 

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now you see why they can over run the tank.

if your going to breed I would do a 2 male: 6-8 female rate.

 

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plus it will give you a good amount of babies to.

 

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ahhh it suddenly all makes sense lol

 

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i think what i will do is set up the 20g get some guppies.. how much are guppies? then i put the guppies in the 20g when they start having babies put the fry in my 10 g we will see and what do they eat? i have ALOT of flake food..

 

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OK for guppies they cost between $1-$2 I think, they could be more in some places.

as for food, fish flakes will do just fine, however when they are fry make sure you make it almost a powder.

and if you want to treat them get some brine shrimp eggs and hatch them, I'm think of set up a hatchery soon in order to treat my new guppies, however I want to do a simpler set up then I had. which mean I need a few supplies I don't have on hand.

 

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I have never used spirulina, is this good for all fish, and what the heck is it. other then online where can you get that stuff?

 

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would it in prove my fish greatly? or is brine Shrimp, flake food, and micro worm be enough.

Looking to getting vinegar eels too, but not until I get use to taking care of micro worms.

P.S. I have also seen that stuff as a powder, were could I get as a powder, because if I need it I will most likely like in a powder.

 

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Very helpful info.....should i get a filter for the 20g or is there any way around a filter? please let me know..

 

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your can't use the powder for fish??? I have seen a DIY liquid food recipe that called for it.

 

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THERE IS NO WAY AROUND A FILTER!!!

Ok may be there is but it a pain in the butt to do because you need to balance your fish with your plants, and it just so mush easier to get a simple filter that hang on the back of you tank.

or you can do a DIY filter.