My cousins introduced me to a fun and easy community option for one of my tanks. It all started when they one a guppy, a male, at a fair. They went out and purchased one more guppy, a female. Without knowing what they had done, they suddenly had about 20 guppies in their tank! I explained that guppies are livebearers, which means that they have live birth. This makes it easy for them to breed. I decided to start a new tank with a group of about 8 guppies, 6 female and 2 male that i took from my cousins. I put a small pleco, a small corydora catfish, and some bushy floating plants in the tank as well. A few weeks later I had my first set of babies!
Many people do this officially, trying to breed the best guppy. However, I enjoy doing it for fun. It is exciting to see what new color combos your guppies create. Plus, it is easy to raise them. Just feed the babies about 4 times a day. Feed them finely ground fish flakes, at the minimum. The more variety of food, the faster they will grow. Bloodworms and brine shrimp (frozen or live) are both good choices. Another good choice is the yolk of a hard boiled egg. Just take a small chunk and mix it in a little water, creating a yellow paste. When you pour it in the tank it will create a yellow cloud, which the guppies will love.
This community idea is great for the kids. They will have fun watching the babies, and seeing the generations of guppies progress. Just make sure that u start with more females then males, the females will be less stressed that way.
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