As a group, they are referred to as livebearers, meaning that they give birth to live young. Generally speaking, they can get along in the same tank, but your success at keeping them together may depend on the specific breeds and individuals involved, and on your tank set up. As they are all live bearers, and can reproduce fast, as in 100150 fry every couple months, it is advised you dont get males and females of each, if you dont have the time, effort, space, and money to keep thousands of fish in your house. Breeding livebearers mollies, platies, and guppies youtube.
If only mollies are kept then the addition of aquarium salts is advisable, this is not required with swordtails, guppies or platies. Guppies, mollies and platys backyard chickens learn how. Guppies, mollies, platies, and swordtails the most popular and widely kept of livebearing fishes in the aquarium hobby. Can i keep guppies, mollies and platies in same tank. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pdf guppy care breeding for beginners download full.
With platies and guppies we might have 600 fish in each vat. Now, guppies, mollies and platys is a disappointment. How many baby guppies, platys, mollies can a 5 gallon tank. The two genera that make up most of the aquarium species are poecilia, which include the guppies and mollies.
With swords and mollies that number may be as high as 300400. Why are betta fish compatible with mollyplaties but not guppies. Get guppies mollies and platys pet owners manual pdf file for free from our online library pdf file. You must change them over slowly though, over the course of several days. He just needed some time and it is only a 6 gallon tank. Keeping and breeding guppies and mollies an mp3 podcast. Gestation for most swords, mollies, platies and guppies is about 2540 days, depending on temperature. Mollies are from the same scientific genus as guppies and endlers livebearers poecilia, with generally similar temperaments although i have seen some more aggressive sail fin mollies that i would compare more to s swordtail in temperament. Mollies are capable of tolerating high salinities however the increase of salinity should be gradual to avoid shocking the fish. Pdf vegetation and predators mediate color pattern. Livebearers including guppies, mollies, platys and swordtails scientific names popular livebearers kept in the hobby include guppies poecilia reticulata, mollies poecilia latipinna, p. Guppies, mollies and swordtails can be kept in brackish low salinity water, however they are best kept in freshwater. D i have two ten gallons, one 75 gallon, and i have a 2. Here is the access download page of guppies mollies and platys pet owners manual.
The sale vat houses the fish we are offering for sale. I have 4 female guppies, one male guppy, 4 female platys and one male platy, and 4 female mollies and one male molly. There are metallic blue males, gold cobra males, and several other color varieties of male guppies. Check with your oata retailer as to how much salt should be added to your aquarium. Aug 21, 2008 i should think that the mollie, guppies and platys should do fine just as long as each species has more females than males as for example if there were no female mollies the males would try and mate with the female guppies and platys which will kill them as they are not the same type, its the same with all live bearers. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the widget. As they are not even in the same family, they will not mate. Mar 02, 2010 guppies and mollies will have lots of babies for you, but the parents will eat the babies unless you get them out of there and into their own tank. However, in the aquarium hobby, the term livebearer is commonly used to refer to a specific group of fish belonging to the family poeciliidae. Guppies mollies platys and other live bearers download. Aquarium care of fancy guppies animal planet pet care library. Mar 27, 2007 guppies and mollies are the easiest to acclimate to saltwater and can move over quicker, but platys can to given plenty of time. The water is great for south american tropical but not for guppies. The molly is part of the poecilia family, this also includes guppies, endlers, and other mollies.
Jan, 20 i have seen in many different charts, that molliesplatys are perfectly compatible with betta fish, but guppies are not compatible with them. This group of freshwater fish includes perennial aquarium favorites such as mollies, guppies, and platies. A mature female will give live birth about once a month or so in an aquarium. So perhaps the solution along your lines is whether to trade the fancy guppies for the mollies platy combo so ill have 7 in the big tank and 4 in the smaller one. Guppies, mollies and platys complete pet owners manuals by harro hieronimus 19930224 on.
My lps owner told me if i got all male or all female, they would fight with each other due to lack of one sex. Among aquarium fish, livebearers are nearly all members of the family poeciliidae and include guppies, mollies, platies and swordtails. There is hardly any buffering capacity in ny water. May 19, 20 platys and guppies can live together they are in the same family. Most species occur in guatemala and its surroundings, particularly mexico, but the midget livebearer h. Sep 09, 2011 mollies like 80 degrees f, fancy guppies 7780 and platys a little lower.
I used bare bottom ten gallon tanks and the tanks had an average of 15 guppies, so the tanks were not crowded with guppies. We sell guppies, platys and mollies in bullhead city, az. Download pdf aquarium care of livebearers free online. Sex reversal, mortality rate and growth performance of platy xiphophorus variatus. Books on livebearers,books on livebearing fishes, platies. They have been together for about a month and are doing great. Guppies, mollies, platies, and swordtailsall members of the same familyare, collectively, the most popular freshwater aquarium fishes of all time. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Get in the habit of doing weekly partial water changes. Submersible heaters are more expensive but also more efficient and usually more durable. Dec 01, 2007 buy guppies, mollies and platys pet owners manual 2rev ed by harro hieronimus isbn. They are generally hardy, colorful, and easy to maintain. Will they probably try, yes, but success is not going to happen. Nov 03, 2008 guppies, mollies and platies are each very beautiful fish, and are unique in everyway.
Id put about 15 fish in a tank that big and let them fill it up themselves with all their offspring. May 05, 2014 one vat holds the breeding colony, another juveniles to grow up, and the last is the sale vat. Hmm, more conflicting info platies and guppies compatible. Download now a solid beginners guide to caring for and breeding guppies, aimed at firsttime guppy owners. Compatibility fancy guppies are best kept in a group with at least three male fancy guppies and about. While the wild species are colorful enough poecilia means manycolored, hobbyists and breeders have taken advantage of their easy breeding habits to create dozens of vibrantly. Please click button to get guppies mollies platys and other live bearers book now. Pdf the purpose of the present study was to investigate the body color evolution in poecilia sphenops under different environmental conditions. Livebearers guppies mollies platy swordtails endlers. However, if you want the fry to survive until adulthood, you have to take several steps to care for them, including protecting them from other fish in the tank that may eat them.
Guppies and mollies are closely related and very easy to breed. Mollies can crossbreed with guppies, platies can crossbreed with swordtails. When putting bettas into a community tank, do i have to find a pet store with betta fish already in a community. Pdf a manual for commercial production of the swordtail. Very little rivals the life and beauty a wellmaintained aquarium can add to a room, and getting started with one of your own neednt be as difficult as you might imagine. It looks like the betta in the 6 gallon is chilling to the idea of 4 fancy guppies.
These species include the livebearers such as guppy, poecilia reticulata, balloon molly, p. Just to add on to the other two, if you have a mix of either male and female guppies or male and female platys then you are going to have a problem on your hands in a 2. Apr 27, 2008 platys and guppies can stay jointly they are in a similar relatives. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Within a few months they can easily over populate a 25 gal tank, not to mention a 2. Mollies and platies can get along fine, but 10gallon is too small for the mollies. Pdf the effects of different dose rates of synthetic androgen 17alpha methyltestosterone mt. Dec 10, 2014 the two genera that make up most of the aquarium species are poecilia, which include the guppies and mollies. Gravel vacuum part of the bottom, removing a lot of dirt and feces. Agree with annageckos, except for the part about mollies and platies crossbreeding.
All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. One solution that does work has been to create breeders from plastic shoebox style containers or larger plastic storage boxes that are small enough to sit within a larger aquarium. Fish mix mollies, platys, guppies archive aquarium forum. Despite still being recommended as good beginners fish, there are health issues that have become apparent in recent years, which have resulted in a necessary change in correct advice regarding the care of these fish. Just as their name suggests, livebearers are fish that give birth to live, freeswimming young. In a 5 gallon i wouldnt add any more fish its a bit small for your guppies too, if you can id suggest you upgrade to at least a 10 gallon. Guppies, mollies and platys complete pet owners manuals by. Mollies and guppies are very similar fish with comparable behavior and needs. These fish can thrive in a home aquarium in the which the water quality is well maintained and live for 3 to 5 years. This special pet fish talk show features a discussion by the bailey brothers, tom and nevin, about keeping and breeding guppies and mollies. Please click button to get guppies mollies and platys book now. Best of all, they readily breed in the home aquarium with little effort on the part of the aquarist.
Jul 07, 2008 i have a 29 gallon tank with mollies, guppies and mollies. Both of those fish are live bearers and will give birth about every month. You still couldnt have goldfish or mollies but a platy with a few guppies would be ok in a 10. There are four families of freshwater fish that are considered livebearers. Mollies and platies dont crossbreed, they are of two different genus. Guppies, platys and mollies, bullhead city, arizona. Click download or read online button to guppies mollies platys and other live bearers book pdf for free now. Livebearers are aquarium fish that retain the eggs inside the body and give birth to live, freeswimming young. The guppy is one of the most wellknown and popular aquarium fish for both. If in doubt contact your oata retail member for further information. Heterandria is a genus of livebearing fishes within the family poeciliidae. Feb 17, 2008 although what other people have said do not house guppies with betta splendens as the betta will mistake the male guppies for other bettas and wthe betta will kill the guppies also mollies are actually quite delicate fish if i were you i would go with the platies as they are pretty,hardy, cheap,colourful and robust.
Pdf sex reversal, mortality and growth of guppy poecilia. Why is this, because i have a tank with 2 platy s and 2 guppies, and they seem very similar to me. Download pdf guppies mollies platys and other live. One site that platies and guppies should be one, or the other but not both in a community tank. Click download or read online button to get guppies book now.
Guppies mollies platys and other live bearers download guppies mollies platys and other live bearers ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. So depending on what exactly you are searching, you will be able to choose ebooks to suit your own needs. The text in each manual is supplemented with many vivid, fullcolor photos, and with instructive, anatomically accurate. Aug 23, 2007 treating guppies correctly includes feeding it properly at most twice a day for adults, water changes, proper levels of chemicals, and other stuff that contributes to their lives.
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