How to Breed Guppies STEP by STEP

How to breed guppies. Guppies are a hardy fish and very easy to breed with a few basic steps. Today we go through the breeding process step by step.
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[@shellysmith1037]

I realize that this is an old vid. But it was a good vid, and has aged well. Solid stuff

[@Lifewithpets72]

Thank you.

[@Loveofpets]

Very informative! I used to have hundreds of guppies in a 120 gallon tank. They all interbred and produced all colors. Luckily my local fish store took them and gave me a credit to buy whatever I needed.

[@ValueTowny]

And they proceeded to sell them and make good money

[@jordanrock3494]

@@ValueTowny I'm sure it saved this person a ton of time trying to hustle guppies. It was also probably a headache off of their shoulders and they did still get something out of it.

[@fernandopalomares5692]

Would stores like Petco/pet smart accept them?

[@zitahumphries5564]

How do i breed them I'm a newbie

[@stranger_on_youtube6122]

Hope u used the credit to buy a new tank😂

[@serendipitybetta9190]

Step 1: have a male and female you got from the store and they told you they were both female Step 2: *what happened*

[@mrchickenandthebudgies2506]

When I got my guppies, they said they were both males. But one was a female.

[@tuckercfoxito9866]

They probly bred anyway

[@JesslyneB]

😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@KalikaStorm]

*i wonder what happened*

[@floydfitz3578]

When I found your website. It was already a year old, I was just wanting to know if you still selling your Guppies?

[@Lifewithpets72]

Guppies are a hardy and beautiful fish. Very easy to breed. Due to all the questions I get on breeding I thought I’d put a video together answering them. I hope you enjoy!

[@denisepollitt1021]

Loving the dumbo mosaic, Sheila. They're my favourite guppy strain by far. Great advice as ever. Tfs.

[@Lifewithpets72]

Thanks! Yes, they're beautiful fish.

[@seratonin7004]

Fantastic, informative video! I love your approach to diverse feeding so they'll thrive in their new homes.

[@arandomguywithagreenprofil5075]

@@Lifewithpets72 will a pet store only sell male or will they sell random because I won't male and female not male

[@roycelaude5710]

Mam Sheila what guupy strain the purple tail guppy in the video

[@suhaskhade6744]

I experimented with guppies in a half gallon tank for a year,result was 100 guppies ,downside of the breeding was that their size was restricted,otherwise they all were healthy , there was a riversand substrate and a dense java moss in such a small plastic container without any artificial light. BTW nice guppies ,nice tanks.

[@jellynoodle]

“Why do you want to breed guppies?” Me: i’m really craving some fried guppies so uh yeah

[@andifishgallery9400]

Surreal Fish Keeping O_o

[@arandomguywithagreenprofil5075]

How about fried plecos and some betta sushi 🍣.

[@mofomoco]

Feeder fish for bigger fish. My pet bluegills like live food

[@vikky6699]

nice video! breeding starts 9:50

[@dragon6irl]

If I were to get guppies, they would be from you guys--I love the specimens you have!

[@Lifewithpets72]

Thank you.

[@RLCAquatics]

Great information! Ty for sharing your knowledge! 🤝

[@lynnbonica4342]

Another very informative video. You always do your best to cover everything. Thanks for that! 👍🎄🎅

[@williamburdis9225]

What is name of the plant

[@InTroutWeTrust]

Haha I remember when I first started “breeding” guppies, I bought a female and and male which later I was told was both males

[@deenugent473]

They can always adopt 😂

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

I plan on wholesaling more so as I have common pet shop fancy tail guppies and having kinda a private customized guppy farm tower built for 16 guppy tanks with air hose connections going through the back hooked up to a solar Controlled filtration system. Using this rack system for high end show guppies more so. I don't mind selling to stores or have a trade agreement but eBay is wonderful to sell on also. I will sell near wholesale on high end Guppies but a bit more because of shipping cost where I can offer free shipping since my overhead is not going to be that bad. Just getting groups of high end show guppies now actually. I purchased a brand new strain today for $75 but have stains that run from $35 to $50 so clearly selling wholesale as they produce a lot, I really think it is worth working with while keeping back the very best for yourself to enjoy.

[@stina9659]

Super beginner video, I love it, and I have shared it with fish groups on Facebook 👌🙂💚

[@Lifewithpets72]

Thank you!

[@Rafzee93]

Amen. This is so awesome. Tank you

[@MrJohnnyklef]

Fantastic video! Thank you!

[@Lifewithpets72]

Glad you liked it!

[@ant-rants4980]

great comprehensive video.

[@GeneralSzadek]

I am sitting on guppies as shops dont take them from private people here. I would love to breed and explore the colors of guppies, but I have no idea how to handle the hundred of babies. From initially only 6 guppies, I am now overwhelmed by over 50 in my 120L tank. They suddenly also created colors which I had not before. Super interesting.

[@siamrahman1409]

Guppies are notorious breeders. I had 3 guppies, 2 female fancies, 1 cobra guppy. It's about 2 months later. I now have over 80 baby guppies in my 10 gallon, most of which I need to sell so my tank does not get overloaded. It's difficult to get them NOT to breed tbh. In 2 months this is my 4th generation of guppies.

[@user-cu9ck8gk9w]

Females can be fertilized as early as four weeks old. And then they start giving birth when they are about ten weeks old... Sometimes they can give birth six times from 1 fertilization. This way you will soon be a 'guppy millionaire'.... You can prevent this... Look at your young guppies when they are 3 weeks old with a magnifying glass. If they have a dark spot at the back of their body, just in front of the tail, it's a female. Put the females in a separate container. This way they remain unfertilized. Also useful if you buy a new male, because then you know for sure that the female he mates with will have HIS babies..

[@aaronnicolas6255]

I’m doing really well right now on eBay last few months I had my first shipping and it didn’t go well, then I sold a couple more and found a way to ship properly and I started a new account and I’m doing really well with all the purchase, thank you for this video, I’m making a lot of profit

[@cdropbox]

super cool!!!

[@beautifulnightmare8092]

Thank you! I ended up buying 2 pairs and mine came pregnant. I got them in the morning and that night she was giving birth to babies! I had no idea how to care for them and that they breed so often!! This is gonna be an interesting endeavor for sure. I was warned against breeder boxes but I have one 10 gal tank so I'm glad to see it's an option for a small amount of time. It's better than survival of the fittest in my mind as only 2 fry have lived from my initial female. The other is pregnant now so learning this is invaluable! I also think I need to get a bigger tank and keep the 10 gallon for the growing babies. Idk what I'm doing in this, at all!

[@sharonletchford9375]

I doubt they got pregnant the same day, she must have already been pregnant lol.

[@beautifulnightmare8092]

@@sharonletchford9375 ya, she came to my door pregnant.

[@user-cu9ck8gk9w]

That's great! You have now extra males, they are sons of a male that you didn't buy... But females give every 25 days babies.

[@user-cu9ck8gk9w]

Females can be fertilized as early as four weeks old. And then they start giving birth when they are about ten weeks old... Sometimes they can give birth six times from 1 fertilization. This way you will soon be a 'guppy millionaire'.... You can prevent this... Look at your young guppies when they are 3 weeks old with a magnifying glass. If they have a dark spot at the back of their body, just in front of the tail, it's a female. Put the females in a separate container. This way they remain unfertilized. Also useful if you buy a new male, because then you know for sure that the female he mates with will have HIS babies...

[@user-cu9ck8gk9w]

Go ask the pet store if he wants (almost fully grown) guppies from you. For example, in exchange for food, a new male, etc. And ask the trader if he wants unfertilized females. Because then you deliver the unfertilized females separately from the males

[@RoxanneRoxanne760]

Thank you

[@palamirtammarimuthu1752]

Thanks 👍😍✔️

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

love this. I love guppies. New friend Ruthie

[@terasikanhias5758]

Very good ❤️

[@violetwilliams1075]

I was wondering if you had a 40 gallon tank will they lint mate as they can spread out? I want to make a guppy only tank but not seller just private

[@albertocodeluppi4727]

congratulations for the video! I wanted to ask you if using a Dumbo male with a non-Dumbo female can be a departure for a new line or if I have to use male and female Dumbo to carry on the gene. Thank you

[@ALATICMZK]

Thanks a lot!!! Very useful. My fish are just about to give birth!

[@user-cu9ck8gk9w]

If you want to avoid overcrowding, look at the young guppies with a magnifying glass after two or three weeks. The females have a dark spot on the back of their abdomen, near the base of their tail. Separate them from brothers and nephews at that age. Because young males can fertilize their sisters and nieces within four or five weeks. The female stores the sperm until she is fertile and then she becomes pregnant. But if you separate them in time, a female tank and a male tank, the females will grow longer. They grow bigger and you don't have an overcrowded tank.

[@latashawiller8559]

How did you make the Repashy Community Plus stick to the tank like that? ❤️

[@alicha1716]

I bought 3 females guppies back in august 2018 (really female no males XD) and they gave me babies up to january 2019, 5 months after they left the store x_x I don't know how long it could go, they died from bloating while I was raising their babies in a breeder net. Now my tank is full with 11 of their babies ! I kept all males and gave the females to my local fish store. They will be 1 year old really soon. Time flies

[@Lifewithpets72]

Wow, that must have been quite a shock. They can hold for about 6 months, so this would fit into your time frame.

[@alicha1716]

@@Lifewithpets72 Yes :( I tried what I could to save them but I saw it too late.

[@davidbowman2501]

Tank, male & female guppies, sponge filter, cover for babies. Most livebearers aren't difficult.

[@Lifewithpets72]

Totally agree!

[@rx456]

Try humans

[@vurtlehurt3266]

@@rx456 haha what

[@rx456]

@@vurtlehurt3266 he said' most live-bearers aren't difficult

[@rx456]

aren't difficult to breed, but are the hardest to breed pure. easy to breed for fun

[@dusty3162]

Hi I have a 90gallon aquarium with tetras and guppys should I breed guppies in a spare aquarium or can I breed them in this one

[@SirSkippy87]

I’ve breed a few species of Cichlids and it was extremely fun and exciting. Rewarding even! After my wife and I move early next year I plan to start a fish room and a more serious breeding set up. I plan on breeding several different species of tropical fish. Some guppies for sure, maybe some Corydoras, Molly’s, Plecos and a few others. What would be a good commercial air pump that could easily run somewhere around 20 sponge filters?

[@Lifewithpets72]

Check out Aquarium coop. They have a good air pump. They’re always happy to answer any questions you may have.

[@balobreached]

How do you control inbreeding?

[@themishmish101]

Can any other fish be in the same tank ? If I want the guppies to procreate? Or only guppies are allowed

[@rajazubair6699]

Hello lady plz tell me what's the maximum TDs reading suitable for guppy fish tank Nd lower also I used to made fish feed powder by grinding Nd give it two time in 24hrs

[@SL-sc5vu]

Where do I find those plants you mentioned???

[@rayming5269]

Question, do you know what the breed of the guppy is at 0:00? I want to buy some but I'm not sure what they're called.

[@mattxu1759]

Do you need a heater to breed them?

[@jicejames483]

Nice guppies 😍

[@Lifewithpets72]

Thank you 👍

[@davidg145]

Great vid. I have a question maybe you can give some tip. I got 2 trios but the males I think are old. They are not very motivated to make the family bigger. Any tip ? Thank you!

[@sheilarogge2461]

Fishagra...a little blue flake for a male fish that might need a little help getting up. You'll be back to shaking that tail in no time.....

[@daintydaisy517]

Man those guppies are pretty😍

[@Hello-742]

This was so helpful i just bought 3 guppies today 1 female and 2 males but the female came pregnant so i didnt know what to do but this helped me a lot

[@JensWoodworkingThings]

I may have missed it, but what are the food pellets that you stick to the side of the tank that they see to love so much? It appears the adults and frye can eat it equally well.

[@latashawiller8559]

I would like to know this too. I'm going on vacation and thought this would be a great idea so I don't have to have my mom come over and feed my fish while I'm gone

[@marvieman]

@@latashawiller8559 Sera O'Nip Tabs

[@leebird4690]

How do you clean the tank with thout the water shocking them

[@FZCreatives]

what you feed the newborns and how is there any special method ??

[@misfitz_ggsitzgeno3330]

I am about to start my own breeding with guppies and I don’t know how to sell them I enjoy them but I wanna make it a hobby where I can profit off of it as well how would I go about making a website and getting people to buy them eBay , pet stores etc??

[@joesatake2634]

Could you tell me what kind of plants these are?

[@lindaclontz3634]

Beautiful and beautiful and very nice 👌😍❤😊💕♥

[@deenugent473]

You have such a cute accent!

[@FletcherHillier]

I was thinking about putting unsold surplus into a tank with Bluegill so I can breed constantly

[@obi-wankenobi4096]

Random question but are you from Liverpool?

[@NefariousSpineLizard]

Can someone please link what gravel vac that is???

[@4-hfarm671]

I have a 10 gallon I have cycled it's got water wisteria black sand guppy hiding plants heater sponge filter I plan on getting 3 trios for the. Tank when the babys are bigger they will go to my 29 gallon comunity tank

[@alyxkrieger6764]

a female guppy can store sperm from one encounter with a male, and use it for a very long time. She can most likely use one encounter 2 or 3 times. :) this is why guppies breed so quickly, even right ever she births her first batch, she can be pregnant again right after.

[@motoglows]

what tank sizes are those for breeding guppies?

[@aarongibson7809]

You was very helpful thank you for your video. I like to breed my guppies for the first time so I can use them for feeders for my Oscars how do I do this please let me know thank you

[@oliverjones2426]

its been 3 months and already have more babies than i can handle, had 1 aquarium now have 2 10 gallon and 1 15 gallon lol

[@paulnjulia]

Question, Are you licenced with the local EH for selling the fish?

[@Lifewithpets72]

Local EH? I am in the USA not the UK.

[@user-zw7gk3yk6h]

Can i put some wire mesh on my internal filter so the holes are smaller instead of buying a sponge filter

[@bloodypedant]

With a mesh like that there could still be currents that are too strong for the tiny fry to escape from and they could get hurt being dragged into the metal. Lots of places make a cylinder sponge filter that you can put over the end of the intake that would work

[@PEACHY1ANDONLY]

If like me you are more familiar with metric tank sizes and temperatures, 50 litres is about 11 imperial gallons. 75 f is about 24 C.

[@hairlesschicken6008]

Hey Im thinking about crossbreeding guppies . If I breed a dumbo guppy with a normal female with small pectoral fins, can a get dumbo ear guppy fry ???. I'm a newbie so if anyone can help out that would be great . Thx.

[@DPW55]

Please send the link to rapashi gell food , thanks

[@chickentea7346]

do i really need bubbler for these guppies?

[@gayatrigovind]

What do you have sticked on the glass which fish come and touch?

[@Lifewithpets72]

It's fish food. Sera O Nip Tabs

[@chasenixon3329]

I was wondering because I want to breed my guppies can I put a female guppie and a male in a tank and will they breed

[@kevinaus6731]

How do you heat your tanks does each tank have its own heater ???

[@Lifewithpets72]

We do not have heaters in the tanks for most of the year because where we live is very hot (80-90f). During winters months we add heaters to all the tanks.

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

I am just getting back into breeding them but for every reason you mentioned and one additional reason not mentioned. As bad as it sounds, guppies are the only tropical fish out there that predatorial amphibious aquatic reptiles can consume that do not have slight traces of toxins as every other tropical fish with a toxity level build up will shorten the life span of these other animals. These animals can eat mosquito minnows some people can catch, but many can't and in cases where a person could get fresh water bass that they sell for human consumption, that could be cut up and be used but I do not live in a area that fresh water fish for human consumption actually is. People don't seem to realize, that pet turtles will periodically snip any tropical fish at their fins even if the fish are big in çomparison to the turtle and periodically they will eat other fish. Not even feeder fish are healthy for them and have toxins and to many bones making it unsafe. Since I breed very very rare albino and snow turtles that run anywhere from $350 to $400 dollars ( so about £275 to £325 ) up to $2,000 (£1,500) a baby and later this year I will have some ranging $4,000 ( £3,250) each baby, there is no way that I will risk the baby rare turtles I produce. I also breed the same blue and pink snails you keep also. Now don't think I am mean as all my baby rare turtles that hatched last year, only one of them will steadily eat guppies out of 22 baby turtles from my last clutch. The reason for it, I have a species diet mixture that I mastered that is not live that after 3 months of feeding them this, it discourages the rare turtles from eating guppies. So yes, I rarely lose any guppies at all but periodically, I enjoy going on holidays more than the regular person as I can work on the road and have a employee who I can call to ship baby turtles for me but he is a on call employee only and is not around my animals constantly so having guppies and snails during holidays rest assure that the turtles eat while away from home. They won't hardly touch them otherwise. I keep live certain aquatic plants that are safe for them to eat also and of course guppy grass for all. It works well. At the end of the day, I have both pet shops buying a couple hundred guppies from me a month ( several hundred) and established some retail customers as I just started breeding (not for food) the most expensive high quality show guppies like you prefer also though I never bred the more expensive ones at all. I do want to thank you for two things, first is covering the pretty specific number of fry that they have. See I use larger tanks of 40 to 75 gallons for every day fancy tail guppies and I put on a average 40 to 45 adult guppies in each tank this size, one per gallon basically (1 male to every 4 females) sometimes 1.3) of course with alot of hiding place for the fry until I can remove them monthly to raise separate. People are saying do 1.2 or one point 1.3 and against any more but I never understood why. You being a professional guppy breeder, just verified you could do even up to a 1.5 group so thank you. I just never understood on why. Another thing you taught me was the number of fry could be as little as 5 but up to 15. I seen reports of way bigger numbers but have not seen it. Having a bare minimum number is what I go by as a rule of thumb so I don't over populate and produce the minimum monthly. You helped educating me in that area. Now on my expensive bloodlines, show quality bloodlines, I am doing 1.4 groups bred seperated for record purposes on the fry and with aiming for new colour strains. I have a few picked out just for this reason alone and I am not bothered what they cost inniatially. I am buying on average starting out with high end Guppies groups of 4 groups of 1 male to 3 females) starting out in high end to do this so with you estimates, I should be able to produce at least 60 fry approximately give or take for the show bloodlines every month which is perfect in my opinion as I have 5 of 6 show quality high end that I will be working with of course in the near future. Being that I sell mostly wholesale on my extra guppies, the outlet is not that difficult. They do make great overall display pets indeed.

[@kenjiro2676]

This is hard for many to hear, but guppies make good snacks for omnivorous and carnivorous creatures. Chickens will eat em, garter snakes will eat them, they make good feeders as they lack thiaminase.

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

Exactly, guppies are the only tropical species that do not. Mosquito minnows are good but not everyone can get those and pet stores don't sell them. Some fishing bait shops do.

[@HaiLe-qb2cm]

Hello, what kind of food are you feeding guppies?

[@davemccabe6337]

Will the filter be ok if its a hang on back but it is really weak

[@Lifewithpets72]

You’d be in danger of the babies being sucked into the intake tube. They are very tiny in the beginning so are not strong swimmers.

[@fishhobbytat]

Wow, amazing tank. -#fishhobbytat

[@hunterdean4766]

What are the guppies eating that is attached to the side of the tank?

[@raniz._art_]

i LOVE GUPPYS

[@Puprplestar02fan]

I have two reasons I want to breed guppy’s first it to make a new strain my idea is since I have hard water I would breed the guppy’s that live and stay healthy to make a strain that lives in hard water and once they hatch happens susscefully I will try getting different colors of that new strain and put them in a communal tank

[@jeromeboer406]

Where can I fine show guppies in cape town

[@MrChangeordie]

Perfect source of food for chickens 😎👍,easier than breeding meal worms or crickets

[@martinroncetti4134]

Interesting concept....

[@felixortiz6777]

what is that there eating on the glass?

[@aidenquandt1090]

wow that is a lot of snails bro

[@josiereyna864]

Newbie here!!! What kind of live plants 🌱 do you put in the tanks for breeding bettas and guppy’s?

[@brooklynepaige5637]

I would recommend guppy grass and sprite plants like the ones she suggests in the video I am currently using a variety of guppy grass and other varieties of plants and my guppy baby’s are doing great!

[@kevywilliams3304]

Hi! Great video . Do you sell and ship to Quebec Canada?

[@Lifewithpets72]

No unfortunately we don’t.

[@ameykillekar9574]

Hey there, which plant's are those without substrate?

[@Lifewithpets72]

Guppy grass. We sell it on our website.

[@timothyturner9134]

I bread my guppies in a 29 gallon with air stone and hang on back filter and they did fine … a little too fine I have over 50 all together between my 2 tanks

[@MrCashXD]

I have a 75 gallon tank with 2 blood cichlids will the fry survive? Edit: I make sure too keep my cichlids full, so they don't attack any other fish

[@Lifewithpets72]

Cichlids and guppies are generally not a good mix. If you have a very heavily planted tank some might survive.

[@zoyeb100]

What is the food sticking to the wall of the tank

[@Lifewithpets72]

Sera o nip tabs.

[@manuelluna7558]

I have a ten gallon tank. With 1 male and 5 females . I'm getting one more male. Is that a good ratio for them to breed. ?

[@Lifewithpets72]

Yes.

[@siddharthgurav6407]

Which female guppy is that with violet tail

[@protatosammich8248]

What is that rainbow colored guppy that’s albino?

[@alexmccormick3036]

What food is being used in this video to feed the guppies. Thanks!

[@Chocotok]

same question

[@kavesh9093]

Can guppies breed like in a big fish bowl

[@estebanhernandez1774]

Hello i was wondering if we can chat because i am breeding guppies. I have 5 guppies and i have saved there babies...I have a tank for the babies but yeah..

[@pamelateresa2386]

Is it possible for the guppy to still be pregnant a few days after giving birth, I ask this because my guppy still looks very large and square with dark speckled gravid spots (this is 3 days after giving birth). If you have any experience/knowledge regarding this please share !!?! Thankyou and thanks so much for your helpful videos

[@breonawarren1507]

To be completely honest, they get pregnant again right away. Female guppies keep sperm inside them, so even long after the male is gone they can get pregnant. Typically every 28 days

[@user-cu9ck8gk9w]

Unfortunately, I will soon only have two small aquariums available. They are a bit too small for "regular" guppies, while Endlers don't have the colors I want. Fortunately, I have some theoretical knowledge, and I'm going to use it to breed my favorite Endler-sized guppy breed. Mid-adult males of my favorite breeds will mate with a colorless Endler female. Sons are double sword, daughters have something color. If you do brother x sister, at f2 you will have big tailed males, but slightly smaller than the bought male. Let this also mate with an Endler queen, f3 x f3. And then the f4sons are the Endler version of my favorite guppy breed. I hope the theory works in practice.

[@yeonjoonhong9833]

what kind of guppies are the ones at 7:28

[@kevywilliams3304]

Why are they so aggressive on the snail?

[@DoggyDoddle1284]

Says they breed quick and I have had mine in the tank male and female for 3 months

[@benhall8336]

Does the female have to be the same type as the male. Such as... Does a blue Moscow male need a blue Moscow female or will any female guppy do to produce blue Moscow fry.

[@m-jayclavel4652]

Hello this is kinda late but is 1:1 ratio of female to male in breeder tank bad?? :((( I didn't notice that most of the guppies i bought are males

[@Lifewithpets72]

The males will not leave the female alone, you need more females to males to reduce the stress on the female.

[@theweirdkidisawesome7884]

Can u put a breeding box

[@antik_adam]

What size tanks for the fry grow out tanks?

[@the3daredevles275]

5 to 20 gal

[@antik_adam]

​@@the3daredevles275how do you keep your snail population in check?

[@davinevans8903]

Do you ship to the Caribbean

[@Lifewithpets72]

Unfortunately not.