Feeding and Nutrition :: Guppies and setup upgrade for planted tank

[slider_keeper]

So I got a good idea oneday to say hey why not buy a couple guppies and breed them for my turtle to have a fish every once in a while. I bought about 5 a couple males and some females only three survived a female and two males. I have them in a small 5 gal tank. I was thinking why not get a 20 gal when petco has a tank sale. I have a couple flourecent light laying around why not setup a planted tank put the guppies in there and let the plants and guppies multiply and vuola. I have fish and plants for my turt! And I bet I could make one cool looking breeder tank out of it

[Love of Animals]

Sounds good! I recently upgraded my turtle from a 20 gallon to a 55 gallon and turned his old tank into a breeding tank. I have platys. With platys your supposed to have 2 - 3 females for each male. I don't know if it's the same for guppies though. They are both live bearers and their care is the same so it might. I can't wait I think 1 of my platys is pregnant.

[SSMcLeod]

I added plants to my turtle tank when I got the first two - and with a CO2 system the plants grow at a rate equal to the turtle consumption... (Also gives the plecos and rainbow sharks places to hide)

[slider_keeper]

yeah you are suppose to have 2 females to every male but I got five three males two females. Only two males and one female survived probably my fualt some how. So I figure I will just leave them as is and see what happens. I figure if they start breeding soon then I will upgrade when they do, but for now I will just wait. I got then when they were really small

[Love of Animals]

Keep an eye out for aggression with the males. If there is no aggression it's fine. If they do get aggressive some more plants or decorations may help. Good luck! I hope your guppies have fry!

[Joao]

I inherited 5 guppy fry , when they grew up I got 2 males and 3 females. I now have 25-35 fish in my 5 gallon and since homie decided not to eat this last group I put in his tank he now is living with 3 older guppies and 8 new fry.

It will get out of hand quick. You will definately need a bigger tank eventually as its not an easy task to maintain an overcrowded 5 gallon. I just don't care enough about the guppies to upgrade.

It is fun to watch them grow and reproduce, though.