can i know why do you need a ribbon male fish in the first place?

not entirely wrong also la.
let's make it simple. ribbon male has no productivity capability, so it makes me wonder why do you want a male ribbon fish.

this is not the right way to breed ribbon guppies. you try putting just ribbon male fish with a female, forever wont give birth.

thats why i say it's sold in a trio.

Ribbon fish cannot be sold in pair, if you bought in pair for ribbon, or you didn’t get non ribbon male fish, means you get shortchanged. They MUST comes in at least 1 trio = 1 male (short, no ribbon) and 2 female (ribbon and non ribbon).

Ribbon male simply has no breeding capabilities, (zero) 0% breeding rate, it is just a show fish.
Now, questions. How to breed ribbon male?
Non ribbon male + ribbon female will give you the chance to get ribbon fish, both male and female, quite high chance to get ribbon fishes if the genes/traits are good and stable.

On the other hand, non ribbon female will not be able to produce ribbon fish, both male and female.
but…….. you need to constantly giving birth to non ribbon male in order to keep the generation going (since the ribbon male cannot breed).
If you only pair up ribbon female to give birth and isolate non ribbon female, soon your generation will extinct, as there will be no more non ribbon male fish who can produce anymore as you only keep breeding ribbon male who cannot breed.

So conclusion, for ribbon guppies play, you need to have more tanks for breeding as you will have fry from ribbon and non ribbon.

Clear the above clarifies. dont give up for the wrong reason, i believe you didnt get the right knowledge on ribbon play, thats why frustrated.

This post has been edited by tehoice: Apr 8 2016, 07:22 PM

clipping? no way, you get ppl to cut your gugu, can? cannot right..... cannot survive la, i also seen ppl do it before, 3days later the fish died lor.

ya, no ribbon female can almost never be able to give birth to ribbon guppy. if you dont believe me, you can try.... hehe...

can la, just buy a 2ft, 3 compartment tanks can start your project ribbon already!

what breed are they?

no worries bro, can always post questions, will try to answer...

you can get from fish depot, i think less than 50 bucks can get a 2ft tank with 3 compartments. 1ft is very good for guppy ad, can be the main tank, but you should have more tanks for breeding purposes, to raise fry (though this can be put in the large plastic tank for about 3 weeks to 1 month), to seperate male and female fish. so yup, at least 4 tanks for the start. 2ft 3 compartments (1 main, 1 male only, 1 female only, and large plastic tank for fry (maybe need 1 more if you guppy give birth fast enough) hehe...

small amount of money with huge satisfaction, i dont know what is there to screw, are you gonna eat just white bread for the rest of the month if you spend let's say 100 bucks on tank + air pump + filter + anti chlorine + salt + etc? I dont have any other filtration system apart from just an air pump with sponge filter in the tank.

dont keep asking ppl to donate leh, ribbon fishes doesnt come cheap, we bought also expensive from the start, moreover, we dont know what breed exactly are yours. fancy guppies are not supposed to mix and like i said before, you want a male ribbon fish for what? they cannot breed... buy a trio la, start your own project!

this guy got poisoned already.

Edit: by the way, can fill water up to around 70% full.

This post has been edited by tehoice: Apr 11 2016, 09:42 AM

joe putta's fish? lel.... i don't want to comment anything but good luck if you wanna buy.

can la, convince her lor..... hobby also wanna kill it meh? what's life without hobby? without doing something that you like.........? haha...
yeah, just use sponge filter la, mine also bare tank + sponge filter only, very low cost setup.
i wanna try shrimps soon too. hehe....

donate cannot la, sell cheaper can la. but there is a market rate for such fishes la, cannot spoil the market also... we do supply to some LFS too.
no point proving me wrong la, you can go ask those sifu, see if what i say is right or not, cus i also learn from those sifu. hehe...

can la, clear those cheapo guppies, put in a container and keep them, meanwhile, breed some read guppies

this is to make this thread more lively ma, this thread has been around since 2008 you know. so kecian.... hahaha...

can get from a local fish store, the store that you frequent visit, you know which one i talk about, next to our cod place.
do you have member? if not, let me know, i can go buy for you, can get 10% discount. hehe....

Edit: 2006, 10 years already!

This post has been edited by tehoice: Apr 12 2016, 09:38 AM

can get some small space to start doing it, but it will be trouble some if you keep expanding bit by bit and your stuff bought might be a waste if cannot be used.

my suggestion, get a boltless rack and start your project. the rack is so cheap, 3ft long rack cost you about 90 bucks and 120 bucks for a 4ft. which you can keep at least 10+ tanks for a 3ft type and 15+ tanks for a 4ft rack. so much cheaper than an aquarium cabinet.

lol... mana ada lar???

only if you know what you are doing, otherwise the water condition turns bad quickly if you feed a lot.

i have about 50 - 60 fishes in a small tank like 20cm x 29cm x 25cm

i'm also using just one small sponge filter.

if you know what you are doing, then it's fine, but not recommended though.

otto wont get wrong 1 la, very easy to find, unlike SAE and flying fox, they look 95% similar and very hard to differentiate...

yeah, otto is the best choice, SAE can be territorial and offensive when they grow big, they can even grow up to 6 inch...... so otto is way to go. you can also try adding apple snails, they do help eat a bit...

donation is a sensitive word to use in our country for now. hehe....
somemore still want cantik

donate cannot la, sell you cheap can la, then throw in some for you too. only if you are interested....

p/s: pure strain guppies... not longkang guppies....

This post has been edited by tehoice: Apr 25 2016, 02:24 PM

haha sure! but very limited number left la... just to let you know, i'm clearing my tanks, so doing some real promotion.

rasbora not guppy wor.....

too bad............

what type of rasbora? can get from LFS easily what?
I'm still on just guppy and pleco and shrimps lo.... no other fishes also........

it could have been a lot more. guppies normally doesn't give birth to a single digit number. 3 fry is really not normal, i suspect the remaining got eaten by the adult fishes.

suggest you to do selective breeding and raise the fry separately, that way, you will have a lot more guppies....

it is not normal......... which is why normally i keep them indoor....
they are normally quite hardy... not too hard to keep and breed easily, which is why we love them. hehe...

it's ok, get a tank and keep a real pair. they will spark your interest again....... hehe