The Hidden World of a Baby Guppy

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @music4life843
    @music4life843 3 роки тому +10

    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

  • @susanstaples6171
    @susanstaples6171 3 роки тому +5

    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
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +4

      @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. 🙂 ua-cam.com/video/2jh4FPPhH14/v-deo.html

  • @IMaqua
    @IMaqua 3 роки тому +9

    Mr. DAVE is back, finally 👍

  • @Possumbreath
    @Possumbreath 3 роки тому +4

    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
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +2

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

    • @EddVCR
      @EddVCR 3 роки тому

      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!

  • @EddVCR
    @EddVCR 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @zeshwonsos
    @zeshwonsos 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +4

      Ha ha ! That made me smile . . . 😀

  • @davezzz7664
    @davezzz7664 Рік тому +16

    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
      @TheDave333  Рік тому +2

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

    • @GuadalupeGuacamole
      @GuadalupeGuacamole Місяць тому

      I approve the name🥑

  • @tiffanycollins30tc
    @tiffanycollins30tc 11 місяців тому +3

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  11 місяців тому +1

      Wow, thank you! ❤

  • @zeshwonsos
    @zeshwonsos 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @artandgrow9240
    @artandgrow9240 Рік тому +9

    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
      @TheDave333  Рік тому

      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. 😁

  • @hakovatube
    @hakovatube 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

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

  • @Mikaeel_Ally
    @Mikaeel_Ally 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +3

      They're going to make more ! 🐟🐟

    • @3secvids574
      @3secvids574 3 роки тому +3

      Same

    • @alanh2820
      @alanh2820 3 роки тому

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

  • @saumitrakelkar4730
    @saumitrakelkar4730 11 місяців тому +4

    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 UA-cam channel Journey to the Microcosmos has a few videos on these, as do many microscopy enthusiasts on UA-cam.
    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
      @TheDave333  11 місяців тому

      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.

  • @plxura
    @plxura 11 місяців тому +1

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  11 місяців тому

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

  • @Brad.Hobbies
    @Brad.Hobbies 3 роки тому +3

    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
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

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

  • @lizxu322
    @lizxu322 2 роки тому +4

    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
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому +3

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

  • @zakaryloreto6526
    @zakaryloreto6526 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @Charline-Venefica
    @Charline-Venefica 9 місяців тому +3

    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
      @TheDave333  9 місяців тому +1

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

    • @Charline-Venefica
      @Charline-Venefica 9 місяців тому +1

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

  • @primesspct2
    @primesspct2 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @amariev226
    @amariev226 3 роки тому +1

    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 UA-cam. Much appreciation and respect!

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

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

  • @MarshaNPILoveCanada
    @MarshaNPILoveCanada Рік тому +2

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому

      Yes I really do care. 🙏🏼❤️🐟

  • @moonpleco5083
    @moonpleco5083 Рік тому +2

    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
      @TheDave333  Рік тому +1

      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.

  • @evalina3556
    @evalina3556 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

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

  • @kinglyzard
    @kinglyzard 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @foxfangs4236
    @foxfangs4236 Рік тому +6

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому +3

      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. 😁

  • @TuanCaCanh
    @TuanCaCanh 3 роки тому +6

    Look at them are very cute

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

      Yes, beautiful little babies.

  • @rayming5269
    @rayming5269 3 роки тому +3

    You really deserve more subs. Well done!

  • @susanstaples6171
    @susanstaples6171 3 роки тому +4

    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
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +3

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

  • @namlam4033
    @namlam4033 3 роки тому +1

    Really appreciate your work, Sir Dave.

  • @tinabrown7546
    @tinabrown7546 10 місяців тому +3

    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
      @TheDave333  10 місяців тому +1

      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.

  • @tanyagaylor6891
    @tanyagaylor6891 2 роки тому

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

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

  • @standejong1500
    @standejong1500 2 роки тому +1

    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.👍

  • @Sophie-Sojo
    @Sophie-Sojo 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

      You are so welcome! 😀

    • @Sophie-Sojo
      @Sophie-Sojo 3 роки тому

      @@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
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

      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 🐟🐠🐠

  • @madworld.
    @madworld. 3 роки тому +2

    Adorable creatures 😍

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

      Yes they are, in a big scary world. 🐠

    • @madworld.
      @madworld. 3 роки тому

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

      Very true :-D

  • @grimpgromp6120
    @grimpgromp6120 3 роки тому

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

  • @Olor
    @Olor 3 роки тому +1

    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
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

      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.

  • @sarahtonin256
    @sarahtonin256 Рік тому +1

    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
      @TheDave333  Рік тому

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

  • @informationtechsmalayalam1786
    @informationtechsmalayalam1786 3 роки тому +4

    Good vdo for guppy lovers👌👌👌👌

  • @Jiggy...
    @Jiggy... 3 роки тому +1

    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
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

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

    • @alanh2820
      @alanh2820 3 роки тому

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

  • @thatadorfullyy815
    @thatadorfullyy815 2 роки тому

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

  • @benwatkins8670
    @benwatkins8670 3 роки тому

    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
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

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

  • @sergeiiakimov3277
    @sergeiiakimov3277 3 роки тому +2

    Make video about Gilbert's adventures. Thank you✌

  • @PaulsFishroom
    @PaulsFishroom 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

      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. 😀

  • @wayneabreu6605
    @wayneabreu6605 3 роки тому +1

    what guppy color strain is this female guppy and her fry

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

      I'm not sure. Just a generic guppy.

  • @elr5475
    @elr5475 3 роки тому

    Awesome! Terrific info and amazing shots!

  • @yvancruz9840
    @yvancruz9840 10 місяців тому +5

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  10 місяців тому

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

  • @Dovietail
    @Dovietail 3 роки тому +3

    Brand new babies on my nightstand! 😘

  • @chisaquaticvibe6524
    @chisaquaticvibe6524 10 місяців тому +3

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  10 місяців тому

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

  • @cswatson4823
    @cswatson4823 3 роки тому

    So nice Dave. Great job as usual

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

      Thank you. I appreciate that.

  • @chisaquaticvibe6524
    @chisaquaticvibe6524 9 місяців тому +3

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  9 місяців тому +1

      I have now. Thanks Chi. ❤

  • @pillsnpiegaming
    @pillsnpiegaming Рік тому +4

    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
      @TheDave333  Рік тому +1

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

    • @gryaznygreeb
      @gryaznygreeb 11 місяців тому

      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?

  • @chrispeters2645
    @chrispeters2645 3 роки тому

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

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

    • @chrispeters2645
      @chrispeters2645 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @SewingCraftDIY
    @SewingCraftDIY Рік тому +1

    Amazing video! Very helpful, thank you!

  • @gokuuzumaki70
    @gokuuzumaki70 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing video as always.

  • @omnilothar
    @omnilothar 2 роки тому +1

    when you can safely mix with the other adults? after 1 week?

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      It's only safe when they're big enough to not fit in the mouth of an adult fish. So, it really depends on how fast they grow . . . Which will depend on food quality and quantity, as well as how clean the water is, and how big the tank is. A thickly planted tank will help make it safer earlier.

  • @deeptenduchandra4507
    @deeptenduchandra4507 3 роки тому

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

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

    • @deeptenduchandra4507
      @deeptenduchandra4507 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

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

  • @unityhui7116
    @unityhui7116 3 роки тому

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

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

  • @Ankitrawat-q6t
    @Ankitrawat-q6t Рік тому +3

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

  • @GrumpetteJV
    @GrumpetteJV Рік тому +3

    What a lovely video!

  • @chongsonyang9900
    @chongsonyang9900 Рік тому +1

    Is a baby guppy who has not activated their air pocket by swimming to the surface doomed to be a bottom dweller? Can it be helped up to the surface with a net to activate its air pocket?

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому +2

      Yes, it could be brought to the surface in a net, and that might help. I tried it once, but it didn't work. It might work on some fish. It doesn't hurt to try.

  • @wendysheets1916
    @wendysheets1916 2 роки тому +2

    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
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      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
      @wendysheets1916 2 роки тому

      @@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
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      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 :-)

  • @wt3262
    @wt3262 3 роки тому +1

    This is very informative

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

      Welcome to The Dave . 🎥

  • @lemonade9152
    @lemonade9152 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +3

      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
      @lazyfishkeeper 3 роки тому

      It's a wonderful video!

  • @kess_karma
    @kess_karma 2 роки тому

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

  • @grooviercurve8040
    @grooviercurve8040 2 роки тому +1

    i got some endler guppie on my aquarium with 3 rashboras, 3 neon tetras, 1 male 1 female endler that just gave birth to one baby, 2 corydoras, 2 amano shrimp and many cherry shrimp but for some reason non of the fish have eaten the one microscopid tiny little baby endler. is there any way they will eat it or am i fine and safe to keep the baby fish with the other fish?.

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      Chances are there was more than one baby in the beginning. They may have been eaten by the other fish. Another possibility is that the fry may have been sucked up by a hang-on-back filter that didn't have an intake sponge filter over the pump intake. The more plants, the better protected the babies will be.

    • @grooviercurve8040
      @grooviercurve8040 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheDave333 yes thank you. I got a plant with some big roots that it hides in and i think this is why it isn't eaten. its carefull and with its big eyes compares to its vody when a fish goes near it it hides in the roots. And allso if the fish is now sucked up in the filter is there any way it will get out or is it dead by now?

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      @Grooviercurve80
      Miraculously, some babies can make it by the pump impeller. So, there may be some babies alive in the water reservoir at the back of the filter. It's worth a look.

    • @grooviercurve8040
      @grooviercurve8040 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheDave333 thanks! im gonna take a look.

    • @grooviercurve8040
      @grooviercurve8040 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheDave333 my endler guppie just gave birth to 8 babies. thank you

  • @wendygillard2133
    @wendygillard2133 3 роки тому +3

    Excellent videos.

  • @Mohith-i2m
    @Mohith-i2m 3 роки тому

    This is truly a wonderful UA-cam channel

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

      Thank you. Please spread the word . . .

    • @Mohith-i2m
      @Mohith-i2m 3 роки тому

      Lots of love from Kerala, INDIA

  • @EPurple_Grap
    @EPurple_Grap Рік тому +1

    Question: How to prevent guppy fry from being sucked in the filter? Ps I love your videos!

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому +2

      I glad that you love my videos! Add a pre-filter intake sponge over the filter intake of your hang-on-back filter. Try aquarium coop.

    • @EPurple_Grap
      @EPurple_Grap Рік тому +2

      @@TheDave333 Thanks!

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому +1

      You're very welcome!

  • @rayschnoebelen2455
    @rayschnoebelen2455 2 роки тому

    I'm new in the hobby and have my first fry of babies. I've managed to catch of 2 the babies and put them in a net with a rock on the bottom of the net. The 2 babies I had and doing great but I don't know where the others are. I have lots of live plants just as you mentioned. Could the filter be sucking them through, or are they just being eaten? Would appreciate any advice/help. Thank you

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      @Ray Schnoebelen
      Hello, and welcome to a wonderful hobby! If you have a hang on back filter, it may have sucked up the babies. Check in the water reservoir in the back of the filter for babies. If this is the case, they make pre-filter sponges to put over the filter intake to prevent this from happening. I'm always here to help if you need more advice. 😃

  • @andreslinn69
    @andreslinn69 Рік тому

    Amazing video quality and production! Just found this video as I got a new small fish tank and I filled it with guppies! I noticed the female is giving birth to lots of fry. Now I'm confused on taking care of the fry..
    May I ask is it necessary to have another tank to separate adult and fry? Or can I just put females,males,fry together in 1 tank? Thank you so much for the info!

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому +2

      In a densely planted tank that contains lots of places for the newborn babies to hide, then it is fine to keep them all together. Most of the babies will survive. But they reproduce very quickly and the growing babies will need more space. If they keep breeding you'll need more tanks! And this is how I ended up with 22 aquariums.!!! 😁

    • @andreslinn69
      @andreslinn69 Рік тому +2

      @@TheDave333 thank you so much for the detailed info! And wow you have many tanks 😀 yes I hope the fry can live and get bigger, for now I separate the fry and adults using 2 tanks.. Also, may I ask what kind of treatments do we need to do after getting new guppy? I bought guppies several times from local fish store but they always ended up dead after few weeks :( sometimes they swim slowly on the ground with closed fin before they die.. It's hard to keep them alive

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому +1

      Professional guppy breeders breed their fish in nearly sterile tanks with near perfect water quality, no substrate, clean warm water (80 F) , lots of healthy food, etc... Then, the guppies get to the store, or our homes, and the environment is less than perfect. And that's when the troubles start. . . Many of these high quality, carefully kept fish are very delicate and they die in a less than perfect setup. Plus many fancy guppies are quite inbred, so they're delicate to begin with. The fancier the guppy, the harder it is to keep. . .
      Adding aquarium salt to their water can work wonders for treating a variety of guppy issues. Keep the tank as clean as you can. . .

    • @andreslinn69
      @andreslinn69 Рік тому +1

      ​@@TheDave333 Ah I see, that makes a lot of sense.. I also bought some of guppies from another city so maybe the water temp and quality is quite different 😢 thank you for the tips! I'll try adding aquarium salt.. Do I need to give salt everytime I change the water (e.g. once a week)? And is it necessary for guppies to use heater in their tank? I notice sometimes the water is quite cold at my place but I don't have any heater for now.. Sorry I ask a lot btw 🙏

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому

      Yes, it's necessary to add the salt to the new water at water changes. Otherwise the concentration will be diluted each time you change the water. And by the way, most live plants don't tolerate salt very well. A heater is only needed if the temp. remains below 75 degrees F, but they do better when kept at 80 F.

  • @alisar6378
    @alisar6378 3 роки тому

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

  • @Rainkit
    @Rainkit 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

      I'll get to them eventually. :-)

  • @deanlugisto
    @deanlugisto 2 роки тому +1

    THANK YOU! THANK YOU A THOUSAND TIMES! ♥️

  • @rubinrubin113
    @rubinrubin113 2 місяці тому +1

    Very useful content. thank you.

  • @PabloEscobar-cg1xl
    @PabloEscobar-cg1xl 2 роки тому +1

    Hey Bro,my guppy had 30 babies just before 4 days and now they swim perfectly so now i have separated them from their mom and have kept them in a large opaque tub with lots of live plants and rocks so i've been feeding them crushed pellets and powder of egg yolks and they seem to be happy with it.Any extra suggestion for their care? I havent applied any filter or oxygen or lights so is it okay?Great Vid though(:

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      Hello, I would stop feeding with the egg yolk, it's very easy to overfeed and cause poor water quality. And since you're not running any filtration it's a very risky food to use. The babies will grow faster in clean warm water 78-80 degrees, So, keep doing water changes to keep the water clean. Best of luck with the new guppy family. :-)

    • @PabloEscobar-cg1xl
      @PabloEscobar-cg1xl 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheDave333 what must be the routine of water change brother?

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      It really depends on the size of the container and the number of fish. With just fry, I would change half the water once per week. Always clean up uneaten food when you see it.

  • @nguyentrunghieu5757
    @nguyentrunghieu5757 2 роки тому

    I have a guppy fry that doesn't swim he just kind of staying at the bottom. Is it because of it didn't managed to get a gulp of air to fill their swim bladder? It's been a week and he is still small I will try to bring him to the surface

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      Yes that sound like a swim bladder issue.

  • @fuadikurniawan2850
    @fuadikurniawan2850 3 роки тому +1

    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

  • @CaylorsReptilesAquatics
    @CaylorsReptilesAquatics 3 роки тому

    Great production value. Thanks 🙏🏼

  • @Kate-cb4rj
    @Kate-cb4rj Рік тому

    I rewatched this video as soon as my boyfriend told me his guppy female had given birth. There was only one female and one male in his community tank (not the best ratio but the male was very polite). The male recently died, but since I lent my boyfriend a 2.5 gallon tank he placed the female in there and there are now 5 (or more) babies!!! The female is back in the main tank and we are both really excited, expessially since the beautiful male we miss a lot now lives on through his children!
    I wonder how long you would recommend keeping them in the 2.5 gallon tank. I worry about keeping them in a small space for long. My only experience with breeding livebearers was keeping platy fry in a 2 gallon when I was very young and didn't know much. They lived happy healthy lives but never grew as large as they should have, presumably since I kept a bunch of them in a small space for much too long before putting them back in the 20 gallon with their parents. His community tank has voracious cherry barbs, plays, and black skirt tetras that usually clean up all the fry so I'd like to avoid putting them in there until they are at least half their adult size. Wondering if they can be grown out to that size in a smaller tank or if a larger grow out tank will be needed.
    Sorry for the long comment, hard not to get excited when baby guppies are involved!!!

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому +2

      Congratulations on the new guppy family! I use 2.5 G tanks as guppy nurseries all the time. The key to keeping them in a 2.5 G tank is how often you change the water. I would recommend changing 50% of the water each week. The cleaner the water, the longer they can stay. Using a bare-bottomed tank will allow you to easily clean up uneaten food and poop. I use airline tubing attached to a small wooden dowel with a rubber band as a siphon hose to spot clean the bottom of the tank. A small sponge filter will help keep the water clean.
      Male guppies produce a chemical that slows the growth of other males, so the sooner you can give the males a larger space / more water the better. If you really want the males to be as big and as beautiful as possible, give one a tank of its own (2.5 G). When males guppies are with females and other males, a lot of their time and energy is spent displaying for the ladies, so they don't get as big or as pretty.

  • @ivanscottw
    @ivanscottw 2 роки тому +1

    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
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому +1

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

    • @ivanscottw
      @ivanscottw 2 роки тому +1

      @@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
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому +1

      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
      @ivanscottw 2 роки тому +1

      @@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
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому +1

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

  • @CrazyBritTho
    @CrazyBritTho Рік тому

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому

      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.

  • @Tatersalade
    @Tatersalade 3 роки тому +3

    Excellent video :-)

  • @shortanimalclips4468
    @shortanimalclips4468 3 роки тому +4

    Hmmm how is there no dislikes impossible but great content

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +2

      There's one in every crowd! :-)

  • @aspenplays8823
    @aspenplays8823 Рік тому +1

    If the babies are in a separate tank when is it safe to put them in the main tank with the adults

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому

      When they're too big to fit in the mouths of the adult fish! The length of time will depend on how fast the babies grow, which will depend on how clean the water is, and the temp., as well as the quality and quantity of their food supply. A densely planted tank would allow you to keep the adult and the babies together right from the start.

    • @aspenplays8823
      @aspenplays8823 Рік тому +1

      @@TheDave333 i have one that's 2 months old and one that's 1 month old

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому

      They should be ready. . .

    • @aspenplays8823
      @aspenplays8823 Рік тому +1

      In my main tank i have mollies that will go after them

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому

      The mollies do get a good bit larger, so you'd have to wait a little longer before the baby guppies are too big for them to eat. It's all about the size of their mouths. . .

  • @lacrosseguy108
    @lacrosseguy108 2 роки тому +2

    baby guppys taking off like a plane after resting up hahaha

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому +3

      They can really move when they have to!

  • @whitecloudmountainminnowpr6353
    @whitecloudmountainminnowpr6353 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому

      Good luck! I love guppy endler hybrids.

  • @BillyT193
    @BillyT193 7 місяців тому +1

    Nice video , well explained good job

  • @gregorymeyer179
    @gregorymeyer179 3 роки тому +2

    Very cool. Thanks

  • @Mohith-i2m
    @Mohith-i2m 3 роки тому

    Can I change the mother guppy from one bowl to another while it's breeding?

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

      It's best to keep her in one place. Moving can be stressful.

    • @Mohith-i2m
      @Mohith-i2m 3 роки тому +1

      Thanks,
      I was actually scared whether the mother guppy will eat the fry

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

      She will eat the fry if she's hungry, and the fry have no place to hide. Live plants are very helpful.

    • @emilymoazen124
      @emilymoazen124 2 роки тому

      why would u keep them in a bowl

  • @Mohith-i2m
    @Mohith-i2m 3 роки тому +3

    From which country you are

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

      America, and you? Where are you from?

    • @Mohith-i2m
      @Mohith-i2m 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheDave333 I am from Kerala,India. Lots of love and support from India ✌️

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you. I appreciate the support. A lot of people in India watch my videos.

    • @informationtechsmalayalam1786
      @informationtechsmalayalam1786 3 роки тому +1

      @@Mohith-i2m
      Nanum kerala malaylikal ellatha sthalam illale

    • @Mohith-i2m
      @Mohith-i2m 3 роки тому +1

      @@informationtechsmalayalam1786 yes

  • @xeio1122
    @xeio1122 3 роки тому

    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
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +2

      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).

  • @zonaeastham5619
    @zonaeastham5619 3 роки тому

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

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  3 роки тому +1

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

  • @chisaquaticvibe6524
    @chisaquaticvibe6524 10 місяців тому +2

    Have you heard of a puffadder shyshark?

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  10 місяців тому

      I've never heard of this beast before! So, I looked it up, and I love it! It's one of the most beautiful sharks I've ever seen, and it only get a couple feet long. Amazing!

  • @mammav2
    @mammav2 3 роки тому

    An excellent video! I want guppies now!

  • @PrinceAdam137
    @PrinceAdam137 2 роки тому

    Excellent presentation!!! bravo 🙌

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      Thank you very much!

    • @PrinceAdam137
      @PrinceAdam137 2 роки тому

      @@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
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      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 !

  • @ivanscottw
    @ivanscottw 2 роки тому +2

    6 month ago I bought 10 guppies.. 3 males.. 7 females.. Now it's more like 100 adults and sub adults.. and countless juvenile ! I suspect the fish I bought might have been endler hybrids (some of this have this lyra shaped color in the caudal fin) and some have of really bright red crazy long tail (the tail being almost twice the size of the body) - and a couple are black and yellow.
    Guppies are easy to breed once you get the hang of it and you can start experimenting, try to get a specific color or shape (but it requires time and space)..
    Also - (for all the people out there) - don't worry - guppies are a species of fish with which it's almost impossible to overpopulate a tank ! They are fish that are used to live in very tight spots, are used to live in tight groups.. I currently have 100+ guppies in a 200L tank and they are all doing well, are healthy and I have a very low death rate (less than 1 every week - which can be anything from genetic defect to.. an accident - things happen.. I have other fish in the tank and sometimes they get a bit .. agitated !)

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому +2

      I can see you love the guppies as much as me! They're such wonderful colorful fish, and so easy to breed. Best of luck. Thanks for watching. :-)

    • @ivanscottw
      @ivanscottw 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheDave333 Doing a lot of experimentation - getting the females that seem full in and out of the main tank to the breeder tank.. The weedgrass cover offer plenty of protection.. and I'm seeing them giving birth all the time.. (some make it, some don't - I just let things flow)... I'll probably get another breeder tank soon ! But they are so colorful - some are really incredible ! it's really exciting !

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому +1

      I like to hybridize standard guppies with Endler guppies, and see what I get for colors and patterns. I don't line breed them, because I don't have enough time and tank space. There's an endless variety of colors and patterns. no two fish are alike!!! Very exciting. Have you seen my video on the glass belly guppy?

    • @ivanscottw
      @ivanscottw 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheDave333 No, haven't seen that.. What I know is that I'm going to go to the store - not the one I bought my original ones from - to get a few more guppys (not for number but to add some more genetic material)...
      Gracious.. I've just put 4 full females in my breeder tank, and they already reduced size in half !
      I am wondering if the fact that previous females have already released their fry may have released hormones which may have triggered other females to do the same !
      I have to fetch the females that have now gone thin before they gobble up the babies !

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому +1

      You don't want to miss the glass belly guppy video! Yes, hormones do play an important role in fish behavior. So, it's very possible that previous births in the same tank might affect recent additions. You've gone guppy crazy!!! What are you going to do with all of these babies? :-D

  • @chisaquaticvibe6524
    @chisaquaticvibe6524 Рік тому +4

    I bet you baby salmon are watching this right now.

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  Рік тому +4

      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.

  • @okurrt5836
    @okurrt5836 3 роки тому +1

    Yay! I missed ya!

  • @frenchyfruuu9752
    @frenchyfruuu9752 2 роки тому +4

    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
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

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

  • @davidjeanmichel8358
    @davidjeanmichel8358 2 роки тому +1

    after some weeks my males fry are hunting on the bottom everyday and have no food, and females fry stay on the top and eat everything... don't know what to do
    your video is very nice and the fact you use straws is inventiv. (sorry if my english is approximativ)

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому

      If there's nothing wrong with them physically, they will go to the top for food when they're hungry. If they stay on the bottom all of the time, they may have a swim bladder problem, or there's too much of a current at the top of the tank for their big fins, so they stay at the bottom.

    • @davidjeanmichel8358
      @davidjeanmichel8358 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheDave333 No it's not a physical problem, it's because they are half natural endlers so hunting is natural for them, but there is not much to hunt in my tank, so they stay little forever...
      Females look almost like if they are 2 month, and males look like if they are 2 weeks (and they are a little more than 1 month in reality)
      I give them high quality guppy flakes crushed with lyophilised artemias from jbl and i add a little high quality spirulina...
      Females are more chill in general they don't hunt a lot and stay in group, males are way more individuals i think
      next time i will try to separate young males and females :(

    • @TheDave333
      @TheDave333  2 роки тому +1

      As you probably know already, Endlers stay smaller than guppies. Males will spend most of their time chasing females, so they don't grow as fast, or get as big. Separating the two sexes as early as possible will increase the growth rate of the males. Also, giving each male its own tank will increase their growth as well. Best of luck.

    • @WhitePositive
      @WhitePositive Рік тому

      @@TheDave333 Can you put a male guppy in with other fish, and will this help? For example if we have juveniles or another type of fish, will the male guppy do better?