Too many Guppies.

About six months ago I made a breeding tank as I read that pregnant female guppies need to be isolated
and removed immediately after giving birth as they were prone to eating the offspring.
I have since discovered that all this is not necessary as each week more and more guppies appear in the tank.
There are now too many to count and I feel that I need to do something to limit continued breeding as the tank is
becoming over crowded.
One option would be to transfer some into my big tank where my large fish would have a tasty treat, but could this be considered wise or cruel?

 

Many ways to look at that. Some will say cruel, some will say circle of life, some will say you are adding it to be fresh meat. IMO, start seperating the males and females. Whoever is still preggies, let them be so. Once they drop, put them in the growout and see what to do from there. Also keep in mind there are people who breed guppies to use as food for many different types of fish.

Goodluck

 

You could always sell them sure there are people looking for healthy guppies out there

 

Could I take them to a pet shop and sell them on the spot without having an existing supply contract with them?

 

I have no idea bud you could give it a try or sell them on the forum.

I might be interested to take a couple off you hand where are you based

 

What do they look like ?
In which area are you situated ?
Would you sell a few ?

 

I'm in Durban North, a bit far for you.
I have three small Albino Widows sharing my large tank with a number of large Silver Dollars and an extra large
Tinfoil barb for six months now and they have not been eaten as I was informed they would be. Just maybe, guppies
will survive in the same tank.

 

Nooo, One don't put silver dollars with guppies in the same tank.

Thats just wrong.

 

Dude, I've been having a bad experience with guppies from the lps recently.. My wife has now made me promise not to change anything in the tank for at least a month, just to let everything stabilize.. But I'm in Toti and work in umhlanga, in a month or two I'd be keen to take maybe 6 juvenile guppies off you (happy to pay) depending on how things go..

 

My guppies are also breeding like wildfire. There must be 30+ babies in the tank now. You can have them all if you fetch them in Joburg, Rosebank. I am willing to give them away to anyone who needs feeder fish or has a big tank for breeding guppies.

 

I will take them bud can collect tomorrow

Let me know

 

Hello @Barrymore where abouts are you in SA? there is always a demand for healthy guppies and myself included would take some off your hands and i know a few local pet stores that would take them off your hands... you might not become rich but you would put some money in your pocket and free up some space without feeding them to bigger fish

 

Durban North

 

The tank is not yet overcrowded. Another month or two then some can go.

 

i think visit you LPS and ask them if they would be willing to take some off your hands for credit or cash... i know a few up in Joburg that do that

 

Hi Pieter,
I won't be at home tomorrow at that time. We can maybe make a plan next week or on Sunday maybe.

 

just note that guppies can jump like crazy, so hope your tank has a complete lid, and if you decide to feed them as treats, gut load them with some flaked food so that they atleast have some value, live food has many benefits, not cruel at all but keep it moderate, as to not put your fish of prosesed foods. i feed my fish guppys now and then and they love it