The Hidden World of a Baby Guppy

[@music4life843]

These videos are a cinematic and educational masterpiece, I feel like I’m watching an episode of BBC or nat geo. You are truly talented my friend

[@TheDave333]

Wow, thank you!

[@susanstaples6171]

You rock The Dave! Is there anything more delightful than a newborn guppy. Two big eyes and a Flippy floppy tail. The fun of watching baby guppies grow up never grows old!

[@TheDave333]

@Susan Staples I love their little faces, especially when they look right at you The big eyes really help. And while we're on the subject of cute little fish, have you seen my video on the Pea Puffer ? They definitely rival the baby guppies in the adorable department !!! Thanks for watching so many of my videos. 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJvLZXmGhc17Z5Y

[@davezzz7664]

Just realize why "guppy grass" (Najas guadalupensis) is called guppy grass. This plant not only clean up toxins in water but also provide shelter from bottom to top of the tank for baby guppy fish. For those of you who want the tank to look natural, guppy grass is highly recommended.

[@TheDave333]

I love guppy grass, it grows like crazy, and the guppies love it too! :-)

[@GuadalupeGuacamole]

I approve the name🥑

[@IMaqua]

Mr. DAVE is back, finally 👍

[@Mikaeel_Ally]

I have soo many guppies I can't wait for them to grow up!

[@TheDave333]

They're going to make more ! 🐟🐟

[@3secvids574]

Same

[@alanh2820]

A lot more. Like, too many more ... 🐰 lol

[@zeshwonsos]

Also, congrats, I think I hear a new born little Dave in the background :)

[@TheDave333]

Ha ha ! That made me smile . . . 😀

[@Possumbreath]

Your footage and videos are so clear and professional, I'm always super impressed. I don't even own fish, I just love learning about them. It's like documentary quality

[@TheDave333]

Thank you for the kind words. Comments like yours make the effort worthwhile 🎥.

[@EddVCR]

Same! I don’t have any aquariums, but I love learning about various fish and how to take care of them. One day I’d like to have an aquarium and keep a honey gourami and some tank mates!

[@artandgrow9240]

This is amazing content! I’d never known that the swim bladder needed to be inflated, so I believe you just helped me save a fry…. I had a really small spawn of 4 really big babies. 3 of the fry almost instantly started free swimming since they shot to the surface while the female was chasing them in the small plastic enclosure. I took the female out right after the last fry popped out, and this last, healthy-looking fry continued to sit and sit and sit, for nearly half a day. It had never gotten chased like the others and it just kept sinking and not trying too hard to swim up to the surface. I was worried it wouldn’t get its bladder inflated before it was too late, so I carefully sucked it up into a wide-mouth pipette for a few seconds, in just 4 mL of water. The fry seemed to snap awake and quickly took several gulps of air. I let back down the pipette, and 30 minutes later it was swimming along with the others 3, perfectly balanced and active. I’ve only ever tried this method once, since I was worried it would stress the fry out, but it seemed the stress is what the fry needed to start swimming. Which makes me wonder if that’s part of why female guppies instinctively go after their fry. It seems to accelerates the process of forcing them to swim. In the wild I suspect that many more fry would likely get away from this test of survival (but not in a plastic enclosure like what we use for birthing them).

[@TheDave333]

What a great story thanks for sharing. I'm happy that my video helped you and your fish. It does seem like the mother fish encourages her young to move around and be active. 😁

[@EddVCR]

It’s incredible how you captured these tiny fries with such beautiful closeups. It was so cool to see every detail and how huge and developed their eyes are! Amazing video as always! Every one of your videos is a real treat.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you so much!

[@hakovatube]

Top quality as always. How in the world can you catch the delivery of a guppy baby? Kudos man!

[@TheDave333]

I know, right? Thanks for watching the video. 🎥🐠🐟

[@tiffanycollins30tc]

This has been by far the most helpful video I have found on male/ female & newborn guppies ❤

[@TheDave333]

Wow, thank you! ❤

[@zeshwonsos]

6 months in with my first guppy colony. Glad to see a new upload. Keep up the most excellent videos!!

[@TheDave333]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@foxfangs4236]

The straw thing is so smart, I always just moved the parents to a seprate tank.

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for watching the video. As long as the babies have lots of places to hide, they can usually avoid being eaten. Straws work in a pinch, but lots of Guppy grass is my favorite way to keep them safe. Plus, the live plants help keep the water clean. 😁

[@amariev226]

Thank you so much for this very educational video. I have small tanks in my bedroom and bathroom. I put guppies in them because I’m mostly interested in growing plants. Guppies and plants in tanks do very well together. I’ve never once seen a guppy, come out of a mother, so this is fascinating. All I ever see is new baby guppies every morning, when I turn the light on. This explains so much. I have a 55 gallon tank downstairs and I never see baby guppies in them probably because they’re being eaten. I’m going to remove the guppies from that aquarium and put them in the smaller aquariums, where they have a fighting chance, to have babies. I pick out the ones I like; then all the rest of them, when they’re grown, I take to the park and release into the lake. The straw idea is genius. You are the most informative fish keeper on KZbin. Much appreciation and respect!

[@TheDave333]

Thank you for the kind words. . . I really love what I do. 🎥

[@plxura]

This might be the most entertaining as well as the most helpful video on baby guppies. Thank you Dave.

[@TheDave333]

You're very welcome. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

[@primesspct2]

Thank you The Dave! A delight to see you posted!

[@TheDave333]

My pleasure!

[@Brad.Hobbies]

Absolutely stunning work, I greatly appreciate each piece you do. If the former was true, and you're a new father, congratulations and I wish you much joy in being a father.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you very much! I'm not a new father, but an old one. :-)

[@Charline-Venefica]

Thank you soooooo much ! I'd never thought about making safe hiding places near the surface for the fray to develop and make use of their bladder... I own 3 gravid females and I'm really new to the hobby, I'll do my best and make good use of this information

[@TheDave333]

Welcome to the wonderful hobby of fish keeping! I'm here to help if you have any questions.

[@Charline-Venefica]

@@TheDave333 thanks ! Where I live, veterinarians are not of any help with small fish and invertebrates.

[@zakaryloreto6526]

Never knew this much about baby guppies until now! Thank you for the good video 👍

[@TheDave333]

You're very welcome !

[@TuanCaCanh]

Look at them are very cute

[@TheDave333]

Yes, beautiful little babies.

[@saumitrakelkar4730]

The "protist" at 7:52 is likely a ciliate called Stentor coeruleus - most ciliates, like the Paramecium and Spirostomum species more familiar to aquarium keepers, swim in this spiral pattern. Stentor coeruleus has a distinct blue-green color, is relatively large (for a single-celled organism), and has a variable shape - it'll look like a sort-of cylindrical blob when it's on the move (as in this video) and will anchor itself to surfaces and elongate into a long funnel when it's found a good place to settle down and feed. Like most ciliates, it filter-feeds on smaller organisms, but is so large that it can consume other large ciliates like Paramecium and Blepharisma. The KZbin channel Journey to the Microcosmos has a few videos on these, as do many microscopy enthusiasts on KZbin. Thanks for posting these videos! They're so wonderfully informative and easy-to-understand, and the footage you film is amazingly detailed! I teach high school biology, and my students breed fish (including guppies) in the classroom, and I show them some of your videos (including this one) so they can see what to expect as their own fish reproduce and grow.

[@TheDave333]

Hello, and thanks for the possible ID on the ciliate. I really appreciate the information. I'm so pleased that you use my videos to help teach. It's a great honor.

[@lizxu322]

Watching too much Hugbees has got me on edge...I keep waiting for The Dave to drop a crude joke or something but it's unrelentingly wholesome ❤🥺 thanks, The Dave

[@TheDave333]

I try to keep everything nice and wholesome, so it's fun or the whole family. :-)

[@namlam4033]

Really appreciate your work, Sir Dave.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you so much. :-)

[@MarshaNPILoveCanada]

I read some of the comments, oh wow *YOU DO REALLY CARE* for them. ❤️❤️ From Bandung, Indonesia

[@TheDave333]

Yes I really do care. 🙏🏼❤️🐟

[@moonpleco5083]

Excellent video showing baby guppy development from birth. I'm in love with their little faces - great close-ups 🧐. Idea using drinking straw is interesting. Can straws be in aquarium for longer time than birth time? Trapped babies bother me but can't they find way out from straw? Free one Gilbert is easy but more babies, they may die.

[@TheDave333]

I do think they'd be able to eventually find their way out of the straw. And yes the straws can be used all of the time, but live plants are a much better choice.

[@rayming5269]

You really deserve more subs. Well done!

[@TheDave333]

Thank you!

[@madworld.]

Adorable creatures 😍

[@TheDave333]

Yes they are, in a big scary world. 🐠

[@madworld.]

@@TheDave333 fortunately the breed like rabbits so there are always enough fry To overpopulate the tank very soon

[@TheDave333]

Very true :-D

[@evalina3556]

Wow what a great video and great narration. Very informative and to the point. Awesome closeups! Really appreciate it

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for watching the video and leaving such a nice comment. I appreciate the love. 🐠 🐠 🐠

[@Dovietail]

Brand new babies on my nightstand! 😘

[@TheDave333]

Congratulations!😀

[@informationtechsmalayalam1786]

Good vdo for guppy lovers👌👌👌👌

[@tanyagaylor6891]

I learn so much from your videos and I have had fish for 50 years. Amazing! Thank you 🙏

[@TheDave333]

You're very welcome. Thank you for taking the time to watch my videos. :-D

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Dave: (Southern accent) Ya'll gonna be makin' lots of babies. I'm gonna need more tanks.

[@TheDave333]

( Southern accent) I reckon that's how it is with them there guppies

[@gokuuzumaki70]

Amazing video as always.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you :-)

[@susanstaples6171]

For some reason, my guppies don't eat fry. I try to feed heavily and carefully monitor water quality to make up for it. I wonder if that helps?

[@TheDave333]

The full belly certainly helps. And clean water can never hurts anything, unless of course you're a filter feeder. 😃.

[@Jiggy...]

Beautiful footage Dave. I have been breeding endlers for over a year now, and never once have I seen them eat babies. Even the largest alpha female that is twice as large as other females was able to live peacefully in the fry-only tank among 50-60 developing fry. This must be a behavioural difference between guppies and endlers.

[@TheDave333]

Yes, I do believe there is. Differences in their courtship behavior as well. Thanks for checking out the video. :-)

[@alanh2820]

I have guppies that just don’t seem to feed on their babies as well. Not sure why..

[@Tatersalade]

Excellent video :-)

[@TheDave333]

Thank you very much!

[@standejong1500]

A real clear video. I've made some livebearer birth videos as well but not as clear as yours. Thumbs up for the quality of your video.👍

[@TheDave333]

Thank you very much!

[@wt3262]

This is very informative

[@TheDave333]

Welcome to The Dave . 🎥

[@grimpgromp6120]

Glad you've been posting more frequently these are really good

[@TheDave333]

Thank you.

[@thatadorfullyy815]

Thank you for these videos! It’s helping me keep my baby guppies alive

[@TheDave333]

You are so welcome!

[@yvancruz9840]

Okay so the idea of using straws as a plant substitute is actually smart

[@TheDave333]

In some cases it can be helpful, but live plants are usually a better choice.

[@PaulsFishroom]

Another superb video. Small point however, some strains of guppies take much longer to attain full colouration than stated in the video 🤓👍

[@TheDave333]

Very true. . . In this particular video, I tried to keep things as simple and as brief as I could. Unfortunately, with that approach the little details suffer. In the original version of the video, I had a disclaimer that mentioned a host of factors that influence the timing of development. such as genetics, water temp., stocking densities, food quality and quantity, water parameters, etc. I decided to leave that part out. Silly me. I often worry that if I put in all of the information that I think of when I edit these videos, each one would be 2 hours long!!! And the average viewer would be bored to death! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and for keeping me on my toes. 😀

[@sarahtonin256]

So lovely really cute video also the baby sounds with the baby guppies 😍 I also have guppies and was shocked when I suddenly saw really small guppies in the plants that seemed like just a small dot with eyes, because I didn’t know that my female guppy was pregnant. She’s had babies two times now!

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for watching the video. Lady guppies are almost always pregnant, and I love to be surprised by those little dots with eyes. 😍

[@GrumpetteJV]

What a lovely video!

[@TheDave333]

Thank you!

[@alisar6378]

ugh they're so cute! wish I have pond of these cuties.

[@TheDave333]

They are adorable. :-)

[@Sophie-Sojo]

Your knowledge is immense! ive learnt so much from you. Thank you 😊

[@TheDave333]

You are so welcome! 😀

[@Sophie-Sojo]

@@TheDave333 I have to thank you aswell because your voice really helps to relax me when im suffering with anxiety. My favourite is the pleco breeding series, i have 2 bristlenose, a calico and a lemon drop, im in love with them 😍 once again thank you for helping me through a really crap time in my life.

[@TheDave333]

You're very welcome. I'm happy to help. 🙂 It's a strange thing, but my anxiety is what led me to the aquarium hobby in the first place! The aquariums and the water really seem to help. Have a beautiful day, and I really hope that everything gets better for you. Dave 🐟🐠🐠

[@wendygillard2133]

Excellent videos.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you very much!

[@sergeiiakimov3277]

Make video about Gilbert's adventures. Thank you✌

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for the idea!

[@elr5475]

Awesome! Terrific info and amazing shots!

[@TheDave333]

Thanks a lot!

[@tinabrown7546]

I recently started an aquarium w a few guppies. I didn't realize they had babies and found 7 fry in the overflow area where i keep the heater. Qny way yo know exactly how old tehy may be?

[@TheDave333]

The male babies will start to show some color when they are about 3 weeks old. The mother probably carried the babies for about 30 days. That will help you figure out how old they might be.

[@SewingCraftDIY]

Amazing video! Very helpful, thank you!

[@TheDave333]

You're very welcome!

[@Mohith-i2m]

This is truly a wonderful KZbin channel

[@TheDave333]

Thank you. Please spread the word . . .

[@Mohith-i2m]

Lots of love from Kerala, INDIA

[@fuadikurniawan2850]

Thank u for this beautiful video, It reminds me when I was about 10 years old, I used to catch this fish from a sewer and put them in a plastic glass

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for watching

[@cswatson4823]

So nice Dave. Great job as usual

[@TheDave333]

Thank you. I appreciate that.

[@pillsnpiegaming]

straws are a good idea but in all honesty just go buy some hornwort or monkey tail they are fast growing plants that can both be used as floaters or put into a substrate ( hornwort doesnt root tho)

[@TheDave333]

You are so right, live plants are the way to go.

[@gryaznygreeb]

Plants take time to fill in unless you want to spend lots of money on multiple cuttings though. I personally pack my tanks full of plants. I think everyone should have plants, and they make tanks cleaner, prettier, and easier to maintain. I have hornwort, 2 types of vaisneria, rotala indica, ludwigia palustris, cryptocoryne wendtii, bacopa monieri, hygrophila corymbosa, etc, in a 20 gallon + rocks and driftwood, but I may add some straws like this just to give my fry even more spaces to hide. Also, adult fish can just charge past a plant leaf and get the fry hiding under it, but the plastic won't be as soft or flexible, so it will actually prevent the adults from physically reaching the fry like metal bars on a shark cage. The plants just prevent from adults from seeing the fry unless it's super super dense, more like hiding behind a sheet of cloth. Would you rather have metal bars, or a soft sheet protecting you from a killer? Or perhaps both so they can neither see nor reach you?

[@benwatkins8670]

Good stuff man I love your documentary quality fish keeping videos. I first seen your kuhli loach vid and gotta say these videos with the talking documentary are way better 🙂

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for watching my videos! All of my newer material uses narration rather than text. 😀🐠🎥

[@deanlugisto]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU A THOUSAND TIMES! ♥️

[@TheDave333]

You are so welcome!

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Dave, that baby sound effect you added was funny!!!!!

[@TheDave333]

Thanks!

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 And you were right. Lots of channels do the same things all the time.

[@TheDave333]

I like to think for myself. . .

[@Ankitrawat-q6t]

I love the part when the babies say it's guppin time and starts guppin everywhere

[@TheDave333]

I love that part too giddy up gup. . .

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

​@@TheDave333lol

[@Shaden0040]

Watersprite floating plants make for a great hiding place for baby guppies as does guppy grass.

[@TheDave333]

Yes they do! Good tip!

[@lacrosseguy108]

baby guppys taking off like a plane after resting up hahaha

[@TheDave333]

They can really move when they have to!

[@xblackcess]

This is so helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@TheDave333]

You are so welcome!

[@kinglyzard]

3:30 Evo-Devo from the time when the swim bladder was a lung.

[@Rainkit]

If you want to, I'd like to see a video on platy and how they're different from other live bearers .

[@TheDave333]

I'll get to them eventually. :-)

[@whitecloudmountainminnowpr6353]

I think my guppy endler female is going to give birth soon. Great video the Dave. 👍✌️

[@TheDave333]

Good luck! I love guppy endler hybrids.

[@chrispeters2645]

Another great video from The Dave (don't know why it took nearly a week for the notification to pop up).

[@TheDave333]

Thank you and welcome back! I'm inching closer, ever so slowly, to those CPDs

[@chrispeters2645]

@@TheDave333 Ha Ha, I was oh so restrained and didn't mention them 😂.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

My favorite foreign accent is the Australian accent.

[@TheDave333]

I love that one as well.

[@CrazyBritTho]

I’m so glad I found this channel because I didn’t even know half this stuff as a Platy owner

[@TheDave333]

I'm glad you found me too! Platies are a little different, but the birthing and the care of the babies is about the same.

[@CaylorsReptilesAquatics]

Great production value. Thanks 🙏🏼

[@TheDave333]

You're very welcome.

[@BillyT193]

Nice video , well explained good job

[@TheDave333]

Thanks a lot

[@mammav2]

An excellent video! I want guppies now!

[@TheDave333]

Go for it!

[@unityhui7116]

What kind of camera do you use to film? The quality is splendid!

[@TheDave333]

Thank you. I am currently using a Panasonic HC- V770 HD digital camera with several different after market lenses.

[@Unknown-fv5iw]

Amazing. I have least killifish that have the same gender characteristics as guppies. My females are very pregnant.

[@TheDave333]

Love killifish! :-)

[@wendysheets1916]

Thanks so much for this video....... I had NO clue they needed to go to the top of the tank.... I've had my guppies for 7 or 8 months... and I have had 3 survive and are now way past the chance of being eaten.... Anyway.... I have several fake plants in my tank... one real one... BUT nothing that even gets close to the top... I just today bought a fake plant that reaches the top of the tank... so I hope that helps them.... My fish I am sure are loving you because of you I am learning so so much therfore it's making their lives better... I even just got back from the store with a timer for my light on the tank because I am horrible at turning the light off when I should... I will leave it on sometimes for days.... I feel so bad for doing that... so so bad.. I hope they will be happy with that... I always feel guilty when I leave it on for so long... I do hatch brine shrimp... my fish love them.... and I think it has the feel of them being in the wild and having to chase down their food.... I love watching them when I put in the shrimp... I have a guppy that I believe is very close to having babies... hopefully, this extra tall plant helps them.... You don't have to respond... I don't know how in the world you have time to answer all of the messages... My attention span is next to NOTHING...LOL Please have a really good night.....(if it's night where you are located... lol)... take care and I look forward to watching ALL of your videos....

[@TheDave333]

Hello again! I'm so happy that you're watching my videos and that they're helping your and your fish lead better lives. I strongly encourage you to use live aquatic plants in your aquarium. btw, the fish say "thanks" for getting the timer. They need their rest . . . :-)

[@wendysheets1916]

@@TheDave333 Uhhh.... I just typed a pretty long message and then lost every bit of it... LOL Ill try to write it again soon... so frustrated that happened...lol Thanks for responding to me AGAIN... and I will write to you what I lost soon... thanks for everything!!

[@TheDave333]

That's happened to me a few times when responding to comments. Very annoying. Maybe it's a sign that you should stop harassing The Dave! LOL :-)

[@ivanscottw]

I use elodeas/waterweed in my breeding tank - most probably "Elodea nuttallii". They are sturdy, do not require to be planted (they will live as an hydroponic plant, floating around, without needing to root although it will try to) will occupy the entire water column and provide a lot of hiding places for the guppy fry. Furthermore, if you need to do maintenance, you just grab the whole thing - everything will come up in one scoop, put it in a bucket with a bit of water - do whatever you have to do - then put it back in your tank - just drop it back in - it will re-establish itself in a day ! And finally, they are great to prevent algae blooms as they are great biological filters, will greatly help for the Nitrogen cycle ! However - make sure they are legal where you live, as - because of all as I described - they can become quite invasive.

[@TheDave333]

Elodea is really a wonderful plant. Unfortunately they are not legal where I live. . .

[@ivanscottw]

@@TheDave333 I suspected as much.. For example, I never throw away any of the excess/pruning waterweed before thoroughly boiling it and letting it dry out ! This is not suppose to go out in the wild.. However I think in France the damage has already been done :(

[@TheDave333]

So, true! It's important to be responsible. . . If you live somewhere warm year round, be super careful with Assassin snails. They're an invasive nightmare waiting to happen. . . Thanks for watching my videos. :-D

[@ivanscottw]

@@TheDave333 I love the videos ! Right now, the only snails I have are planorbs/ramhorns - or whatever.. well your run of the mill typical snail.. They will sometimes multiply (and eat the excess biomass - good for me) - and then I'll cull the population so they are not all over the place (using a slice of potato and scooping them out) - and they'll be at it again when the need arises (I certainly have no intention on removing all of them - they are good biological control and water quality indicators). However, I never release them in the wild.. I boil them before throwing them away (sorry guys it seems cruel - but the outside is not my aquarium)

[@TheDave333]

I love snails. They're my favorite creatures to film.

[@TechNAquatic]

nice aquascape.. very accurate with aquatic would now days.

[@TheDave333]

Thanks! The world is changing. . .

[@Olor]

Does this strategy work for endlers. Or should you have different plants. I just want to know how to care for my endler babies.

[@TheDave333]

Yes, it's about the same for Endlers. Guppy grass and hornwort are the ideal plants for protecting the babies. The more plants, the better. If you have a hang on back filter, be sure to put an intake sponge filter over the filter intake, so that the babies are not sucked up by the filter.

[@toldademir4712]

Super video

[@TheDave333]

Thanks

[@zonaeastham5619]

Thank you my grand kids ate learning. We caught some in a pond near by where we live

[@TheDave333]

That's awesome. Nature and learning go hand in hand. Have fun with the new fish.

[@stanbunny1250]

Really informative video brother

[@TheDave333]

Thanks a lot !

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Have you heard of a spot-tail shark/Carcharhinus sorrah?

[@TheDave333]

I have now. Thanks Chi. ❤

[@shortanimalclips4468]

Hmmm how is there no dislikes impossible but great content

[@TheDave333]

There's one in every crowd! :-)

[@gregorymeyer179]

Very cool. Thanks

[@TheDave333]

Glad you liked it! 🙂

[@RampartPh]

excited to have my guppies bear young 'uns. i hope my plants are enough to aid them in their survival

[@TheDave333]

It is exciting to see those babies swimming around. Best of luck. ❤

[@rubinrubin113]

Very useful content. thank you.

[@TheDave333]

You are welcome!

[@xeio1122]

This has helped me out quite a lot, I have about 20 baby guppy/endler hybrids which I was totally unprepared for. I had gotten lucky and was able to protect and raise them to a point where they are too big to be eaten, and they're starting to get their coloration at the tail (the coloration is mostly from their mother, what I suspect is a female turquoise guppy) their tails have darkened and they're growing quite fast, however another female has become pregnant and I'm thinking she's going to give birth relatively soon. so I'm setting up a 160 gallon tank to house the fish as I had these fish in a 10 gallon and wasn't expecting babies so soon. The suspected fathers are Japan blue lower sword tail guppies which also happen to be endler hybrids. from what I've read, the endler hybrids don't have so much of an issue with eating their young as full blooded guppies. The issue I'm coming across now, is pricing on material for the 160 gallon tank. it's quite a bit larger than I had expected and we may need to reinforce the table it's standing on, so it's only about half way full. I have water conditioner to make the water safe and where I live, it's currently a very decent temperature even without a heater. however, in the winter and colder months I would worry a bit. by then, the financial issues I'm having should be solved as I've just started a new security job. Would it be safe to move the babies once they're large enough to handle being moved along with the parents? (I may not move the mother from the 10 gallon until she's given birth as to not stress her out). Currently, the new fry seem to be very strong and healthy. I had noticed somehow one of the fry had accidentally partially swallowed a hair of unknown origin, I risked using the net keeping the affected guppy submerged partially and used tweezers to grab onto the hair. I did not use forceful means and let the fry remove itself via it's own power, and there seems to be no adverse affects so far (this procedure was done about 5 days ago). And if the need arises, how would I end up moving the fry as to prevent over crowding of the smaller 10 gallon if net or other means may be too stressful? Thank you in advance.

[@TheDave333]

I would fill a 2 gallon bucket 1/2 way with water from the breeding tank. Then, I would use a net to catch them and put them in the 2 G bucket. Then, I would slowly add water from the 160G into the 2 Gallon bucket, until it's about full. I use airline tubing. Then, you can transfer the fish from the 2G bucket into the larger tank. The key is to keep the water parameters as steady as you can so that you don't shock the fry. The fry come to the top, so they're easy to catch. They're tougher than they look, and easy to catch. Make any changes to their water gradually. Keep them at 75-80 degrees F ( 24 - 27 degrees C).

[@green_heart_epics]

about the eyes: most animals are born with almost full grown eye balls. That's why they appear too large in comparison to the baby fishes skull. This is also the reason we humans find everything with big eyes cute.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you for sharing that, and for watching the video. 😀

[@okurrt5836]

Yay! I missed ya!

[@acuariodelo422]

MAMA!!! Im in the TV!!

[@deeptenduchandra4507]

Another amazing video, Dave. Fif you get a clam?

[@TheDave333]

Not yet, I move slowly. Like a clam. I suppose you've heard about the Zebra mussels found in Moss balls ? ☹

[@deeptenduchandra4507]

@@TheDave333 yes, devastating. I am not sure they can be eradicated once they are introduced into the wild.

[@TheDave333]

You're probably right, but life must go on.

[@mrsem6670]

Please do tell Gilburt that I love him.

[@TheDave333]

Gilburt smiled and said, "thank you." 🐠🐟🐡

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

I bet you baby salmon are watching this right now.

[@TheDave333]

There used to be salmon in the rivers where I live. Not any more. . . Dams, dams, dams . . . I worked on a salmon restoration project for many years, and it was a big failure. . . It's very sad what we've done to our rivers and lakes.

[@moonpleco5083]

Baby guppies are so fun. Inside female and during first seconds after birth the are packed, curled in egg and 💥 suddenly straighten up and swim !

[@TheDave333]

They're ready to take care of themselves right from the start. They really are amazing. . . 😁

[@Poeticfloetic]

They are live not in eggs

[@moonpleco5083]

​@@PoeticfloeticYes, they don't lay eggs of course. However guppies are ovoviviparous species. Fertilized eggs develop inside female. When it's time for fry to get out, female give birth to live fry who already freed from their soft eggs. Usually we see little fry at this moment. But if we have luck, we can see in less than second, on the border between female and water, fry rolled inside egg suddenly straighten up like metal spring. But normally it's hard to spot. It's visible more often when female give birth to underdeveloped fry who remain locked inside egg. Difference between terms: ovoviviparous and viviparous fish sometimes are liquid even for fish lovers 😃

[@frenchyfruuu9752]

i bought some endler guppies and they threw in some babies for me for free and one started to get their colours and i’m so happy because it’s going to be….. BLUE FEMALE!!

[@TheDave333]

Awesome! Best of luck with the new guppy family. :-)

[@lemonade9152]

Do they need air pump or they just like a betta fish ?

[@TheDave333]

It really depends on how much oxygen is in the water. In an outside situation, they don't need an air pump, because the wind moves the water. So indoors, it's probably a good idea to have some sort of water movement. Betta fish can get oxygen by going to the surface and swallowing air. However, guppies don't have that ability. So, if there not enough oxygen in the water they might die.

[@lazyfishkeeper]

It's a wonderful video!

[@onetalentedman2822]

Great video love it

[@TheDave333]

Thanks! :-)

[@amalia01]

Oh no, Gilburt got himself into trouble!

[@TheDave333]

Silly Gilburt! You don't belong in there !

[@PrinceAdam137]

Excellent presentation!!! bravo 🙌

[@TheDave333]

Thank you very much!

[@PrinceAdam137]

@@TheDave333 just rediscovering the fish hobby after a few quiet years and breeding guppies again to warm myself up … thanks for such a clear and concise explanation

[@TheDave333]

You're very welcome! It was a fun video to make. And, welcome back to a wonderful hobby. Here's some advice that you didn't ask for. . . 🙂 Keep things simple, it will cost less and provide more enjoyment. I recommend sponge filters, lots of live plants, and always doing your research before buying. It's very tempting to keep buying fish and keep changing things, which usually leads to trouble. . . Best of luck !

[@wayneabreu6605]

what guppy color strain is this female guppy and her fry

[@TheDave333]

I'm not sure. Just a generic guppy.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Fascinating! Whoa! Amazing!

[@TheDave333]

Thank you!