Come and post your pictures of those beloved guppies. No longkang guppies okay!

wat u mean "longkaohu" ahhh? sigh, "paiseh" lo, how u define the "longkaohu" ahh? my one just red and blue tux nia wow, post urs la, fast fast fast, cant wait to c

I love guppies, hve a few of them, attached ,my current aquarium and some
guppy shots...these hve been with me past 2 months, some hve died after birth
ande some are the kids of the previous ones....



This post has been edited by mydelsol: Nov 19 2006, 01:08 PM

Nah, my nicest guppy

haha longkang guppy ... they dun hav nice colors ... very plain color ...

its a beauty indeed...will try to attached pics of mine, buggers dam fast...

Oh ya, this is my cousin's one, damn nice!!!!!

Longkang guppies are the ones where you can find in longkangs and streams or ponds. They have very faint colours (yellow, orange, small blue dots) and the male is smaller compared to the 'nice' guppies.

hahaha, urs one is mosaic species ahh?? did u join
http://www.myguppy.net/guppy/ ? i am there la, can c me there too kekeke, only one tank u hv ahh?? the one u mention bigger one mostly come from thailand, and they need a bit salty water to live in, and more plants is better if u wan to breed them, but capalang breed is not encourage bcos u wil spoilt the gene pool la, later all sampah wil come out! no offence plz, as guppy lover, i just wan to maintain the pure breed only, peace. if u like guppy so much, join the myguppy la, all siffu are there

The forum is in chinese larr, wat abt those of us who dont speak or
hve the software? thanks anyways....

icic, nvm, then we can talk about guppy here, anything about guppy, but y only a few of us here ahh?? where the rest??????

is it possible to set up a tank without any oxygen pump 4 guppies?
juz put more live plant in water ok already?

hi...wanna ask how long normally a guppie will live?..and how to breed guppie ar?..

they can live without oxygen
yes, live plants will be an additional one

i've been finding this guppy thread for a long time
finally there's one
so let's start discussing about guppies!
thanks, thread-starter for starting this thread

according to people, they say guppies have a short life
how long do they live, i can't really answer that

to breed, you need males & females, of course
live plants will be needed too so that they can hide and lay their eggs
the more the merrier, that's what i heard from people

the amount they give birth is nothing compared to how long they live....i once "save" a few longkang guppies and put it into the pond...then the next thing i knew it multiplied X500.and it was fun catching it.because of the amount they have grown into; we have no choice but to burry them under ground wherelse my sis chicken had a great time catching em by herself from the pond to eat!!:0 i love guppies..very peaceful fish.i wonder where to find very good quality ones?

Erm... guppies don't lay eggs lah.....

Heheh... I can second that. Guppies are live bearers! No eggs to hide. I started with 2 male and 4 female guppies. In a short period, boom! plenty of 'kids' swimming around!!

Leafy live plants or rocks cover are still needed for the babies to hide. The adults do eat their little ones.


RB

can give more details on how to rare guppies?
im interested.

You mean rear? Well I am no expert and I only have regular guppies, not any rare types. I didn't have to do anything other than provide a good home (mine is a 29 gallon tank), food, correct temperature, live plants, regular water change, etc. Before too long, I have so many that I stopped counting!


RB

i mean rear. not rare....my fingers just went on and type the word that wasnt in my mind...

hi guys, aqua plant is good for guppy, but plants wil release some protein to the water after the process fotosintesis, so if u notice there wil b a layer of oil like floating on top surface of water, if u dont hv a surface skimmer, then just put in 1 or 2 black molly fish, and if u wan to hv babies guppies, then make sure u hv a lot plants inside the tank, the ratio for male : female the best is 2 male : 1 female. if u just keep for fun, then any breed wil do, but if u r a beginer, then i suggest u dont go for the red eye / albino red eye species, they r quite hard to handle bcos they cant really see! if u mix with other fish/types, then they wil always kena bully. any fish food or bloodworm is good enug for them. if u wan to hv nice plant tank, then make sure u hv a lamp with at least 6000K full spectrum n water temperature keep to around 25-26C. just to share my basic knowledge, anyone kno mandarin n interest to learn more can join the site i recommend. peace

sorry sorry
my mind used to think that fishes lay eggs


how did you all maintain the babies? how to feed them?
anyone moved the babies after the mother finish giving birth?
or when you all see signs of giving birth, then shift the mother to another tank?

i'm still wondering, how to measure how many gallon my tank is?
mind to advise?
thank you

hi..i am thinking of setting up a tank for guppy...wondering if i replace the real plant with the plastic one..izzit ok?..the guppy will breed ar?...and do i need to put any black water or ketapang leave?..oh ya..one more thing..if the tank didnt have pump..izzit ok ar?

1 cubic feet = 7.48051945 US gallons
Measure:
(Length x width x depth) x 7.48051945 = size of tank in gallons.

If you want to keep all the babies safe, I would suggest moving it to another tank or buy those baby nets that you can keep the babies in the same tank but in the suspended net so the adults can't eat them. This will also keep them safe from being sucked by filtration systems and such if you have them in your tanks.

Plastic plants is fine but real plants always looks better. Black water? Hmm... I'm a little lost by that term. I think you mean brackish water. For me, I just use regular tap water that is dechlorinated either by dechlorination solution or by leaving it for a few days in a clean bucket each time I do a water change. The guppies seem to do fine.

Air pumps improve water circulation. For babies in a separate temporary tank, you will be fine without a pump. I would strongly suggest having a filtration system and live plants in your main tank. I do not use air pumps after I moved to having live plants in my tanks. Believe it or not, I actually make my own carbon dioxide to pump in the water rather than having an air pump. Plants release oxygen for fish, I release CO2 for plants.


RB

ic ic...but normally real plant will always die faster right?..unlike plastic one..i think around few weeks d need to change lor..and which one is better for breeding guppy ar?

This post has been edited by ciohbu: Nov 21 2006, 08:57 AM

why black molly fish? do they eat the protein?

if lazy or forget how to count, i always use this website
http://www.fishlore.com/ConversionCalculator.htm

thats because your aquarium does not have the necessary requirements for a planted aquarium (lights, co2, fertilizer, etc). maybe you can just purchase does easy plants like java ferns, anubias, and some floating plants

thanx for all the answer...

I am sure there are certain plants that die very easily or do not have a long life. I am not sure what I have but they grow steadily to replace the ones that get old and wither away. Start with some easy ones. You can find loads of information on the Internet.

Sayasebuk is right. You need the right ingredients for the plant to thrive. Enough light for the right length in a day, enough CO2 and O2, the plants in my aquarium greened up and grew strong. I buy some regular tablet form plant food but I find a proper amount of CO2 and light works easily.


RB

This post has been edited by RedBox: Nov 21 2006, 11:05 AM

i have a guppy that it's tail is larger than the fish, and damn long the fish plus the tail, around 4 -5 cm

male to female ratio 1:3
lotsa plants, make sure filter don't suck in the babies.

kau tim - recipe for rearing / breeding.

and i wish my aquaria site is still up, there's a calculator there. unfortunately some complications in payment resulted it being down and i some how didn't have the source files with me (old HDD, died, didn't backup).

Hmm.. this inspires me to try again. 1 question.... I think my aquarium is contaminated... well, now no fish lah coz once I bought 10 guppies... all died in 1 week.... my uncle said it could be contaminated so he advice to wash the whole tank with mild bleach... got any better way to do it? How about the gravel? Wash with bleach also? I am guessing it could be the filter coz it has been running for 5 years already..... those cheap rm20 fliters... should change right?

i have 3 Kois living in another of my mini "kong"'s beside my fish "kong", last time i use to put it wif the guppies and it ate the poor guppies, juz a few of them, then now after a few months the Kois are about 3-4 times the size of the mid aged guppies

during the first 3 days i think u shud bot feed the guppies, let the guppies know the place first, then oni start feeding it, another cause maybe becuz of the contaminated thing lor

any suggestions for DIY Co2? My tank posted in first page, hve
gone to a few shops, cheapest abt RM85/-....thanks

Nah, I didn't feed the guppies so soon. I'm just curious as to why they died and can the tank and gravel be cleaned with bleach or not.

I scared bleach may kill new fishes if there is any residue.. Is there any other way to clean everything?

Now my tank running with water for 2 months liao... no fish... sounds like waterfall in my living room coz dun wanna make the water calm to attract mozzies hahhah...

then liddat i dunno bout u

what was previously in the tank?

and why would you want to bleach your tank, gravel and such. cos if it was running all these years, then the helpful bacterias are ready there.

fish don't die so easily, but without detailed information on your tank it's difficult to advice the course of action.

filter yes, of course must change but then it's not so bad until can kill off 10 guppies in 1 week. if could be the guppies being bad stock. it could be that they were stressed in some way.

there's many other factors to consider, not just "contaminated" tank. perhaps you can ask your uncle why he said it was possibly contaminated.

I used to have ranchus... but they didn't last long, 3 years they lasted, were my dad's fish... then I switched to Gold Severums and gouramis.... kept a few years till I decided to get an oscar..... then my oscar lasted only a few weeks coz got hole in the head... treatment didn't work properly loh then I thought ok lah, stop for now, clean everything and let the water run.... after run a month, I put some guppies... then 1 by 1 died... so sad...

In the tank there is no plants... just gravel.

Funny, I can manage to keep a 1ft mini tank with plants and fishes alive for 1 year and still growing but my 2ft tank always die.... So my uncle assume maybe my tank got parasite or disease so maybe a mild bleach can do something about it. So before I do something with chemicals... better ask you guys about your opinions first before I place anymore guppies...

I think I will change the pump and the hanging filter and try again....

Shots of my current guppies, sorry for the pic quality, used my mobilephone

have about 5 females and 6 males with about 20ish babies..will try to take shots of
the babies and pos it soon...they ar enow hiding in the trees...

Hmm... I am not sure about bleach but I think the residual will be as harmful to your fishes. Here is what I will do. Pour all the water away. Clean the tank with clean water. The most I would use might be some mild dishwasing detergent. Be sure to rinse it out properly. Spread the gravel onto a tarp and wash with clean water too. Let it dry really well under the sun. Set your tank back up with the gravel with new water after. Don't put fishes in there yet so tap water will be fine.

I would buy or use a filtration system where I can get a used filter of the same size from someone else - friends or local fish store that is from a healthy clean tank. Use that filter on your filtration system. Why use this? A used filter will contain all the proper bacteria that is needed to jumpstart your tank. Quicker than waiting for it to develop naturally. Eg. break down ammonia, etc.

When I start a new tank, the water is always not clear but don't worry about this. Let it sit for a min of 3 to 4 weeks. Change the water like normal. You can look up the frequency to change water based on size of tank. I do a water change every fortnight on my 29 gallon tank.

As the water clears up, I would start with some hardy fish (fish that do not die easily) like 4 or 5 Albino Corydoras and just let them be in the tank for another 2 to 3 weeks before adding other fishes.

Here is what I have used:

- 2 liter coke bottle
- tubings that is smaller than the coke bottle cap (~5mm)
- airstone
- super glue
- knife
- yeast

I cut a hole that is just a tad smaller than the tubing diameter on the center of the coke bottle cap. Stick the tubing through and apply superglue around the hole to seal it properly. Attach the airstone to the other end which you will set to the bottom of your tank.

You can do without the airstone if you don't have one. I just stick my tubing under a decorative stone to hold it down.

Mix half a cup of yeast and a cup of sugar with warm water. Stir to mix it evenly. Let it sit for about a minute or two and then pour it into your coke bottle. Add more water to fill the coke bottle about slightly below 2/3 full. The yeast should start producing CO2 in a day or so. The measurement above are subject to change. Experiment with it. I did it a few times before I found the right amount of yeast and water. Quality of yeast will also affect the production of CO2 so do a trial and error until you find the correct amount of what you need.

I am sure there are better methods out there but I find this to be very cost effective. You get to enjoy your coca cola or favorite beverage before using it! Most aquariums owners I know already have tubings. If not, just head to your local fish store to buy some cheap ones. The wrong mixture combination will produce too much or too little CO2 so find the right mixture for yourself.

Just a word of caution. If you use an adjustable valve to control the release of CO2, be aware that you may have an exploding bottle on your hand if it produces too much CO2!! Do at your own risk!

Good luck.


RB

This post has been edited by RedBox: Nov 21 2006, 11:07 PM

many thanks bro, but since u said it can explode, dont think I will be experementing or fermenting anything soon, i hve kids at home, and their
safety is my utmost priority, really appreciate your help and info, btw, si the set-up above for a 2 feet tank?

THANK YOU

This post has been edited by mydelsol: Nov 21 2006, 02:53 PM

My caution was if you use a valve to control the released of CO2. Just don't use a valve then. However, this may cause too much CO2 in your tank if it released too much. If this is the case, just take the tubing out of the tank. Once you try it a few times, you will find that you can get the right mixture.

I have used it on a 10 gallon and 29 gallon tank. I have never owned any other sizes. I'm too lazy to go measure it now but I am sure the volume will give you an idea.


RB

This post has been edited by RedBox: Nov 21 2006, 02:57 PM

again THANK YOU for your help and uidance, really imformative.
My current tank is nice (sendiri puji) but my plants tend's to die off in a week or
so, so was told to hve C02....thats my only reaosn...and i like to see my guppies
"happy" with so many plants, but tired of buying them on and off..sum of the babies tends to die off...sigghh

RM85 for tank or co2?

Wah... detailed! Wuuu... thanks... Corydoras are hardy? Didn't know...

it was a small Co2 tank thingy wit a 1 month supply of "CO2" to be replinished
every month at a cost of RM20/- a pack

bro, IF you cld, can you post how your CO2 setup, how it looks like,
just need an idea IF i do go ahead with it, advance thanks.

hi guys, about the diy co2, u can refer this link if u r interested to make one, sorry i dont kno how to copy n post the thing here, so i just post the url: http://www.plantedtank.net/articles/DIY-Yeast-CO2/7/
hope this wil help
for guppy no need black water n ketapang leave, u r not keeping bettas, i myself is a wildbetta keeper, guppy dont need this.
for aquatic plant, plz refer this link: http://www.plantedtank.net/plants.php , if u r beginer, plz go for the plant tat stated overall difficulty: easy.
sayasebuk: rm85 is the small one right? its not suitable for 2' tank, tats for minitank one. yes, everytime u finish the gas then u need to refill, just go any shop tat refill the fire distinguisher shop wil do aldi, as long as it is co2. if u sakit hati with money, then diy la, save money ma n bcareful with the volume, too much wil cause the algae to grow especially those annoying black black hair algae. get some oto or snail la.
just to share the info, peace

Wow... expensive to replendish. I buy packets of yeast from grocery store for 50cents a pack.

I don't have one to show at this moment. See the link provided by jaspery27 above. Very similar. My tank currently have enough Corydoras and Guppies so I have not made a new diy CO2 setup. The plants are not as green as before. I have been spending more time with my puppy than on my aquarium these days.


RB

This post has been edited by RedBox: Nov 21 2006, 11:12 PM

later i'll post some guppy tank pics of mine.

me too.......

Well I tried to take some pictures of mine but they keep swimming around after I zoomed in on them. I gave up after trying for a long time.


RB

THANK YOU for the informative url, appreciated...

yes i know, its expensive, that why i wanted to DIY, so looks like will go ahead
with my project later this weekend, how many guppies you have now? tank size?

hehehehehehe, my guppy tank nvm provide any co2 too, but the plants r doing well, if u guys dont wan to waste money on co2, then diy la, or like me, go for the fern types plants, easy to grow, minimum light, no need co2 ( if u hv fish inside), ferterlizer i use JBL brand (its up to u la), fern like java or singapore moss just nice for those lazy ppl like me lo just share my opinion, peace

I got hit with some illness and now left with 8 guppies, 4 Albino Corydoras, 1 Corydoras Melanistus and some snails in a 29 gallon tank.

I also have 2 goldfish in a 10 gallon tank. The two goldfishes have been with me for about 4 to 5 years now. Before that, it belongs to a friend of mine who gave it to me after he moved. The goldfishes are estimated at about 9 or 10 years old now!

[edit] Here's what I use for plant food. Just some regular ones I found at a small local pet store.





RB

This post has been edited by RedBox: Nov 22 2006, 01:21 PM

Bro,

I hve considered C02 DIY as recommended by bro RB, below is my tank, think its abt 10gallons, hve considered Java Moss, but dont know how much to buy as most shops sell by "weight" or palm size and cost abt RM10/-
to RM12/- a pc. so am curently torn between CO2 bomb, as am not a scientist, or a being a normal lazy guy and getting moss.....advise pls??

ouch, had the same problem wit sum snails, whihc turned out to be millions... had bought snail remover, but it removed everything in the tank as well wow, ur Goldfish really old bro...

one dwarf puffer is enough to eliminate hundreds of snails

yes i was told but also the might eat my other fishes in the tank, so decided
against it, but mana tau, the meds were too strong, killed everything in sight
thanks anyways...

puffer is a carnivore le, dont mix with small fish.
mydelsol: ur tank only a few plants nia, need co2 meh?? later i post my here, no co2 one.
guys: my red guppies just delivered babies

Well let me tell you, I have given up trying to get rid of the snails! Those damn things just will not go away!! It came with some plants I got from a friend. The snails spread like crazy. At times, I have to just pick them out by turning over every single stone in my tank. That's the only way I am controlling it now.

I did buy a snail remover/killer solution but to no avail. When I get home, I'll post some pictures of the snail remover solution. If I can, I'll take some close up of what I think are snail eggs too if when I find them. Pesky little things. I know they provide benefits to a tank but boy... they produce too fast for my liking!


Get some plants that are tolerant to low CO2 then. Do a search on the Internet, you will find information on these. I still find that some CO2 will allow the plants to grow much stronger. I can tell a difference when I stopped providing CO2 in my tank.

Speaking of, after discussing diy CO2 here, I am going to start my CO2 production again. Bought my 'coca cola' 2liter bottle already. The only thing I am lacking is yeast which I'll get when I complete the setup. Will post some pictures when I finish with it.

Congratulations on the new guppy babies!

People wanna get rid of snails... but I want snails hahah.... coz they eat up my algea.

yes they are, dats why i decided against them, the pet shop i normally go to,
recommended a snail remover, but atlast, removed more then my snails, cialat
only, too much it killed eveything in my tank.....
jus bought more plants and a Co2 tank, sigh, sorry brothers coudlnt help it,
am weak when it comes to gadgets besides my wife paid the bill
hehehehehe....btw, congrats on the babies...

just bought a C02 tank last nite, with more plants and a piece of Java Moss,
will post pics during lunch time....cost me RM35/- wit a 1 1/2 mth supply
of C02....also bought some Neon Tetra's, (my son insisted on "I wan da brue
karer pish, prisss daddyyy....so nice wannnn)...siigghhhh.... wil post the pics
to later....

i've had several incidents of snail outbreaks. i've used two techniques and they both worked marvelously. first method was to put a slice of cucumber or lettuce. after 1 day snails will gather at the vegetable. take out the vegetable, remove the snails and put it back. this will take 1 week for you to remove all the snails

the second and most efficient way is to get a DWARF puffer. One is enough. i've never had any incident of it attacking my other fish. but make sure buy the DWARF puffer, not the bigger ones. Dwarf puffers themselves are even much much smaller than guppies or even neon tetras.

becareful what u wish for....i rather have a mud fish then snails...

dont think u really need them, its really bad, honestly....once kena
spread like wild fire...very hard to remove...

btw, these are the "new" pics of my tank after visiting the pet shop with the family lastnite:- bought 1x C02, 15x Neon Tetras, 1xJava Moss, 3 Female Guppies
and 3x Plants cost RM85/-, priceless





below pic of C02 cannister and after set-up in tank





This post has been edited by mydelsol: Nov 23 2006, 12:27 PM

Nice pics. Thanks for sharing! After seeing your pics, I think I will add tetras to my tank too. Looking for some new additions. I like neon tetras but will visit the fish store to see if I like any other tetras.


RB

I bought 5 guppies from pasar malam yesterday... but they dont want to eat the fish foods...

what am i suppose to do?

ermm..mayb they havent feel comfartable with the new enviroment gua..

anyone selling nice and healthy guppy here?...thinking of setting one more tank for guppy..

This post has been edited by ciohbu: Nov 23 2006, 08:17 PM

my guppies did try to eat the foods....
but then after seconds they threw out all the foods from their mouth

the fish food is new....

ur fish food is as of wat kind? flakes is small and more suitable for guppies i wud say...

thanks, the place i go to, tmn megah in PJ is called My Pet World carries abt 3 types of Tetras, Blue, Green and Silver i think, blue is RM1/- Green at RM2/- forgot abt the silver price

dude, sometimes they are not "used" the to new envorinment, so give it a day
before feeding, or look at my pic above, am feeding them guppy food pellets,
rally tiny ones mixed with flakes, works well...

Yeah, feed flakes. Easier for the guppies to eat.


RB

cant see the pic clearly... how tiny is the food pellets?
like powder?

hehehe, i feed my guppies bloodworm, then the male more ummmhhh ma,
neon tetra better get bigger one, small one very easy to xxx one, the bigger the better i would say the black tetra is more "tahan" compare others tetras.
put some aqua plants in the tank to calm the guppies, they like plants.
just share info, correct me if wrong, peace

i also fed my fish with bloodworm...for me it is better than those fish food in the market coz it is natural ma

really really tiny the "biji" very small, fits exactly into the Guppy & Tetra mouths have never tried bloodworms,
as so far my guppies ok lar can "tahan" the pellets & falkes I hve been feeding them, so goes for the tetras, fast lil'buggers, sometimes "steal" food frm the guppies

This post has been edited by mydelsol: Nov 24 2006, 09:09 AM

firstly - you don't know how's their condition before you purchased, they could already be stressed silly already.

secondly - after purchase, how did you place them into your tank? did you just dump them in and on the lights straight away?

hihi, here is my guppies tank, paiseh paiseh


Attached thumbnail(s)

lol
why your guppies look so similar with mine?

where are you from?

No probelm dude

Show the pic lah

No, i didnt dump them in. i put the whole plastic bag in the aquarium for 30 minutes and the opened it to let them swam out of the plastic bag slowly.
i don't use light.

nevermind, all my guppies survive and are now in good conditions. they are eating the foods now..

Hi to all guppy fans.. I've just started rearing guppy last week.. and found this thread..

there is a few questions that i would like to ask the experts out there..

1) I plan to put plants into my tank, but only the kind of plants that is easy to take care. read about java moss. Recomended??

2) Normally where to get this aquatic plants?

glad to hear that.

hi all

i was wondering www.myguppy.net got english version.. i notice it is all in chinese and i can't read.. and i happen to know that this forum is more popular than other forums. anyone can help ? it's a waste if i don't join that forum..

You get the best help here with fans that are true at heart. No need to look elsewhere...


RB

bro golden, kakaka, me from penang, where u from??
agreed with redbox, misterstan, u can ask any questions here, all the sifuu here r very willing to share the knowldge one, no worry.
sunmaster: u can refer to the plants in my tank. its a very easy to keep one, java moss need temp around 25-27C, java fern is more easier to keep, hahaha me only use JBL liquid fert for the plant n light 9W. tats it lo. local fish shop (LSF) sure hv this kind of plants la, but wat fish u r keeping? goldfish or koi wil finish all ur plants lo. for more plants reference, http://www.my-mac.net/forum/ refer this link la, a lot sifu there one.

i put my guppy in a pond and after some time the tail is gone.i think its being bitten up by bigger fish.then a few days later its vanished..

aiyoooo bro, so sorry to hear tat, y dont keep them in seperated tank???

hello... i'm a new member here...
say hiii...

Alright!! Everyone say hi to harima007! Mr. 007.


RB