Friday, October 3, 2008

Cool guppy pics

Wow, this link below is incredible. I didn't know guppies could look that cool.

http://penangguppy.myguppy.net/stock.html

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Baby tanks.




9/25/08 I setup 2 ten gallon tanks at half full to hold the babies. I don't have filters hooked up. Each day I remove any uneaten food. That stuff really rots quickly. I also empty and refill about a gallon of water in each. It really doesn't take much time. I don't have heaters or lights hooked up for these tanks either. The house has been around 77-80 degrees, so using the electricity for more heat is a waste. This is a low budget way to keep fish. As long as the house or room is at the right temperature.
The two tanks have nothing on the bottom. Usually I put gravel down, but that adds to more bacteria build up and more maintenance. Guppies are ok to keep this way, however some fish need something on the bottom for various reasons.


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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Babies galore plus Kids around the tank. 10/17/08

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Over the weekend I put 2 pregnant guppies in my small tank. It has a divider up
so babies can escape and the mom can't follow. I also put the babies I already
have in the larger section of the small tank. They can go on both sides and the
adults don't seem to want to eat them. So that's good.
So last night I noticed one of the adults was going for a baby. I looked in the
tank and there were at least 10 new babies swimming around. So I put the mom
that had a baby into the bigger 30 gallon tank. One mom is left.
After feeding the guppies in the larger tank, I tried catching the babies that
were still swimming among the plants from last week. Then I noticed there were
babies swimming all over the bottom of the tank. They kind of blended into the
blue stones. So I had to try to catch all of them. It took a while and I could
only get 1 at a time. So now I have a tiny 2.5 gallon tank with about 40 baby
guppies. I'm going to have to set up my 10 gallon tank. More babies will be born
very soon.

New 10/18 About 40 more babies born.

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My daughter, 5, decided she wants to play with the adult guppies while I try to
catch the babies. She had her hand in the tank and was in the way. But I let
her have her fun. The guppies weren't going to hurt her. The first tank around
her we had when she was 3. I was worried she would break or tip it. So I told
her no jumping, running, or playing around the tank. And to this day she is good
with the tanks.







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Los bebés galore más niños en todo el tanque. 10/17/08

Durante el fin de semana puse 2 embarazada guppies en mi pequeño tanque. Tiene un divisor de hasta para que los bebés pueden escapar y la mamá no puede seguir. También poner a los bebés ya he tienen en la mayor parte del pequeño tanque. Ellos pueden ir en ambas partes y la
los adultos no parecen querer comer. Así que eso es bueno.

Así que ayer por la noche me di cuenta de uno de los adultos fue en busca de un bebé. Miré a la
tanque y hubo al menos 10 nuevos bebés en torno a la natación. Así que puse la mamá que había un bebé en el más grande tanque de 30 galones. No hay otras con una madre.

Después de alimentar a los guppies en el tanque más grande, he intentado capturar a los bebés que siguen nadando entre las plantas de la semana pasada. Entonces noté que había
natación bebés en todo el fondo del tanque. Ellos tipo de mezcla en la Blue piedras. Así que tuve que tratar de atrapar todos ellos. Me tomó un tiempo y pude sólo obtener 1 a la vez. Así que ahora tengo un pequeño tanque de 2,5 galones con alrededor de 40 bebés guppies. Voy a tener que crear mi tanque de 10 galones. Más bebés será nacido muy pronto.

Nuevo 10/18: 40 mas hoy.

Mi hija, 5, decidió que quiere jugar con los adultos, mientras que guppies intento captura los bebés. Tenía su mano en el tanque y se encontraba en el camino. Pero me deje ella tiene su diversión. El guppies no se va a lastimar ella. El primer depósito de alrededor de
su teníamos cuando tenía 3. Me preocupa que se rompa ni punta. Así que le dije
ella no saltar, correr, o jugar en todo el tanque. Y hasta el día de hoy ella es buena
con los tanques.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

More guppies born

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On 9/10/08 I looked in my guppy tank. It's a 30 gallon with guppies and cory catfish. I have a lot of plants on the bottom. I usually look at the plants closely because there are a few of my female guppies ready to give birth, and I don't want to put them in the guppy nursery. So when I looked at the plants, there were a few babies (3 I saw) swimming close to the plants. They were only a few millimeters long. An adult male approached one baby, and the baby darted for cover. Tonight I will probably catch them and put them in a safe place. I also need to check the filter to see if any are in there.

The other babies born a couple weeks ago are doing fine. Some seem to be growing faster than others. They might be the females, but it is still too early to tell. I plan on giving the babies a small tank of there own with no substrate. Right now they are still in the breeding nursery. I'll then separate the males and females. I'll probably place 2 adult colorful males in with the virgin females and see what I get. I might put the cobra guppies I just bought with the girls, that way they are not related. Since they aren't related I should get a stronger batch of babies the next round.

I really don't like the breeding traps though. One reason is that the female can get so stressed that she can die or giver birth too early. This is especially true for swordtail fish. Another reason I don't like the traps is that they seem to not let the water flow through and circulate. This would trap any bacteria or toxins. One way to avoid this is to move the container back and forth in the water so the water can move a little. Also, food rots quickly in the little containers if it is not removed on time.

En 9/10/08 yo miré en mi tanque de guppy. Es un 30 galón con el siluro de guppys y cory. Tengo muchas plantas en el fondo. Miro generalmente las plantas de cerca porque hay algunos de mis guppys femeninos se preparan para dar a luz, y yo no quiero ponerlos en la guardería infantil de guppy. Así que cuando miré las plantas, había unos pocos bebés (3 vi) nadando cierra a las plantas. Ellos fueron sólo unos pocos milímetros largos. Un macho adulto se acercó a un bebé, y el bebé recorrió para la cobertura. Esta noche yo probablemente los agarraré y los pondré en un lugar seguro. Yo también necesito para verificar el filtro para ver si cualquiera está ahí adentro.
Los otros bebés nacida una pareja hace hace semanas bien. Algunos parecen estar creciendo más rápido que otros. Ellos quizás sean las hembras, pero sean todavía demasiado temprano decir. Planeo a dar a los bebés un pequeño tanque de allí propio con ningún sustrato. En este momento ellos son todavía en la guardería infantil que cría. Yo entonces separaré los machos y las hembras. Yo probablemente colocaré 2 machos colorados adultos en con las hembras virgenes y veré lo que consigo. Yo quizás ponga los guppys de cobra que acabo de comprar con las chicas, así ellos no son relacionados. Desde que ellos no son relacionados debo conseguir una serie más fuerte de bebés la próxima serie.
Yo realmente no quiero las trampas que crían aunque. Una razón es que la hembra tan puede ser enfatizada que ella puede morirse o el nacimiento de donador demasiado temprano. Esto es especialmente verdad para el pez de swordtail. Otra razón yo no quiero que las trampas son que ellos parecen no permitir que el flujo de agua por y circular. Esto atraparía cualquier bacterias o toxinas. De un solo sentido para evitar esto es de mover el contenedor de aquí para allá en el agua tan el agua puede mover un pequeño. También, el alimento se pudre rápidamente en los contenedores pequeños si no es quitado a la hora.



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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

My Big Fish


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FW - Silver Dollar



FW - Tinfoil Red Tail Barb



FW - Jack Dempsey



These are the fish I have in my 55 gallon tank. The Jack Dempsey is the one in

charge. I have a male and female. Sometimes I'll see the male chasing the other

fish. He is about 6 inches now and still growing. He should get to 12 inches.

The female is smaller and spends time hiding in a cave.


I have 3 silver dollar fish. They are flat and disk like and will only get to 6

inches. They will school with the 3 tinfoil barbs that I have which can reach 14

inches. The barbs I have now are only 5 inches and very active. These fish I

use as dither fish meaning they can be kept with aggressive fish. Both the Barbs

and Silver Dollars need to be quick to stay away from the Jack Dempseys. Jack

Dempseys are very aggressive. I've seen my Silver Dollar actually face off with

the Jack Dempsey, and the Dempsey backed down. But usually my silver fish just

swim away.


I also have 2 catfish in this tank called plecos. They like to have private

areas to hide. The Jack Dempsey used to try to attack them. However, the plecos

have body armor and sharp spines. So soon the Jack Dempsey stopped bothering

them.

I feed them all Cichlid flakes and occationally shrimp pellets. The pellets are

mainly for the plecos, if they can get them. Once a week I'll find a giant

cricket in my garage or some kind of grub in the yard. The Dempsey loves them.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Guppy Pics


FW - Endler's Livebearer is the wild form of the guppy. If you wanted to start selective breeding from the beginning, this is the fish to start with.




Notice the different colors, patterns, and tail shapes possible. The dorsal fin on top can be selectively bred too.


FW - Black Phantom Delta Guppy (Pair)


FW - Blonde Tux Guppy (Pair)


FW - Blue Cobra Guppy (Pair)


FW - Blue Delta Guppy (Pair)


FW - Green Cobra Guppy (Pair)


FW - Lyretail Guppy - Pair


FW - Yellow Tux Guppy (Pair)

FW - Silver Streak Flamingo Guppy - Pair

FW - Endler's Livebearer is the wild form of the guppy. If you wanted to start selective breeding from the beginning, this is the fish to start with.

About Me

I have been working in accounting and purchasing for 12 years. I really enjoy helping businesses get the most out of their money. I am able to research other companies to find out where I can get the best prices for goods and services. I am able to serve companies all over the United States and Spanish speaking countries.

Other interests I have are aquariums. I have 5 fish tanks with guppies, Jack Dempseys, tetras, sword tails, tinfoil barbs, plecos, cory catfish, silver dollars, rasboras, a beta, a platy. They aren't all in the same tank. I am trying to develop my own strain of guppy. And I'd like to breed the cory catfish. I'll probably get a couple more tanks. One for salt water and a bigger tank for the big fish.