How to Breed Guppies (Beginner's Guide)

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[@sharonjack8582]

I enjoyed this video!! Guppies are one of my FAVORITE fish. I have been studying them for years now and am still learning. Some important tips when it comes to breeding: 1)Females like a lot of natural growing greens for their babies. I make 1/2 of my tank thick with a variety of growing plants. 2)Females like to have as much high quality food as they want. I feed high-protein granules for guppies. 3)Females like to have a few girl buddies in the tank with them even if the other girls are not pregnant. Preferably no boys. 4)When my female starts to have her young, she isolates herself into the plants. I offer small snacks if she eats the snacks. She usually does. It helps with contractions and to not eat the babies. Last night I fed about 12 little meals while she had her 30+ babies over the course of hours. I am careful not to disturb her. I first feed her buddies at the other side so they won't race over to momma and take hers, lol. 5)When the babies start coming, I lift gently them out with a small cup and/or turkey baster, if it does not disturb the mom. CAUTION: turkey basters work great however the baby will often drop to the bottom of the baster quickly. Have a cup right there to put them into it. If the baby is high up in the turkey baster, I put my finger on the bottom of the baster to stop the water going out. Just watch for the baby. I have enough water in the cup so the baby won't hit her/his self when landing. I put ALL the babies together is a small container with a few plants. They feel safe together. Guppies are very sensitive and can get easily stressed. Mine have had a lot of babies and I just wanted to share what I have learned.😊

[@artomi777]

i feel you with the high protein food for females, but especially before birth. when my girls are pregnant, i always feed them mosquito larvae/brineshrimp the days before the birth. im gonna try keeping some other female fish with the next pregnant fish i get in her birthing tank so thanks for that tip 💕

[@sharonjack8582]

Thank you so much. You are welcome. Good idea!!@@artomi777

[@josiecroix]

I think Nat's instagram was forgotten to be put in the description! Please put it there or a note explaining this for us confused folks, thank you! 😊❤

[@anjasahl2150]

Yes I was looking for it 😒 cant see it

[@OnlyNoss]

its @brisbaneguppykeeper@@anjasahl2150

[@Grinder504]

bridbaneguppykeeper for anyone who's wondering

[@Mrsboncouer]

​@@Grinder504on Instagram? Couldn't find it

[@NinniAquariums]

I love the fact that you posted this video about 3 hours after my new guppy females arrived! That's perfect.

[@taironusaro3688]

Love your visits at Nat‘s place! you guys together are perfect entertainment! I don’t even have fish …

[@adelesandry]

Those koi guppies are terrific! Beautiful fish

[@wandles]

That breeding system is simple but awesome!

[@siasta32]

a lot of good info here. been raising guppies for 4 years now. I like his style.

[@staychill6864]

He is a good breeder i can tell, Awesome guppies he got!

[@IvansGuppies]

So many beautiful guppies! Really good work!

[@lachlanstanford]

Your content has inspired me to build my own aquarium

[@user-kg9pr2ql4q]

I love your vids and you really got me in the hobby

[@richardreynolds9896]

Nick I'm coming to see your talk at the Pascoe County aquarium society in February. I hope you bring some of your bug buffet with you. I'd love to try it! See you soon.

[@brianeads9376]

Awesome video! Surprisingly wish it was longer. 👍

[@kesdasan3603]

This came at a good time, my aunt just gave me some guppies from her pond 😅

[@benc3214]

link to Nat's Insta mate?

[@lynnrobertson4657]

Great video thanks for sharing ❤

[@fishykid616]

I’d love to see you keep and make a video on peacock gudgeons, I think you’d have a ball with breeding them

[@Zepters5]

Cool I’m getting some Vienna guppys from someone in aquarium co op so this vid helps

[@TheTubejunky]

Nat again AWESOME!

[@rrotley1]

With the floating basket in the tank, was the female put in the basket to give birth or did the fry swim in as they were born? It looked like the small fry were able to swim in and out through the holes in the basket. Would you leave the fry in the basket for a week before moving to a grow out tub/tank or move staight away to a smaller container like the birthing one you showed? Re water changes, I assume you would do them daily but what percentage of water should you remove each time?

[@Npossibly]

The basket in the tank is a substitute for floating plants in the tank to provide hiding space for any fry to avoid predation. I think some of the older ones that we saw in the basket, just jumped into it. They tanks with the basket allow fry to grow enough to survive getting eaten by the adults. You can remove pregnant females like they showed us into separate containers or leave them in the tanks with baskets. Try not to do daily water changes and aim for weekly water changes of 10% - 25%.

[@CrochetundertheMoon]

Hi I have a question on a different video you made about a year ago but it the one on the full guide on breeding bettas I don’t have bubble wrap so does duckweed work instead or no?

[@iainaquariumagic]

Great content 👌

[@gabriellehill7130]

Can i please have advise on setting up in a room. I want to set up in my garage but no aircon. Can i just use big fans to keep it cooler in summer. But what about winter ?

[@its_elser]

hi Nick, any idea when the pygmy corys will be back on your site? Id like to support your store. Thanks

[@Adnancorner]

Mollies and guppies are the most easiest for me. these were the first ones I bred in my tank in 2011 when I got the tank. There was a game Fish tycoon where you breed and sold fish I got the tank after that game play in my laptop. :D

[@bobbymalta73]

Thank You For Sharing. What are the sizes of the breeding Tanks Please?

[@Kyddoemiko13]

Nat is an awesome guppy breeder , I wish I had someone😊 like him here in North America 🇺🇲

[@701delbronx8]

Do you have a crush?

[@Adnancorner]

The more oxygenated the water is and the more older it is the better. I kept a lot of plants with really high aeration to keep the bubbles for air exchange.

[@al20o33]

he is an expert!

[@darkbeast1425]

Very informative 😊

[@JustOneKnight]

I love guppies ❤ used to let them breed so I could use them to buy another one.😊

[@ChhayCoC]

we need more video of guppy

[@Npossibly]

Nat is such a knowledgeable guy for guppies, who wouldn't love to pick his brains about guppies.

[@arcadetank41]

another upload lets gooo

[@jayblomquist3339]

My guppies are in heavy planted tanks. They go to sleep in the floating plants on the bottom in the valis grass maybe because there are landmarks they sleep all over the tank. The first time I opened the lid a big female was upside down in the brocus plants barely in the water. I thought she was dead I poked her real light in her fat belly. Whoa she woke up splashing scared me I jumped back. I never disturb them anymore keep the lights low or off. Daylight they are up moving slow. I have ten tanks in my bedroom its so cool 2 are 5.5 gallons tanks they have my bettas in. The 8 have mostly mud guppies swordtails platies green Cory's. Nothing special but no cichlids or rainbows. Rainbows would be my next fish if I could get a four foot tank no room in here. Lol😂

[@ButtGutandBlades]

One thing I always struggle with is determining what size to get the fish to before selling them. I know it will be different for the various species, but some sort of guideline would be great. Especially when it comes to selling to store. Any advice?

[@lTSR0BBY]

When you can realiably sex them. I got some guppys recently and found a female I was very excited about. A month later turned out to be a male. I've had guppies my whole life and I still couldn't tell lol.

[@il.mister]

​@@lTSR0BBYsame with a endler bought as female,turned into a black bar male after two weeks

[@lTSR0BBY]

@@il.mister such a bummer when that happens, you think you have the coolest female ever and it's just another dude 😂

[@mrdilgames6546]

Can we get some love for the Kmart tanks. Such good value even all these years later with the few price increases

[@marymendez4178]

It's so sad you're far away! He has beautiful fish.

[@user-ns6zm4jg8j]

I’m getting some guppies tomorrrw but I’m getting all males the pet store told me to start off with 4 and see how they get on

[@myfishni]

Best episode 😂

[@dicedoomkid]

Guppies are my favorite, I used to keep some but they got sick and didn’t make it ☹️

[@kevdev007]

Do you have a link for Nats Instagram?

[@brianbusch8777]

Hey, warn bro that his shelf is about to collapse with all those tanks on it. It needs middle support. Look at the water lines on each side of the middle of it lol

[@oliewray8357]

He even resting on it haha yeah it's definitely going to collapse

[@user-im7we8os1l]

So do u guys ship guppies to south Africa

[@nicolekent-xj5um]

I have like four guppies that look like they will pop in less than a week but they get stressed or I move to early to put them in the breeder box in my fry tank

[@jontims5934]

Does he have an online shop?

[@elprofeeisen3188]

I wish I was as confident on myself as he is on that bending stand

[@Fin2FinAquariums]

Need a few of these guppies, just need a few more tanks 🤔

[@tlndfragx612]

Can we get a walkthrough on breeding guppies like you did with the beta fish?

[@lruddy8820]

Step one put guppy in the tank step three profit

[@lruddy8820]

Step one put guppy in the tank step three profit

[@SilverSkyCloud]

they breed like rabbits, you REALLY dont need a walkthrough, all you really need to do is make sure you have more females (anal fin looks like a triangle) than males (anal fin looks like a stick) other wise the males could end up killing the females with the stress of near constant mating, my petstore recommends 3 females to 1 male

[@tlndfragx612]

@@lruddy8820 but how dyu feed the babies??

[@Jlui83]

Any tips on selective breeding?

[@drkempo1977]

What's the age range for guppies? Are they a short term fish ie= 1-2 years before death?

[@mich421]

They can live up to 5 years if looked after well but logically they reproduce less.

[@LorraineDennison1960]

Some gorgeous guppies there. Shame Tasmanian laws prohibit us buying fish other than from our local pet store. And if we do breed any we aren't allowed to sell them. ☹If I thought I could, I would have shrimp in a heartbeat. But we can't import them into Tassie either. 😩

[@andyh1]

a couple of extra tips when looking to buy expensive breeding pairs of guppies don't buy off places like E-Bay or from people that use stock photo's , check your local area for breeders where you can go look at the fish, also i have issues with feeding live bearers live food as this surely stimulates their appetite to look for live food IE their new born babies?

[@Shleeeemp]

I was a bout to go to sleep, but you posted this, so here we are…

[@nolanbryan5718]

Same here😂

[@oliewray8357]

Cool story

[@jenniferbunker2757]

Does he ship to Canada?

[@MrSgtpilko]

When he takes the guppies out theirs not heating system is that safe?

[@1Kent]

How to breed Guppies: Put a male and a female in a tank. Wait.

[@ayoxstrox4256]

This video really helped me I just can’t sell them I live in Canada Calgary

[@louiemoby3]

miss you, it's been 10 days 😏

[@garytan3531]

hi is there a ratio of male and female? or i could just get 1:1

[@darkless7177]

I hear that either a 1:2 or 1:3 ratio of males to females is ideal

[@Aaron-ut2eg]

I would love to learn how to breed fish and I love aquarium I would love to chat to you and learn some stuff off U

[@SilverSkyCloud]

step1: tank full of water step :2 add guppies step 3: figure out how to STOP constant rabbit level breeding

[@al20o33]

does Nat participate in guppy shows?

[@rejijoseph1]

What is the size of the aquariums?

[@hailee1001]

a lot of em look like the 5gals you get from kmart in the side

[@mdjidan6724]

Hay are you in amarica ?

[@romanantonioviray1643]

australia

[@ryanboscoe9670]

No link to nats instagram anywhere?

[@TheVoyagers.]

More guppies videos the better

[@madaboutmilitaria3630]

What’s his insta, can’t find the link.

[@OnlyNoss]

its @brisbaneguppykeeper

[@barryflynn2559]

Wasn’t this video already posted ?

[@johnykiwi2722]

He did a tour in a previous video, but this is more in depth on the process of breeding guppies.

[@harveydelosangeles-gc9mt]

no this is the new

[@flippyj3608]

Hey keeping fish simple can you please send me a 8 ft by 3ft tank thats 2 ft tall 🙏🏻i live in miami and i would like to have a big tank 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@TURTLE98767]

My turtle eats Guppies

[@mich421]

Well it's natural turtles are predators 😆

[@keithtrestrail5003]

Please turn the music off when your talking.

[@ianwade4695]

Turn on your own music, I was able to understand them better

[@mich421]

Doing the math, guppies would be more profitable than zebra plecos

[@anjasahl2150]

Need a instagram name for nate?

[@ticbettanatur.]

Subtitles in spanish i dont speak ingish

[@ziender]

How to not breed guppies would be a better video.

[@Smerdzy]

That man has more faith in those shelves, than I have in myself. 😂

[@waatao9856]

13.39 man that fkn bow....