Guppy Breeding Tips: HOW TO stop adults from eating babies

How to stop your guppies from eating their babies and to stay organized with your breeding. Using a 10 gallon tank FULL of acrylic yarn is a great "drop tank" for any of your pregnant livebearer fish.
Thank you for watching! Click notification bell to make sure you don't miss an guppy breeding tip videos.

[mytree]

I found the most important thing about raising Guppies was to take the lid off of the tanks the survival rate after taking lid off of the tanks was unbelievable. I hardly had any deaths of my fish. I did need a screen to keep them from jumping out.

[railhead]

Great video. I have 16 new tanks I am getting ready to setup and this gave me some great ideas. Keep the updates coming!

[aquaticbeast]

Good info! I keep a tank of guppies just to breed so I can feed my predator fish. Like the yarn, genius!

[mytree]

My fish were so healthy after taking the lids off the tanks that I needed a screen to keep them from jumping out. And I hardly had any deaths other than jumping out of the tanks. The screens took care of that my fish were very healthy and colorful.

[joshuaadam]

I absolutely love your videos! It's so nice seeing someone from Pittsburgh as passionate about the hobby as you. Keep it up!👍💯

[jameslastname]

I actually find it that allowing the guppies to have the fry and keep them in the same tank with them they eventually get used to seeing them and will not eat them, I do keep some live plants both floating and submerged. I also keep a regular filter running without a sponge to cover the intake and I find that the baby's naturally know to steer clear of it.

[genesislelis]

Dont use plecos bc it will k*ll some of youre fish(i lost some*idk if u agree but i know ur in a success now and keep it up!♥️)

[portiaholliday]

how many spools do you think I'll need? It looks like you have about 4-5 spools. This is exciting! You found a "fix" to my problem. What food do you feed your guppies? I might as well get food while I'm getting yarn. I feed Tetra Shrimp flavored flakes now and Sera O-Nips. I found a molly fish review! It recommended Zoo Meds Spirulina 20, API tropical Greens, and Super Betta Floating BIT mix. I did identify which molly was the most pregnant with a large box. I put her downstairs i a (10) gallon. Yesterday I did a 50% water change whereas I always do 20%. My Molly go a touch of Swim Bladder disease as a result. I was worried! I watched dMicheals Fish Den and he confirmed info I had already bruised but forgotten.. A 1/2 tsp of Epsom Salt would be my Molly's savior in this case. I also went out and go her some peas and blanched them but the Epsom Salt laxative had already done the trick! dMicheals Fish Den link is :



bit I saw it in the arugula container and I cupped my hand and returned it to the (10) gallon where the babies will grow for a while. Another molly is pregnant and she will need a "delivery tank". I have a spare (20) gallon and a cycled sponge perhaps I'll use that tank? I took a piece of paper and wrote the birth down and taped it on a box next to my (10) gallon.


I took another "boxed" looking pregnant molly down. I put her in my (20) gallon since (9) babies were in the (10) gallon. I will move all the babies into the (20) gallon after she delivers and bring her back upstairs to my (30) tall. I've read that some mollies have had (40) or more babies. Mine will get there:-)


11/25/2019: I got Lava Rock yesterday. I used it as a substrate in my (30) tall over some colored flat marbles. I put some in a bag and put the bag in my (20) gallon with the fry. Fry get lost in substrates and die, no more:-)


I also got fish food: I got API Tropical Greens. I LOVE the canister it comes in as opposed to the cheap ziplock bags of Hikari. I called API and commended them.
11/26/2019: I have Zoo Med Spirulina (20) coming today.
I re-ordered Marimo Moss balls bc I kept (2) in my (55) and took the rest outside to see if sun had an effect. In this time the roofers came and I did not feel comfortable going in and out bc the were gotten at a discount:-) Some unsavory characters:-) Those moss balls dried out:-( I'm going back down to check on my (10) and see if my other Black Molly delivered. I have her in the tank with my Dalmation Molly. I wasn't sure if the Dalmation who just delivered had a mouth fungus so I am treating her in my (10) gallon with SeaChem's Paraguard. I think it is just her coloration. I was [pssob;y reading into it.

[smittybeats]

First time having guppy fry, they’ve always had an plenty of room to hide, but the 5 little guppy fry I have seem to be accepted by the adults as new tank mates.

[leebird]

My female guppy had babies on Thursday night and Friday I found babies in my tank but I took the fry out and put them in a different tank

[degaresaquatics]

One time I was observing a feeder female endler guppy swimming with two fry beside her. This was years ago . They were the only fish in the tank

[sandyrodriguez]

Can someone tell me what type of white pen or marker is used to write information on the aquarium? Thank you in advance.

[andrewp]

where did you get that awesome shelving i need a better place to hold multiple tanks

[alqudzz-]

I place live plants and rocks with small wholes

[hondazonli]

is there such thing as albino guppies\

[mohammedfaiz]

Mine fish also given birth but they all died

[rebecasparaco]

How old will they be until they can have babies/ separate sex?

[apomeaquatics]

Yo my G...aint this crazy this has happened to me 3 times and what he didnt eat they wasnt worth shit..Any way my G send me some prices on guppies and rams ( blue and black) ..i just remembered do u still have that black night ram??...

[fitnsassyblonde]

Guppies eat their babies according to how much they are worth it seems. The mutts won't touch their fry, but the expensive ones eat virtually all of them. lol

[informationtechsmalayalam]

My guppy eated 6 of his babies
Only 13 fries are with me now