How Many Guppies Can You Keep in a 5 Gallon Aquarium?
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I was deadseat of having a shrimp only tank but a trip to the pet store changed me when I passed by the guppies. I had never paid attention to them before. Don't know how I ignored them!! They are so cute, so colorful and active!!
Don’t know if you’re still reading these. I have a 5 gallon tank with 5 males. I had 2 guppies for a while but they seemed underpopulatedz I added the 3 more gradually one at a time and they all are friends. They immediately took in the other fish and stay packed together all day
I find small groups of males like these do really well. Glad your setup is working well 🫶🏻
I wish people realized the footprint and cost difference between a 5 and a 10 is almost nothing.
But the difference between them when it comes to stocking choice is HUGE.
sometimes it also comes down to how much space someone has on a desk and its more common for people to have a space a 5 gallon can fill then a 10 gallon, as someone with multiple tank syndrome i understand and agree with you but not everyone has the space for multiple tanks let alone bigger tanks, lots of people living in tiny apartments or in share houses so i understand why so many people start or are limited to 5 gallons.
footprints can also vary for the same volume. This greatly affects fish holding capacity. A 1 foot x 1 foot x 1 foot will hold fewer fish than a 2 foot x 1 foot by half a foot. The surface area is vastly different, twice as much in the 2 footer than the 1 footer despite the volume of each tank being exactly the same.
Yeah i got no space
Shouldn’t even have a 5 gallon in my accom it’s a strict no pets but I pay my bills on time and am a lot tidier than my neighbours so staff turns a blind eye on my little 5gal cube tucked in the corner
If 1 gallon of water is approximately 8.3 pounds, when you factor in substrate, hardscapes, the tank and equipment you are looking at nearly 100 pounds. That’s not feasible for the side of your desk or on a small side table. Weight is a serious concern for people who don’t have space for a purpose built aquarium stand.
Just got my first 5 gallon with 5 males (planted). Was so glad to gear you mention keeping an all male tank. Never owned guppies before and cant work out with they chasing eachother or showing aggression. Plenty space for them to move and hide but they all staying together. New to the tank so maybe just need time to settle?
Hi.I suspect this is just males being males. Unless they are really hassle and beating up on one fish, then they will probably be 100% fine. Male guppies can be rambunctious!
@@FishKeepingAnswersYou had me at rambunctious.
Amazing! My neighbour has been asking me to take on some of his male guppies but I wasn’t sure if my 5 gallon was appropriate. It’s only home to 10 shrimp and 2 snails
Glad I could help!
I’d recommend endlers as their a pretty hardy and cool nano fish I have 4 cobra endlers in a 5G
I love guppies! And 5 gallons are great for them.
Very helpful! I have an empty 5 gallon aquarium (except for 1 mystery snail and some shrimp). Hoping to add some guppies to the aquarium! My wife and I are thinking about adding 2 male guppies to start with- but not sure if will they be lonely?
Thank you! Getting guppies myself and around a week or so after I've set up and conditioned the tank and all this puts my mind at ease! 😊
Thanks for the feedback. Good luck with the Guppies. Would love to hear how you get on 🤞🏻
I got a 5.5gal, just wanted a dozen skittles pack of neocaradina, maybe a few guppies or a Betta. Went to the /Aquariums reddit and mentioned that and wow, did they ever down vote that quickly. Some of the people there are very adamant that a 5gal is too small for even 1 betta. Snails and plants only.
I just started a Hygger 8g..I pulled out the 3D background...my LFS has purple moscow guppies...im thinking 6 male guppies, and 20 orange/yellow neocaridina
Great combo 👍🏻
I've a 60 litre set up I'm wanting male only wasn't sure how many to add to stop aggression?
I keep a group of 8 males. That seems to work for me 👍🏻
When I was elementary student my teacher Ms Bricks had a 40 gallon aquarium with 3 black mollies, 4 female guppies, 7 ramhorn 🐌 s. A woman teacher had 2 goldfish in a 5 gallon tank so I told that over time needs more room to swim which are a Black Moor goldfish and a calico fantail they must have a large aquarium or pond for they to be elated. Because if not it can be harmful to them. Just don't go crazy with any livestock whether land or h2o. Since I told her that she went in bough a much Immese aquarium for the goldfish for the near future 🔮.
Great video and good advice, Richard! You should make this video 2 months ago when I set up my tank.😂 They are worse than the rabbits. 😅
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Hey if petmart and petco and fish stores can put 50 guppies in a 10 gal space so can i
what about their filtration system, u willing to spend 100s on a sump & fish? be my guest
Keeping 50 guppies in a 10 gallon is perfectly possible, provided you have the skill level 👍🏻
Can I keep guppies with a platy? I got it about 8 months ago and recently got a new 5 gallon planted and my platys alr in there
Guppies and Platys go well together. Just keep an eye if the guppy population in a 5-gallon 👍🏻
@@FishKeepingAnswers Aight thanks
I plan on using my 6 gallon to breed feeders for my Oscar. 3f:1m Should do the trick for a steady food source.
Guppies also feed on their own fry for population control.
Nice perfect advice
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My male guppies do exactly like you were saying,except instead of from female to female to female trying to see if anyone wants to get busy, they go around to the other males. I guess they're starved for companionship because it's only boys...🤣
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So male guppies generally will behave the same no matter what. Even in terms of courtship and mating display even if its just males. I had guppies they were my 1st fish i didnt only have males within a month i needed a new tank because the lil bastards put rabbits to shame when it comes to the vertical mambo (breeding) 😅. Now i keep white clouds as they dont breed as often as guppies. I am currently looking for meteor minnows i have totally fallen in love with the nearly extinct white clouds
I've got a 10 gallon.. I'm worried... Theirs two female mollies in it and three endlers.. I had a guppy i thought was male but it wasnt.. Now theres babys in the tank.. The female died ... Can mollies and Endlers breed.. 🤔 if so im in real trouble.
Do you mean can they breed or do you mean can Mollies and Endlers crossbreed with one another?
@@FishKeepingAnswers can mollies and endlers cross breed. I know Molly's and guppys can...
Got a 4ft long heavily planted shallow tank with roughly 30 blue guppies. In the last 6 months they've only had 1 fry survive because I bought a paradise fish to keep their numbers down. Started off with 4. Which very quickly turned into 200+. They're not called "million fish" for nothing... 😂
Liveberbing fish breed like crazy 🤪 I would say they are evaluated to rabbits. They are rabbits in fish suits. I have witness with my own eyes 👀. From my black molly when I got them. I didn't know 2 of the black mollies was pregnant 🤰. So I wine up with endless of molly fries 🍟.
I am planning to keep guppies in 4ft tank...all male guppies around 15 male
My concern is -
Whether all guppies will be at top...all the time ?
I expect some to be swimming in middle and bottom layer
Whilst guppies do travel all over the tank, probably 80% of there time is spent in the top 1/3 👍🏻
When can we buy shrimp from you and what is your ebay shop called. Live your content I've learned no end of good practices from your vids.
Glad the videos are helping. Truth be told, I have wound down our shrimp breeding business in favour of creating UA-cam videos 👍🏻
@@FishKeepingAnswersfollow the money brotha, cheers
idk if you’ll see this but i need help i accidentally added too much bacteria powder should i be worried :(
I wouldn’t worry. If you are worried, just do a couple of water changes over the coming days 👍🏻
But wont the adults eat the babies?
If you keep just males, there won’t be any babies. If you keep males AND females in a 5-gallon you want the babies to be eaten otherwise the population will explode far to large for just 5-gallons 👍🏻
If I get only female guppies for my tank, is there a possibility they will arrive pregnant?
It’s almost certain if they have been kept with males 👍🏻
@@FishKeepingAnswers thank you 👍
I have a 10 gallon aquarium with 6 male guppies.
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@@FishKeepingAnswers thanks for all the love 😍 😍. Fort Wayne ID fire department have a 100 gallon aquarium that is 🔥 poof with 13 female guppies. Ms. Old Brandiemea which is Miniature schnauzer and 4 TN fainting goats.
@@FishKeepingAnswers Thinks for all the heart ♥ 😍 love 😍 In Fort Wayne Indiana fire department have a 💯 gallon aquarium 13 female guppies with 4 TN fainting goats and Ms. Old lady Dea Miniature schnauzer.
Me watching this viedo right after i put 3 females in with one male: "😮 i have made a huge mistake"😅
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Lol I ducked myself then. I just started a 5 gallon with 3 male n 3 female.... If I get a lot of fry I'll have to transfer them to a local water source lol
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@@FishKeepingAnswers at least I've learned from the mistake. Lol, I got a buddy that'll take two of the males and two of the females from me
Guppies die to easy
I suppose that probably depends on the quality of the guppies in the first place 🤔
Totally true! they not as hardy as they used to be, so pity
I’ve tried twice and never had any luck with them.
Think I was keeping slightly too few, and they were doing weird social exclusion things…
Do not take this life too seriously, because it is not real.
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