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By dawson602 on
1/10/2007 9:16 AM
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I am happy to announce that my guppies have given birth again (big suprise right?). This morning when I went to feed my fish before going to work, I saw one tiny little guy dart away as I approached the tank. Upon further inspection, I counted at least 15 baby fry scattered throughout the aquarium. The first batch of babies are getting big and have started showing some color.
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Nurture vs. Canibalism |
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By dawson602 on
12/21/2006 7:56 AM
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I have read many articles stating that guppy mothers tend to eat their young. I found the opposite to be true. She gave birth in my 65 gallon tank because I did not know she was pregnant. The other male guppies did try to eat the babies but the mother somewhat protected them. She is not violent; she just passively gets in the way of the male guppy trying to eat her babies. I thought it was interesting to watch her non-aggressively protect her young.
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Guppies breeding... |
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By dawson602 on
12/13/2006 8:10 AM
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Yesterday I was checking out my aquarium when I happened to notice something very small dart across the tank. Upon closer inspection, I realized there were baby guppies swimming around. I am not sure what the average number of guppies is, but I was able to count at least 7. I was not expecting them to breed so quickly otherwise I would have set up a breeding tank. I have a lot of live plants in the aquarium so there are plenty of places to hide. Hopefully, most of them will survive.
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