How Do You Breed Fancy Guppies And Save Guppy Fry?
The fancy guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is a small freshwater livebearer. To breed a thriving colony of guppies you will need to find at least one fertile male and one fertile female fancy guppy pair. Your guppies will need to be housed in a healthy, cycled guppy breeder tank. Make sure your fish are healthy before you try to breed them. Place the pair of guppies in a well established fish tank and feed them two times a day with various live foods in addition to a non-live diet that is also widely varied. The guppy breeder tank should be at least a ten gallon aquarium or larger. Breeding guppies is really easy once you get the hang of it. Add Gravel to the Guppy Breeder Tank. Gravel that is dark colored gives the fry places to hide. Fry rest on the gravel for the first few moments after they are born. Light earthy tones of gravel like tan, cream, etc. can be good for fry when hiding from older and larger fish. Brightly colored gravel that is mixed or rainbow colored is also good when hel
