Step by Step Guide to Successfully Raise Fancy Guppies

My ideas on the best methods for optimizing your success with raising fancy and show type Guppies. Some people will say just put a male and female together in a tank and wait 30 days but there is more to it than that.
1st and most important is to obtain a true breeding quality stock, or just fish that you like. Then feed them 2 to 4 times a day with a high protein and a varied diet. Best results will be obtained with a feeding of live baby brine shrimp ( bbs) per day. Next best option is to use high protein foods, such as, but not limited to, decaps eggs, golden pearls, flake foods, spirulina, brine shrimp flake etc.
Water changes are imperative, either 50% per week or a couple 30% changes per week. More importantly do them as the fish exhibit any signs of stress.
I keep water sprite at the tops of my tanks and or java moss at the bottoms. Once the female is fully conditioned and within a few days of dropping fry, as shown in the video, place her in a small tank with plants for cover for her and the babies. Try not to move the female if she is visibly close to dropping the batch of babies. After she drops the fry, remove the female back to her tank or a small temporary tank.
Raise the babies in the small container for a week with 3 small feedings a day, preferably 1 with live bbs. I use a mix of powdered high protein foods, that I may start selling soon. After a week in the small container move them to a 5 and a 1/2 or a 10 gallon tank. Continue, feedings, water changes over the next few weeks and then once you can start to tell males from females put all the males in to a different 10 gallon tank and raise them in there. Select the best males with the color and finnage traits you desire. Put 2 pair in to a 2 and a 1/2 or 5 and a 1/2 gallon tank to repeat the process of obtaining new drops of babies. I also use a younger male in breeding tanks in case the larger older males are unable to catch up with the females.
You will have to cull out any deformed fish or ones that exhibit colors you don't like or poor finnage. After 6 months of age it's not necessary to feed the adult males with live bbs or frozen brine shrimp as it could make them appear to 'chesty'. I'll add to the video description as I remember other important things :)

[@markfranklin8831]

I love going back to these older videos and watching them again. Thanks for sharing ✌️👍💗💯

[@DGrey]

Thank you so much i really appreciate it!

[@nicoletiana]

it's so satisfying seeing female guppies about to pop. i used to have a big tank of pregnant ass female guppies til i donated most of them to my local non profit local pet store. then i adopted dwarf gourami, got red cherry barbs and only had 3 guppies. im starting my all guppy tank up again bc i will be donating the dwarf gourami as hes becoming aggressive and my female guppies can lay their fry. i can't wait to have an all guppy tank again!!!!

[@DGrey]

Thank you so much for watching! Guppies are fun but they do multiply like crazy. I always liked dwarf gouramis. I'm pretty sure the females are never sold in stores unless they buy from local breeders. Keeps people coming back I guess.

[@BonnieGBell-ul5eh]

Thank-you for doing this Video. I am getting back onto raising guppies & fish in general. Our water is hard & that makes me happy since I learned that they like hard water. Thanks again fir the video!

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! Once you get fry from the fish you start with they will have only known your water parameters so they will be good to go.

[@melscore2865]

Great video. Your guppies are beautiful. Probably my favorite variety.

[@DGrey]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@violahopsalot162]

Great info. Lovely colored guppies.

[@DGrey]

Viola Hops a Lot, thank you!! I think people either love that colored strain or hate it.

[@WOW_AQUATICS]

Great video..been going back and watching some that I have missed

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! That was a great video!

[@jeaniedelgado687]

I love guppies!I am glad to get the information about the babies and females that get harrassed!

[@DGrey]

Hi Jeanie thanks very much!!!

[@ReneesZooTube]

Excellent video! Nice bit of a surprise for that female to drop so quickly. Can't wait to see them as they grow up! 💖

[@DGrey]

Thank you! I didn't think she was That close. Moving her may have caused her to give birth that fast. I expected it to take me a week to video all 4 parts, ended up taking less than 24 hours.

[@MobbGuppy]

Really nice Doug... Can't wait to watch those fry grow up.

[@DGrey]

Thanks Peter! Instead of waiting a month for an update I may do the next part with the red deltas that are grown.

[@MobbGuppy]

@@DGrey Sounds good. It is nice seeing what everything grows out to look like.

[@melanychairez9097]

Loved your Video !! I love guppies but I don't have any right now but I just might get some know !! Thank you for sharing !! 🐟🐠🐡

[@DGrey]

Melany thank you very much!! Guppies are addictive.

[@michaelkane2470]

Love your Aquarium vlogs.

[@DGrey]

Thanks very much, I appreciate that!

[@firestyt3440]

Incredible guppies, they look like tuxedos

[@DGrey]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@twunderaquatics1770]

I love my Fishtube channels! Subscribed.

[@DGrey]

Thanks very much!!

[@donnamiller8031]

these guppy s are awesome ...very great video...

[@DGrey]

Thank you very much Donna!

[@jerrychen8878]

Good video! Helped me alot

[@DGrey]

Thanks very much! Glad I could help.

[@pcfitter5327]

Good Video and instructions, always good to see how others raise guppies. that you@!

[@DGrey]

Thank you very much! I appreciate that.

[@Mytrueserenity]

Nice video very helpful, thanks

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! I'm glad the info could help

[@uncleknife9887]

GOOD VIDEO, THANKS ALOT D.G.!

[@DGrey]

Thanks very much! I love the youtube name!!

[@tiffanycollins30tc]

I love the black purple colour!!

[@DGrey]

Thank you so much! They were Very pretty fish.

[@boscoitalics]

They are so pretty! ! I m wanting to get guppies. I have a 5 gallon temp tank until I fix my 10 gallon (I want it to be dry & sealed) to start my guppies

[@DGrey]

Thank you! I wish you the best with whatever guppies you put in your tanks!!

[@PhilGrady]

Excellent video! I am getting back into guppies after not keeping them for a few years, and the info you are giving is quite helpful, so thanks for posting.

[@DGrey]

Thank you very much Phil! Best of luck with the new fish!

[@Clutchpearls]

I love your humor. Lol

[@DGrey]

Thanks! The scary thing is I don't even know what I'll say in the videos. I'm slowly turning in to my unfiltered father :)

[@jamesb4039]

Beautiful fish and great advice. Going to start doing that myself with my guppy strains, separating the males and females in the grow out tanks.

[@DGrey]

Thank you very much! It's the best way to keep the strain from degrading. The ugliest males get to the females before you even know they're in the tank :)

[@brendanorton5929]

I've started this also, I want to keep my red guppies pure and not breed with my yellow ones...

[@alexline4131]

Thank you for this. I got guppies because I heard they work well with my local water. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with them =D

[@DGrey]

Thank you very much! I'm glad they are doing so well for you.

[@lindadurow3137]

Hi, I watched this this morning and I was prompted to move my one guppie into a tank where we have baby Mollies about 1 month old. AN HOUR later I have now 20 guppie fry!! Thank you for the propmt!!

[@DGrey]

Hi Linda, that's great, congratulations!

[@sagerracing]

nice gupps you have!

[@DGrey]

Thank you very much!

[@vibeswyoud1422]

You're fish are gorgeous

[@DGrey]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it!

[@shesellsfish]

Gorgeous guppies. Looking forward to seeing these new babies grow up.

[@DGrey]

Thank you! Now the pressure is on me to not let anything bad happen to them :)

[@LiSa.N.J]

Great video D. Lots of really good info. Going to be fun to watch these babies grow and see how they turn out. Maybe I'll bid on a few of your fish after I am up and around from my surgery later this week. Have a great day.

[@DGrey]

Rhia, thank you!! I will keep my fingers crossed for you with the surgery & quick recovery.

[@LiSa.N.J]

@@DGrey Thanks D. I look forward to more videos while I am laid up and bed bound. :)

[@laurigardner-rhodes7125]

She is huge!!

[@DGrey]

Thanks! Yes, some of them get gigantic!

[@sourdough6800]

Thanks so very much for sharing your extensive knowledge with the community!

[@DGrey]

Thank you very much Marc!

[@lloydrawles2865]

Thanks , excellent breeder tips.

[@DGrey]

Thanks very much Lloyd!!

[@ural6624]

not nıce very very bad variante

[@janetcaruso9721]

Great video. I just started a guppy tank. 15 gallon column tank with 1 male and six females. I think 1 of the female might be pregnant. I will keep an eye on her.

[@DGrey]

That's great Janet! Doesn't take long for the males to get to the females so they are probably all pregnant.

[@josiereyna864]

They are beautiful. Can you please tell me what kind of plant us that with them? I am a newbie thanks

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching Josie!! Yep it's water sprite, I have the thin leaf variety and the regular broader leaf. The thin leaf one was hard to find but grew like crazy in my tanks.

[@GaryMcIntosh100]

Is very interesting, I would like to know why you removed the plants from a galon jard were the babies are.

[@DGrey]

Thanks for watching! I removed the plants to film the video so the babies could be seen then put the plants back in. They grew out and look great. They are in the following video starting at 7 minutes kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqPEXqOcrbilpbs

[@GaryMcIntosh100]

@@DGrey thank you so much for replay very fast.😍

[@keithfranklin214]

Do you find that albino strains are less hardy and more difficult to breed and raise? I have tried some full albino red and blue topaz albino strains this year. The adults seem to be much more prone to getting sick and dying. Just slow death with no visible illness like ich. When they have bread the broods have been small. I also notice the albino adults seem to be much more aggressive about hunting down the fry. Any tips before I try the albino strains again.

[@DGrey]

I do think albino strains are more fragile, less prolific etc. Every once in a while you will get a female that has large batches of fry every 30 days or so but it seems to be a rarer thing. Maybe you can try feeding the fish some medicated flakes for a few days to see if you can clean their systems out. I've used fenbendazole and levamisole with some success. I keep a lot of water sprite at the top of the tanks with albino adults. The babies seem more or less blind at birth and tend to swim right in front of the hungry parents. Vision improves as they age and the plants help give them a [lace to hide and cut down on the light some too.

[@julialusk3888]

Great video! How do you do water changes and not hurt the babies.. They are so small

[@DGrey]

Thanks very much! I just am very careful. I really try to net them out and get them in to another tank.

[@butterscotch598]

Very informative video. Go to the 9:45 mark.....there is something alive attached to the java moss at the bottom of the screen....a worm of some sort. Do you feed live worms or is this an unwanted critter?

[@DGrey]

Thank you! You are right, just saw it. I don't feed the guppies live worms at all. Maybe I took the moss out of 1 of the other tanks with the African cichlids.

[@elarathenacataylo6243]

This is nice bruh

[@DGrey]

Thank you!!!

[@poetical12]

Do you have any suggestions on guppies that have gotten severely inbred? These guppies are very thin and some had what appeared to be scoliosis. I have culled the sick ones but am hoping I can breed them back up to being healthy fish. There are probably about 30-40 of them in my tank at the moment. Thank you and thanks for showing what healthy guppies are supposed to look like!

[@DGrey]

The best thing you can probably do is pick out the largest and healthiest looking males and females and build on that by using them as breeders. If there's a way to run 2 tanks of them or 2 colonies of them you could then cross the best from each tank every couple of generations.

[@BritneyStinson]

You had me at snacks

[@DGrey]

I'm glad I didn't leave any of em in the container before filling it with water! :)

[@brendanorton5929]

Beautiful fish!! Love your video, lots of useful info! On that red/Orange spot on the male guppies, I always thot that if they have that then they have been bred with a feeder guppy...since just about all feeder guppies have the spot...is that correct or wrong?

[@DGrey]

Thank you! I'm not sure on that but I will ask some of the guys that know more than I do about genetics and get back to you.

[@brendanorton5929]

That would be great! Where are you located at?

[@DGrey]

I'm in the Phila Pa area.

[@brendanorton5929]

Do you sell and ship your guppies? I'm in Livonia, Michigan

[@DGrey]

Yes I do, no problem shipping to Michigan. I have to get some auctions up on aquabid. My id there is greyd I just have the food and a guppy book on there lately, no fish. Have to take some fish pics and list them, I've been lazy :)

[@MoldovanIonutEmilian]

one question if you keep the female in the 1 gallon tank dont the water get poluted faster and if water is uncicle dont you risk killing the guppy?

[@DGrey]

You are correct. Every other day I do a 50% water change, with aged water, in the 1 gallon jars until she drops the babies. The plants in the jar help stabilize the water quality a bit but I do the water changes anyway.

[@valleyfish]

Hi some of my half HB purples also have the same orange dot on them near the eye. I always get torn when picking breeders if that is the trait I want to keep. not all of min e have it just wanted to know your thoughts as show fish go?

[@DGrey]

Thanks for watching! I will ask a couple of friends of mine that are ifga judges. I don't think it takes away points and to be honest I'm not sure you can breed that out because it seems to get more pronounced as the male ages.

[@MobbGuppy]

My HB Purple males do not have the orange dot, but they have a lighter purple/blue on the side near the head.

[@DGrey]

They sound great Peter. The biggest problem with purples, blues, greens and blacks is they can appear to be a different color in the show's tank water and then you pile up the DQ's. Put em back in your tanks at home and they are the color they are supposed to be!

[@fikrikittikhun]

hey doug, one of my albino blue has his guts spilling out of her back. any idea what's that? or what's the cause?

[@DGrey]

I've had that happen before. I think it's an unformed egg she is trying to pass. Sometimes they can do it although it may take a few days. Sometimes it kills them.

[@guppyface5189]

Doug , how to maintain a beautiful tail of male guppy , and what's the cause they look stripes.

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! It's genetics and also selecting for breeders the females with the thickest caudal peduncle area. That usually means her male fry will have a thicker body and be able to support the large wide tail. There was a couple of shades of blue or purple in those males. The color should be uniform.

[@karpz2436]

Gorgeous purples you got in there sir. Is it random we get greens or purples from hb blue strains?

[@DGrey]

Thank you so much! It depends what the initial breeder crossed in to his or her half black blues. Evidently the line I bought had previously been crossed to hb purples. Very nice! But I really wanted half black body with light blue fins. Maybe I need to cross in a half black pastel male or a lighter blue delta.

[@karpz2436]

Thanks for the info sir.

[@kevinc3669]

Dan Ian Carpio

[@ghanashyamsa8339]

Lol made a community tank with some natural replenishing food sources and I forgot about them for a month and saw a multi-coloured guppy

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! That's pretty cool!

[@williamyu1170]

When isolating the female in a 1 to 2 gallon breeder box should I heat up the water or is room temperature ok?

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! I keep them at room temp.

[@dennisricketts3786]

Doug, I need to get ahold of you for ordering some guppies

[@DGrey]

Thank you, but I'm not buying the Subaru! greydmail at yahoo.com

[@alexherrera3918]

Beautiful a Guppies!!. Nice video. Quick question, I have a spike of ammonia ( my first tank). I did the water changes to reduce the concentration but it seems that 2 of the them are very bad. They have red guils and are all day at surface , have difficult time to get oxygen in their blood. Do you you know if guppies can survive an ammonia spike and if you can advice any medication or treatment that I can buy....or perhaps it is too late...thanks !!!!

[@DGrey]

Thanks Alex! I hope your fish will survive. Besides doing the water change and siphoning out any dirt, dead fish etc you can try something like seachem am-guard or add a little filter bag of api ammo0chips or any similar brand. Fish stores usually sell little mesh bags to add to a filter or even to put in the tank. People put oyster shells in it for cichlids or the ammonia reducing stuff for tanks with high ammonia, another good product I think it was called zeolite.

[@alexherrera3918]

@@DGrey thanks for the advice!!!! , I have tried them all , water changes, zeolite ammonia plus.. I just hope the medicine I put will help them with the guils, I read that damage is permanent...thanks again !!!

[@DGrey]

Alex I hope they are doing better. Red gills and at the top sounds like a reaction to the water. Getting the ammonia down will improve that but they will be weak and try using 1 kind of conditioner in their water, stress coat, amquel, melafix type thing.

[@alexherrera3918]

@@DGrey many thanks!!¡. I also noticed to clear poop not dark...it seems based on what I have seen in KZbin a intestinal parasites.....do you know where to buy fish medication..? .....thanks again !!!!

[@DGrey]

I've been using fenbendazole flakes lately. I've bought them from angelsplus.com and another brand called Peabody's paradise. They have their own website but I think I bought a pack of 5 different types of medicated flake foods from them off of amazon or ebay.

[@ashgena8552]

Hi Great video. What is the ideal space needed for breeder guppies and growout stage guppies ?

[@DGrey]

I use different tanks for different stages of the guppy growth. For newborn fry I keep them in a 1 gallon or 2 and a 1/2 gallon tank for 2 weeks so they can find the food easily. After that I move them to a 5 & a 1/2 and will start culling to remove the smaller ones. Once they reach 3 months at most I put them in to a 10 gallon tank and cull any males that have color discrepancies. For breeders I use a 5 & a 1/2 for a trio to 2 pair.

[@ashgena8552]

@@DGrey Thank you for the information. I want to start a guppy farm for retail and export. I would like to know what would be an ideal plan to go for? i am planing on building 10 ft x 10ft tank for parents and grow out stage and 5 ft x 5ft for the nursury and growout stage 1. Thank you

[@DGrey]

Ash Gena I apologize for not answering sooner. I am just seeing the comment now for the 1st time. I like the smaller tanks for guppies because I can keep an eye on water parameters easier. I hope your method has worked out well.

[@mikehughes8698]

I've watched alot of your videos and I still haven't found a site of yours to try to buy your fish or products .

[@DGrey]

Mike Hughes hi Mike. Thanks for watching!!! I don’t have a website at this time. I sell on eBay and aquabid occasionally under seller id Greyd It’s a little too cold to ship for the next few weeks You can email me at greydmail at yahoo.com thanks! Doug

[@mahmoudobeid5938]

My guppy’s are getting this white spot all over them & are lossing there colours & tails fins what should I do

[@DGrey]

Sorry that is happening. I'd really need to see a pic of them but it sounds like it could be a combination of ich and a fungus. When fish get sick with a disease it weakens them and they can get other problems as well. I'd put the sick fish in a small tank and treat that tank with rid-ich and a fungus medicine.

[@miamistomp]

I put BBQ sauce on my shopping list Now I cant read it !

[@DGrey]

I love it! Sounds like Stephen Wright kinda thing.

[@Dovietail]

I think it must be a tendency for the blues to break down into purples and greens, one or the other or both. I know Moscows certainly do that! Regardless, they are lovely and scrumptious.

[@DGrey]

Thanks for the info! I think that is what has happened with my half black blue line.

[@ginociancio1]

You got beautiful I always watch your videos in KZbin is 10 in UK I will buy some from 👍🐠

[@DGrey]

Thank you very much Gino!! I really appreciate it.

[@jamesdduong]

I love your videos! How long do you separate the breeder trios into the 5.5gal or 2.5gal tanks for? Do you move them into a bigger tank once the female is pregnant?

[@DGrey]

Thank you very much! I normally leave the fry in the tank and move the adults to another tank. They are easier to catch than the babies are, they are zippy little things.

[@BonnieGBell-ul5eh]

D Grey, Do you know the best place to buy all red fancy guppies?

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! I sell them once in a while. Probably again in May.

[@BISMAN142]

How can i get some guppies from you? Looking for those yellow and red deltas.

[@DGrey]

Thanks! I think I just answered your email, if not it's greydmail at yahoo.com

[@freder157]

Thankss for the info menn😁 i got a question, i got a guppie hb blue and i only have 4 of them in 1 tank i dont know how size was it 3 males and 1 female and it is pregnant is it ok if i put them together?

[@DGrey]

Thanks for watching Fred! If the female was already impregnated by other males then it could take 1 or 2 more batches of fry before you would get babies from her being with 1 of the males you about to put her in the tank with.

[@freder157]

Ahhh ok thanks menn😊

[@FrizzzGaming]

I have 2 pregnant guppies can I put them both in like a 1.5 gallon tank

[@DGrey]

You can do that but it will make it difficult to know which babies came from which female if they both drop fry in there.

[@angkwentomo1895]

Hi can i ask a question? How my guppy to have a Delta Fin like yours? Long and Wide Tails, it is genetics or depend how you grow them?

[@angkwentomo1895]

Anyway New Sub here 😎

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! It is genetics.. There are many types of tails on guppies. Delta tail and veil tail may be the most common.

[@DGrey]

Thank you for subscribing! I hope the bad jokes don't drive you away : )

[@FrizzzGaming]

Hi I have a 10 gallon tank how many guppies should I put in it and should it be even male to female? I also keep my guppies with 2 orange finned tetra is that ok for breeding

[@DGrey]

Guppies breed no matter what so the tetras shouldn't bother them however they may eat the fry. I keep 2 to 3 trios of guppies in each 10. With some strains, like the pink pingu's I keep 1 male to 4 females.

[@FrizzzGaming]

Ok thanks

[@bonyylast7147]

Can you do this with albinos? The mother guppy is not going to eat her fry in the 1 gallon tank?

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! Yes I use floating plants at the top for cover and a clump of java moss at the bottom so the fry can hide in it.

[@bonyylast7147]

@@DGrey does this work for albino swordtails?

[@timmietien]

Hey, how did you keep the 1 gallon tank on the right temperature? Cause I've got a similar thing to put the pregnant mother in, but I don't know how to keep de temperature right?

[@DGrey]

Thanks for watching Timmie. I keep the room they are in at 75 degrees. I don't like heaters in small containers. Maybe 1 of those heating pads for reptiles, under the container would be safe to use. I don't know how much they cost.

[@timmietien]

@@DGrey ah I see. Thanks for the quick reply. What do you think about the idea that I put that 1 gl jar into de aquarium the fish comes from. The jar is higher than the aquarium so therefore it could work, right?

[@DGrey]

That's a Great idea! I have seen people that hatch their baby brine shrimp, put their hatchers in a 10 gallon tank filled with regular water that they heat to 81 degrees. The hatchers have the correct salinity and the eggs.

[@farajaraf]

I purchased Fry from a local breeder, they are about 2 months old, maybe 3. How long till they breed? Some of my females look very plump but not that big, all of the guppies are less than 1.5 inches long.

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! Normally the 1st batches can occur after 3 months rare but possible before that too. 1st batches are usually small, just a few fish. Once the female's body 'squares off' meaning the front of the stomach is squarish and the area near the anal fin dialates, she will have fry imminently.

[@guppymaniacodimi407]

Hi, do you think that water changes can increase the growing speed? And how often do you change water to the fry? I've noticed that if i dont do water changes every day/ 2 they dramatically stop growing even completely stop(but that is in the case that I dont change it in months) also that brine shrip is the only way to make them grow

[@DGrey]

I think the water changes help enable the faster growth. Since they are in small containers with no filter I change a 1/3rd of their water every other day. I agree with you that water changes are Super important as is the live baby brine shrimp.

[@GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

I notice you don’t mention the use of vinger eels or banana/micro worms how come?

[@DGrey]

Rico! I haven't tried vinegar eels and failed at micro worms but they are good foods for fish to eat. To be honest I don't think my fish ate the micro worms, they just looked at em.

[@kevinc3669]

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[@crtcustoms6140]

I don't like to net fish anymore. I find it better to use a net that holds water in (betta net) or a specimen contain works best for me to reduce stress on tank swaps. Have you tried these methods?

[@DGrey]

You are right that it is a much better way to do it and easier on the fish. I don't think I can ever catch any of them in the top rack of tanks that way because I have very little room between the top of the tank and the ceiling.

[@crtcustoms6140]

@@DGrey Thanks for the reply, Keep up the good work. Channels like yours are great. True hobbyist, not trying to beg for money. 👍

[@DGrey]

Thanks very much I appreciate that! I have trouble watching the videos when you just know the people don't have any idea what they are doing. I hate seeing bad info being passed along as the truth.

[@starpooper1681]

How do you change water in the tank where the fry is? And how often? I guess it is difficult because they are so small.

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! I use a siphon into a small white bucket. I net out any fry that end up in the bucket. I do a water change in the small tanks once every 3 days.

[@starpooper1681]

@@DGrey thanks!

[@sasfishadventures9729]

What happens if you cross this with mosaic? Does it work?

[@DGrey]

I haven't used any of the mosaics for crsses yet. I hope to at some point. I'm thinking the mosaic tail pattern would transfer to some of the male fry. Not sure what would happen with the platinum gene crossing with the half black body.

[@tiffaniediserio3029]

Shouldn't you put her in a separate tank once she has her cry so she can heal for a couple days? I was told you have a better chance of the mother surviving the birth if she isn't stressed and heals properly. Just asking because I have my female in the breeder box now and she's ready to drop any second and I bought the net breeder that also hangs on my tank so I have a place for the fry that they can't escape through the holes and I planned on leaving my mama guppy in the other box for about 48-72 hours before I put her back in the tank

[@DGrey]

Thanks for watching! Yes optimally leaving her in a tank of her own for a day or 2 would be best. I don't have enough free tanks to do that.

[@tiffaniediserio3029]

@@DGrey thank you for the feedback! My mother had 27 healthy fry a couple days ago and she is doing great 🙃

[@DGrey]

That's fantastic!! Congratulations!

[@Ummmmmkay88]

Aquarium salt for guppies and endlers? Yay or nay?

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! I use 1 teaspoon per 10 gallon tank for the guppies. I've never kept endlers so I don't know anything about them.

[@Ummmmmkay88]

D Grey Endlers are basically wild guppies.

[@DGrey]

@@Ummmmmkay88 Thanks! I've never kept any. I don't think I've ever seen any in person yet.

[@Ummmmmkay88]

D Grey If you like guppies you’ll love endlers.

[@roysshrimptanks1676]

could u pls tell me the dimensions of the 2.5 gallon tanks for 3 trios????

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! I wouldn't put more than 2 pair in a 2 & a 1/2 gallon tank. The dimensions are 12 & 3/16 Inches Long, 6 & 1/8 Inches Wide & 8 1/8 inches High A 10 gallon tank would be better for 3 trios, They are 20 1/4 Long x 10 1/2 Wide x 12 9/16 High.

[@roysshrimptanks1676]

@@DGrey I wanna keep about 2 to 3 trios (more females than males) but also ensure that males chase the females and actually the gonopodia action happens

[@DGrey]

@@roysshrimptanks1676 I'd try a 5 & a 1/2 gallon tank if they are easy to find, or a 10 gallon tank but just fill it up 1/2 way.

[@roysshrimptanks1676]

@@DGrey I am from India where we can't buy the ready made 5 gallons or any gallons tank so we make it custom , can I message u on messenger on Facebook

[@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849]

How many fry? And how many survived ?

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! That video was made a few years ago. The females routinely had 40 or more fry each time. Unless they ate a few no fatalities.

[@jackbennettsr.3792]

how many breedings before you have to out cross? Thanks

[@DGrey]

Usually it is 3. With a line like half black reds it could need a cross every other generations.

[@bobstinger7169]

D Grey Hair

[@igormaksimovic9632]

Hey, can you write down the name of the plant? I heard what you said but English is not my first language and I can't spell it out to search for it on Google. Thanks.

[@igormaksimovic9632]

Oh, it is in the About section. Never mind, thank you!

[@DGrey]

Igor, Water Sprite is a great plant for guppies. This link might help www.fishkeepingworld.com/water-sprite/

[@ZacharyDarkes]

Your male looks like one of my males guppy 😁

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! That is great to hear. I hope you get plenty of young ones that look the same.

[@kakashihatake8633]

Hi I got a question my guppy has a moul on it tail can you help me

[@DGrey]

Hi thanks for watching. I'm not sure what you mean with the word moul Do you mean fungus? If fungus, then I've had success using meds called fungus guard which I think is by tetra and also adding a teaspoon of salt per 10 gallon tank.

[@kakashihatake8633]

Thanks

[@Clutchpearls]

Aquabid is still down.....wth???

[@DGrey]

I don't know what is happening with the site. Works fine then nuthin.

[@masri9756]

Is that plant have soil to live?

[@DGrey]

Thanks for watching! No need for soil. It is an aquatic plant called water sprite. Can be planted in a substrate or floated at the top of the tank.

[@ranjitalama7999]

How many days to give breed Plz tell us

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! Once the guppies mature, roughly 3 to 4 months of age they Should give you drops of fry every 28 to 35 days. Albino guppies will take longer to drop fry than black eyed guppy strains.

[@brookebinder3903]

Are my female guppies naturally supposed to be that round or are yours all just pregnant or had babies recently? I always thought my females were a healthy good weight till I saw how big around yours are

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! The females in that video were highly conditioned on live baby brine shrimp and high protein foods. Can't quite duplicate that with flake foods and or pellets.

[@juanDominguez-wl3un]

Excellent video.but you should not play drums on the container. Keep up the good work.

[@DGrey]

Thanks very much Jose! :)

[@ruataralte3530]

My albino red guppies always die..what to do?any good suggestion?

[@DGrey]

That has been a tough strain for me to keep going. I think they are a difficult strain and you just have to get lucky with 1 or 2 females that produce a lot of healthy fry.

[@josiereyna864]

Never mind you mentioned it later on in the video 😂 thanks

[@DGrey]

Thank you again!

[@josiereyna864]

Your welcome

[@dingdong3021]

Sir at what age can we cull them

[@DGrey]

I remove any fry that don't swim properly right away. After a few weeks I start to remove the slower growing ones. Then once the color appears I will remove any that have imperfections. I use most of the undesirable fish for crosses.

[@Brisbane-Gospel-Waypoint]

My gups are just umm plain and white/grey... I rlly wish I had more beautiful fish

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! Try looking at them with no overhead lights on and use a flashlight straight on them. I'm sure you will see some beautiful colors.

[@Brisbane-Gospel-Waypoint]

D Grey Ok! But my fish at the moment is 5th generation so I put a rainbow/bluish one in and I hope they breed :)

[@cozykay]

Drove an hour to an aquarium store to get these really gorgeous dumbo guppies. Hoping they’ll breed so I can continue their generation.

[@DGrey]

CozyKay Thank you for watching! That’s great I hope the fish do well for you. The big ear guppies are fascinating

[@rithiktonk1900]

Can we keep just 3 to 4 'Male' Guppies in a tank.. without any females

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! Yes definitely.

[@rithiktonk1900]

@@DGrey Will the males not fight with among themselves?

[@DGrey]

@@rithiktonk1900 They normally don't do that.

[@chongkongsang5060]

The males seem to have a hard time swimming around. Is it a genetic defect due to inbreeding?

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! No they just have very large long tails as they are bred to an ifga standard. It's heavy for them to move around however if you were to trim the tail down they swim fast!

[@AquamanSL]

what did you feed baby guppies ?

[@DGrey]

Hi Suren. I give them 1 feeding per day of live baby brine shrimp & 1 or 2 feedings of a high protein high density food I mix up. It has decapsulated brine shrimp eggs, golden pearls, spirulina and a few other things.

[@haileymuise9396]

Never clean your tanks with bleach but ur vid was great

[@DGrey]

Thanks for watching! You don't clean out tanks with bleach?

[@MizzzKitty]

A little drop of dish soap with white vinegar in some warm water would do you just fine, warm water rinse and yr good to go. Kid and pet friendly😄👍

[@haileymuise9396]

D Grey if the bleach isn’t cleared out enough the residue will go in your fish tank and it is toxic to fish I don’t even use soap I don’t want to risk it and the all caps in the original comment sounded a little harsh sorry

[@haileymuise9396]

MizzzKitty good tip

[@charleswilson8038]

👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@DGrey]

Thank you so much for watching!!

[@Ethan-xe3gs]

What is that floating plant

[@DGrey]

Hi Ethan, thanks for watching! The floating plants are water sprite or thin leaf water sprite. The tanks with plans at the bottom are java moss.

[@Ethan-xe3gs]

@@DGrey hi Grey can you grow the water sprite just floating or does it need a substrate

[@DGrey]

I just leave it floating. The stuff grows like crazy for me.

[@Ethan-xe3gs]

@@DGrey ok awesome

[@nurainamirahbt.mohdnazli235]

Im soo jealous.. My guppy dies i did not know why.. I have already use the water that i save for abt 5 days.. I use fine food.. Have filter and oxygent.. You know why??

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! I doubt if you are doing anything wrong. The fish are probably over stressed when you receive them. If you buy from a breeder, the fish are shipped from them to you. If you buy from someone that buys from a wholesaler those fish could have been shipped 4 times before getting to you.

[@vallero7607]

Yea that would be approx 1/16-1/32 of Dialation..😉..jk She about to Pop..Those some nice guppies I Love that BLUE..

[@DGrey]

Thanks! Love it!

[@bv5365]

hello so i want to keep guppies as pet but I don’t want to over populate my tank how do I keep them from making babies? also what if they over populate ? what do i do? :)

[@DGrey]

Hi thanks for watching! You can go with an all male tank. If you have males and females in there the babies will show up like clockwork every month or so. I'm probably the wrong person to ask since I obviously keep too many of em! Some guys have cichlids or turtles etc I another tank and feed the culled babies to them.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

How long will a female be in labor? No one can answer this question.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

I’m just not about to wait around another two hours-.. I spent two hours fishing fry out of the back where I have my filter- one just died. This is impossible

[@alwaysyouramanda]

There were only two fry

[@DGrey]

Once they start having fry, it can last a few hours. I have also had some females that stopped and then had more fry a day or 2 later.

[@DGrey]

Did they eat some of the fry? That's pretty common

[@debiagrue7752]

My question can you please send me some of your guppies? I would love to have them.

[@DGrey]

Thank you for watching! I'll be selling some again soon.