5 questions about guppies?

1-yes, they are tropical so they need a heater anyway

2-yes, fry don't deserve to be cold any more than adults do

3-yes, fish like to be able to see where they are going. even when light is coming through a window or something, an aquarium light is best. also, you can't have live plants without one

4-adults:freeze dried, live, flake (spirulina or regular), pellet. fry:powdered adult food, live baby brine shrimp, specially formulated fry food

5-about a month

no swords in a 10g, they get too big. instead of pairs (a male would harass a single female), try this:

3-4 female guppies or platies

1 male guppy or platy

4 otos (you need algae eaters)

1 cherry shrimp (you need detritus eaters)

white clouds prefer colder water, not to mention there isn't enough room for them with the livebearers.

1. Not to breed, but depending on ur climate, in the winter u will need a heater. 2. Yes ur fry need a heater, depending, again, on climate. 3. Its not nesseccary but it is a good thing 2 hav if u want to hav live plants. 4. Guppies accept all commercial flake foods, and most frozen, live, and freeze dried, and if u crush up the flake food really small, the fry can eat it, too. U can also feed the fry hatched Baby Brine Shrimp, or special liquid fry food. 5. in about a month after she becomes pregnant. hope this helps! -heart, ally86ozzy

For a ten gallon, that is a bit much. I suggest 1 male guppy, 2 female guppies (2 cuz the male will divide his atttention among them, instead of stressing 1 and killing it), 1 platy and MAYBE 1 swordtail. platies and swordtails get bigger than guppies, and u cant really keep that many fish in a 10 gallon w/o good filtration and very frequent water changes, and too many fish in a small tank will stress them. white clouds dont need a heater, while the rest of the mentioned fish do. platies and swordtails hybridise, so make sure to get same gender ones, unless u want hybrid fry. guppies, platies and swordtails go about the same length of time 4 fry, the platies and swortails a little longer than the guppies.

1.If the room temp in your house drops below 75F, yes.

2.Same answer as number one. ;)

3.If you have live plants, yes. It also gives the fish a day and night cycle, so it would be better to have one.

4.Tropical fish flakes or livebearer flakes, just crush flakes up really finley in a bag and feed it to the fry.

5.After about 28 days.

Ok, with livebearers you need them to be in rations of 1 male for every 2 females b/c the males constantly chase the females and the females could get so stressed they will die, but if there are more females, they get a break from the males and can live happily.=)

White clouds also need WAY colder water, and you do not have room for them if you get 6 guppies, 6 platys, and 3 swordtails.

Just go for the 6 guppies, 6 platys, and 3 swordtails, then you are fully stocked.

Good luck with your tank.

And the platys, and swordtails will have babies also.

1. They don't need a heater to breed, they need a heater to live comfortably unless your house is consistently 74F or warmer.

2. Same as above.

3. A light is only necessary for live plants, other wise it is for your enjoyment of your fish unless your tank is in a room that is always in total darkness.

4. Guppies do best on livebearer flakes. Fry can be fed crushed flakes or you can buy fry food.

5. Gestation for guppies is 28 days.

6. That's way too many fish for that size tank and your groups of fish are wrong. Guppies, platies and swords should be kept in trios of one male with 2 females. A 10 gallon would be suitable for a trio of guppies and a trio of platies and that's it. It's even crowded to keep a trio of swords without any other fish. Unless you plan on getting a much bigger tank I wouldn't worry about fry. If you put all those fish in a 10 gallon tank they will eat them immediately and you have no room to keep them anyway. There is no sale value in livebearer fry.

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1. If you plan to breed you need a heater, it is suggested that 80-82 degrees is perfect for mating and spawning[birth]. If you really want luck with breeding pick a rainy day, or a time when rain is for-casted to remove your guppies to the breeding tank, it is generally agreed on that the barometric pressure drop encourages mating activities.

2. If guppies need a heater so do their fry. They are born as mini versions of their parents, already swimming and eating, just be careful that they don't get eaten.

3. A simple, standard hood is great for lighting, just make sure you turn it off at night so that the fish can sleep. You should also look for a light is specific for your aquarium, it isn't necessary to have a grow light for plants if you don't have live plants, or for corals if you don't have those.

4.Hikari First Bites for when they are first born are great. HBH also make a great fry food called Fry Bites. Frozen foods are recommended at least daily. Daphnia and/or brine shrimp are great frozen foods for your fry, just make sure you get small brine shrimp.

5. If your fish isn't black you can tell because her belly will be black with the tiny eyes of her young. You will want to put her into a breeding basket, probably with some java moss to make her comfortable and give the fry a place to hide. The Hagen breeding trap is awesome since you can use it for breeding, new fish, or separating out an injured fish. [http://www.aquariumguys.com/breedingtrap1.html] Another sign she is ready to give birth is that she will hide in the plants and become more inactive back there. Do not be afraid, if you have two nets you can use those as herding devices and move very slowly to capture her. Whatever you do don't chase her around because putting her under distress can cause her to miscarry.

The 10 gallon tank is far too small for all of these fish together. 1 inch of fish needs at the very least 3 gallons [optimally 5] to itself. I would get a 16 gallon or larger for all of those fish (I usually count two neon tetras or two rasboras as one fish because they school more tightly.)

The ten gallon would be great as a breeding tank or fry rearing tank. I know how much it sucks to have to have the two separate tanks, especially for the expense, but it is worth it for the health of your fish. Also, your fry need to be separated from any adult fish, since the adults will eat the fry and also deprive them of food because they can just push the fry out of the way to get it themselves.

Also, I have always been told to keep goldfish out of your tropical aquarium because they need a lower temperature than your tropicals. You should watch your platys with the guppies, I recently had to remove the platys to a separate tank because when the female is pregnant she gets territorial and defensive and will pick at the guppies, especially their tails.

I hope this is helpful, thanks for asking the question, it was fun to answer.

Oh, I also recommend picking up "Freshwater Aquariums for Dummies" at your local bookstore, I use it for most of my questions and problems, it has yet to disappoint, it also answers the questions that my fishkeeper friends and family cannot answer in a timely manner.

Another great pocket reference book is "Tropical Freshwater Aquarium Fish from A to Z" which is a Compass Guide published by Barron's author's last name is Schliewen, it gives you quick facts on each breed.

Best of luck! Let us know how it all turns out!

Guppies need heat if you want to breed them I would not have them in the tank with other fish the others will eat the fry

the babies need a place to hid from there moms and dads or they will eat them too. I usually float a lot of plants on the surface and the fry hid in the weeds

sounds like a lot of fish for a small tank

don't be surprised if they die till the balance is reached

a million. i could say that in case you have a ten gallon tank and a clear out solid for 30 gallons, you certainly do no longer want a 2nd as long as you sparkling it always. 2. you will desire to have a minimum of two women for each male guppy or they are going to be aggressive to a minimum of one yet another, probably ensuing in harm or death. 3. Assuming you carry on with #2, with 6 guppies you does no longer want to function better than 4 different small fish. only FYI, i could reassess the mollies and platties. I even have had a lot of issues of the two, they seem to fall unwell very certainly and from them it may unfold to something of the tank. that's beneficial to contemplate a pair of cory catfish instead, that are somewhat exciting and additionally help to maintain your gravel sparkling (backside feeders), and a trio of neons or small danios. No, i do no longer think of it may be merciless to feed the guppy fry to your bettas (who won't be too enthused approximately an countless nutrition habitual of fry), yet in addition understand which you will would desire to shop the girls remoted in mesh "breeder" enclosures or those little squirts would be in each and every single place. desire that facilitates! =0)

Guppies are tropical and would need a heater, and yes they will breed so you will need to know what to do with the fry when they get bigger.

White mountain minnows and gold fish are the only ones I can think of that don't need a heater

no white clouds, get fish that have live young as all the others you are wanting, but not white clouds. they will have babies live about every three weeks or so. yes you need a heater.

1. Yes

2. See answer 1.

3. Not necessary,but nice to have.

4. Prepared,or frozen.

5. 30 days after insemination.( +/- )

6. Pretty crowded,but if you do weekly water changes and don't over feed it should be OK.

By the way,that was 6 questions.