Fancy Guppie Breeding!

[Chikenbutwut]

I don't think he was pulling my leg, cause he had a migrane. But I kinda agree. One way or another, I think it's better that I get some pure breeding pairs. Thanks

Oh I'm sorry he had a migraine...I use to get them too, they're very painful.

You're welcome.

If you're really interested in breeding, yep, getting pure breeding pairs is best.

Like Charity said, Aquabid is good. We put some of our Cichlids up on there. I picked the best and bred to the best. You can get some good fish for decent prices by going through there.

The "Blue Diamond" you have picked out is gorgeous. I love blue fish!

 

[Daddas1Punkin]

Oh I'm sorry he had a migraine...I use to get them too, they're very painful.

You're welcome.

If you're really interested in breeding, yep, getting pure breeding pairs is best.

Like Charity said, Aquabid is good. We put some of our Cichlids up on there. I picked the best and bred to the best. You can get some good fish for decent prices by going through there.

The "Blue Diamond" you have picked out is gorgeous. I love blue fish!

Oh, I'm sorry you have them!

I am really interested cause I am homeschooled and I helo take care of my g-ma so I need to be home, but I need to make $. This is a good way to make extra cash I figure. Even though it is kind of expensive, today I thought about, "wait, I can sell my own pairs for $20 or so each! I'm going to make a lot!" so I am willing to put some into it. Right now some of the females have ick and I bought some fizzy tabs to take care of it. ("Ick clear") But it turned the water blue. Is it supposed to do that?

 

[Daddas1Punkin]

help, not helo sorry! lol

 

[xchairity_casex]

Aww, thanks for offering! im waiting on getting anymore guppies till i get my 80 gallon back up and running though since i hate doing so many water changes on the 10 gallon tank-less fish, less cleaning.

this summer im going to be getting some black moscows from thialand breeder and some full reds.

 

[Chikenbutwut]

Oh, I'm sorry you have them!

I am really interested cause I am homeschooled and I helo take care of my g-ma so I need to be home, but I need to make $. This is a good way to make extra cash I figure. Even though it is kind of expensive, today I thought about, "wait, I can sell my own pairs for $20 or so each! I'm going to make a lot!" so I am willing to put some into it. Right now some of the females have ick and I bought some fizzy tabs to take care of it. ("Ick clear") But it turned the water blue. Is it supposed to do that?

Thank you about the migraines.

I don't get them anymore, thank goodness.

Yep, Ick Clear can change the water color blue. The water should clear up in a couple of days.

Be sure the ick is all cleared up on your females before putting any new fish in with them. I'd do a water change too. Be sure too that you quarantine any new fish and watch them for any signs of issues before putting them in your tanks. Ick can spread like wildfire. I once had a 20 gallon and ick wiped out all the fish I had despite our treatments and I had to start over with new fish. You probably know all that though...I'm just telling ya to be sure.

Hey, ya know what else could be a good little money maker? Shrimp! Cherry Shrimp are pretty popular and it doesn't take much money to get into them. I use to have an awesome article saved on how to start up with them from this guy that sold them...I'll look for it later and see if I can dig it up. It's really informative. When our Petsmart got Cherry Shrimp, people went nuts over them and they sold out in no time! They're pretty easy to raise too...you just have to watch your water parameters carefully 'cause they can be sensitive. I'm not sure if you can have shrimp in with guppies without the guppies eating the babies, but it may be possible since shrimp usually stick to the bottom of a tank and guppies stick mostly to the top. You'd have to check to be sure shrimp can be in with the guppies though.

We had Crystal Red Shrimp too, which are beautiful IMO (they remind me of little candy canes with legs, lol!), in with our Neons and they did really good, despite the fact that Neons usually stick the the bottom areas of a tank. The Neons didn't bother them. I'm not saying that everyone will have the same experience I did though 'cause I've heard of other people having issues with Neons eating eggs and babies. And to let you know, the Crystal Red Shrimp are more expensive than the Cherry Shrimp.

Then again, if you have an extra tank, or tanks, you can just have tanks devoted to the shrimp alone. I also like the Bee Shrimp, or the Crystal Black Shrimp.

There are other colors of shrimp as well, some costing the same as what I've mentioned and some costing more.

I've got an extra 10 gallon and another small tank just sitting with nothing in them. I'm thinking about getting back into shrimp sometime soon and putting those tanks to use. The great thing about shrimp is that they can be kept in small tanks too. You can keep them in 5 gallons as well. Just you know how it is with smaller tanks, the smaller the tank the more frequent the water changes need to be.

Here's a Cherry Shrimp:



Here's a Crystal Red Shrimp:



Crystal Black Shrimp:




Look them up to get more info. if ya want.

 

[Daddas1Punkin]

Aww, thanks for offering! im waiting on getting anymore guppies till i get my 80 gallon back up and running though since i hate doing so many water changes on the 10 gallon tank-less fish, less cleaning.

this summer im going to be getting some black moscows from thialand breeder and some full reds.

It's okay, and your welcome! OHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love black moscows!!!!! May I ask how much they are from where you are getting them from? If not that's okay.

Thank you about the migraines.

I don't get them anymore, thank goodness.

Yep, Ick Clear can change the water color blue. The water should clear up in a couple of days.

Be sure the ick is all cleared up on your females before putting any new fish in with them. I'd do a water change too. Be sure too that you quarantine any new fish and watch them for any signs of issues before putting them in your tanks. Ick can spread like wildfire. I once had a 20 gallon and ick wiped out all the fish I had despite our treatments and I had to start over with new fish. You probably know all that though...I'm just telling ya to be sure.

Hey, ya know what else could be a good little money maker? Shrimp! Cherry Shrimp are pretty popular and it doesn't take much money to get into them. I use to have an awesome article saved on how to start up with them from this guy that sold them...I'll look for it later and see if I can dig it up. It's really informative. When our Petsmart got Cherry Shrimp, people went nuts over them and they sold out in no time! They're pretty easy to raise too...you just have to watch your water parameters carefully 'cause they can be sensitive. I'm not sure if you can have shrimp in with guppies without the guppies eating the babies, but it may be possible since shrimp usually stick to the bottom of a tank and guppies stick mostly to the top. You'd have to check to be sure shrimp can be in with the guppies though.

We had Crystal Red Shrimp too, which are beautiful IMO (they remind me of little candy canes with legs, lol!), in with our Neons and they did really good, despite the fact that Neons usually stick the the bottom areas of a tank. The Neons didn't bother them. I'm not saying that everyone will have the same experience I did though 'cause I've heard of other people having issues with Neons eating eggs and babies. And to let you know, the Crystal Red Shrimp are more expensive than the Cherry Shrimp.

Then again, if you have an extra tank, or tanks, you can just have tanks devoted to the shrimp alone. I also like the Bee Shrimp, or the Crystal Black Shrimp.

There are other colors of shrimp as well, some costing the same as what I've mentioned and some costing more.

I've got an extra 10 gallon and another small tank just sitting with nothing in them. I'm thinking about getting back into shrimp sometime soon and putting those tanks to use. The great thing about shrimp is that they can be kept in small tanks too. You can keep them in 5 gallons as well. Just you know how it is with smaller tanks, the smaller the tank the more frequent the water changes need to be.

Here's a Cherry Shrimp:



Here's a Crystal Red Shrimp:



Crystal Black Shrimp:




Look them up to get more info. if ya want.

Cool! they look awesome! I know it's fast spreading. Thanks for the info! Idk what to do though, I'm ordering them SOON and they are still not getting better! I am going to put the two trios in a tank by themselves. I'm moving the males into the 5 gal, the females into where the males are now, and the new ones into where the females are now. The females are the ones that are sick of ick! lol, had to say something funny! What should I do for them? Oh and is it deadly? thanks!

 

[Daddas1Punkin]

Anyone p.m. me if you want the babies! They need homes!

 

[Chikenbutwut]

Cool! they look awesome! I know it's fast spreading. Thanks for the info! Idk what to do though, I'm ordering them SOON and they are still not getting better! I am going to put the two trios in a tank by themselves. I'm moving the males into the 5 gal, the females into where the males are now, and the new ones into where the females are now. The females are the ones that are sick of ick! lol, had to say something funny! What should I do for them? Oh and is it deadly? thanks!

Glad ya like them.

You're welcome.

Separating them all is a good idea. It's always good to have extra tanks to use as "hospital tanks" in case you need to treat sick fish.

Sick of ick...that is funny!

Just keep treating them for ick. Maybe try a different treatment. My husband is the main "fish keeper," but he's at work right now. When he gets home I'll ask him what he suggests you use for ick. I know we had switched from one type of ick treatment to another, and the other we switched to was better, but I can't recall what it was called.

Yes, unfortunately ick can be deadly. The fish we had in that 20 gallon tank, I had mentioned earlier, that had ick all died. It was a really bad case though. We always be sure to give any new fish we're purchasing a good look over before we buy them, but sometimes they have such a low case of it you may not notice it until it's full blown. We had another small case of it one time and those fish pulled through...all but the Dwarf Puffer fish that is...Dwarf Puffers don't have the protection of scales like other fish do, so ick treatments can be hard on them. I hate to say it, but your females may not pull through...especially if it's a bad case.

Just do the best you can and keep treating them for as long as the treatment you're using says to. Be sure to keep an eye on the others to make sure they don't come down with it either.

I would do a complete water change in the tank your females were in. This way it keeps down the chances of the new fish you're ordering from getting it. I'd clean the gravel some too. Not too much on the gravel though 'cause you need the beneficial bacteria to stay. I probably wouldn't change out your filter though...I'd just leave it. See, you don't want to clean so much that you lose the beneficial bacteria or you'll end up going through "new tank syndrome" and that would harm the new fish you're ordering.

I'm gonna talk to my husband, like I said, when he gets home 'cause he knows more about this stuff than I do. I'll let ya know what he suggests. It'll probably either be the same or close to what I said. He won't be home until late tonight, but I'll be sure to get back on here tonight and let you know what he says.

 

[Daddas1Punkin]

Glad ya like them.

You're welcome.

Separating them all is a good idea. It's always good to have extra tanks to use as "hospital tanks" in case you need to treat sick fish.

Sick of ick...that is funny!

Just keep treating them for ick. Maybe try a different treatment. My husband is the main "fish keeper," but he's at work right now. When he gets home I'll ask him what he suggests you use for ick. I know we had switched from one type of ick treatment to another, and the other we switched to was better, but I can't recall what it was called.

Yes, unfortunately ick can be deadly. The fish we had in that 20 gallon tank, I had mentioned earlier, that had ick all died. It was a really bad case though. We always be sure to give any new fish we're purchasing a good look over before we buy them, but sometimes they have such a low case of it you may not notice it until it's full blown. We had another small case of it one time and those fish pulled through...all but the Dwarf Puffer fish that is...Dwarf Puffers don't have the protection of scales like other fish do, so ick treatments can be hard on them. I hate to say it, but your females may not pull through...especially if it's a bad case.

Just do the best you can and keep treating them for as long as the treatment you're using says to. Be sure to keep an eye on the others to make sure they don't come down with it either.

I would do a complete water change in the tank your females were in. This way it keeps down the chances of the new fish you're ordering from getting it. I'd clean the gravel some too. Not too much on the gravel though 'cause you need the beneficial bacteria to stay. I probably wouldn't change out your filter though...I'd just leave it. See, you don't want to clean so much that you lose the beneficial bacteria or you'll end up going through "new tank syndrome" and that would harm the new fish you're ordering.

I'm gonna talk to my husband, like I said, when he gets home 'cause he knows more about this stuff than I do. I'll let ya know what he suggests. It'll probably either be the same or close to what I said. He won't be home until late tonight, but I'll be sure to get back on here tonight and let you know what he says.

Ha ha! I should make/sell a product called "Sick of Ick"! lol...

There is no filter in the momma tank right now. I will get one before the newcomers arrive though. Yea, Kimmie isn't doing so well. I am going to try to move them Mon or Tues. I am sick with the stomach bug as of today (my trashcan and I learned that quickly after breakfast) and I just feel like laying in my chair at my computer, and/or on the couch watching Tv or sleeping. M head just feels tired. Idk what it is but I'm on meds and should start feeling better tomorrow or fri, but I don't want to do too much too fast, you know? But anyway, Thank you for your help!


Premature Babies update:

No sign of movement. BUT! They do seem larger today! Like longer!!!!! I'm sooooo happy!!!!! I keep them "stirred up", like I keep swishing the jar around. 17 more days till it is their "due date".

 

[Chikenbutwut]

Ha ha! I should make/sell a product called "Sick of Ick"! lol...

There is no filter in the momma tank right now. I will get one before the newcomers arrive though. Yea, Kimmie isn't doing so well. I am going to try to move them Mon or Tues. I am sick with the stomach bug as of today (my trashcan and I learned that quickly after breakfast) and I just feel like laying in my chair at my computer, and/or on the couch watching Tv or sleeping. M head just feels tired. Idk what it is but I'm on meds and should start feeling better tomorrow or fri, but I don't want to do too much too fast, you know? But anyway, Thank you for your help!


Premature Babies update:

No sign of movement. BUT! They do seem larger today! Like longer!!!!! I'm sooooo happy!!!!! I keep them "stirred up", like I keep swishing the jar around. 17 more days till it is their "due date".

Lol, Sick of Ick would be funny, lol!

Are you positive this is ick though? There's a fungus that fish can get that looks a lot like ick. You may want to get yourself an antifungal and antiparasite treatment and use that together with the ick treatment. This way you'll for sure be able to kill off anything it is (well, I can't really say for sure as nothing is 100%...some cases are so bad all the treatments in the world may not work).

My husband said the best thing to use would be Kordon Rid Ick Plus Disease Treatment. He got it at Petsmart. This stuff works really good...it can rid your fish of stuff like ick and others in 2 days. It's like $7.00.

Okay, here's what you do. You need a filter on the tank that had the fish with ick in it (if it's actually ick and not something else). When I said not to change out your filter earlier, I meant the sponges in your filter...I'm sorry, I should've worded it better. You need the filter itself though...ya know, it's like a pump that filters the water through it. See, without a filter, all the ick treatment is doing is settling on the bottom, as it doesn't have anything to filter the treatment through the tank (in other words, nothing to circulate the water). Do like I suggested and do a complete water change. Do not completely rinse off your gravel...just rinse off your gravel a little bit 'cause, like I said, you don't want to kill off the beneficial bacteria or you'll end up going through new tank syndrome. Put your gravel back in your tank and attach the filter to the tank. Do not put sponges in your filter and especially do not put carbon or activated charcoal attachments on or in it - depending on the type of filter you have, as ick treatments will not work with carbon. Then put your water in. Make sure you're treating your water with a dechlorinator and conditioner after the water is put in. We use Tetra Aquasafe. Follow the directions on how much to use per gallon of your tank. After all that is done, treat the tank, with no fish in it, with ick treatment. Follow the directions on the treatment as to how long you should treat the tank for. This way it should kill the ick off of everything before you put your new fish in. Once you've run the treatment for as long as it says to, go ahead and put the sponges, carbon filled sponges and carbon or activated charcoal (whatever you're using) back in your filter. Then add your new fish.

Now, for the tank your females with ick are in, you will need a filter. Like I said, without a filter all the ick treatment is going to do is settle on the bottom and it's not going to work. Like I said too, do not put a sponge or carbon/activated charcoal in your filter. Do the same thing with the water change and cleaning off the gravel, filling the tank back up, putting something in the water with something like the Tetra Aquasafe I suggested, putting the filter back on, treating the water ick treatment and everything I mentioned above, to the tank your females are in...though, of course, this time you'll be putting your females back in that tank once the water change and all is done. Run the tank they're in without a filter for as long as it says to use the ick treatment. Once the ick clears up you can put the sponges and carbon or activated charcoal, or carbon filled sponges, back in the filter.

One thing you may want to do is get is a biological supplement because you are gonna be thoroughly cleaning your tanks. This will make sure that if any beneficial bacteria that got lost in the cleaning, gets replaced and will help prevent new tank syndrome.

I hope I explained all of this well. If you have any questions or need anymore help, feel free to ask.

Oh, I'm sorry you're sick. I hope you get better.