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).

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.

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

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?

glad to hear that.

yeah. below RM 10 wan la.

most places can find la, if not this type then there's also the net type.

the problem with this type is you enclose your female guppy in that tight spot, it stresses her.

i prefer to let the baby be born in the tank then scoop them out. unfortunately my guppy babies died (A LOT AHHH!!!) in the net so now i let nature take it's course already.

which part of M'sia are you from la?

This post has been edited by goldfries: Jan 2 2007, 05:00 PM

not really. my baby guppies seem to be very clever. which reminds me, i've not checked on them.

anyway you can catch them using net, no problem wan. they don't die easily.

better get a 2ft tank la. cheap only.
gravel also no need to buy expensive type la, RM 10 also can get 4 - 5 kilo already.
HOB filter is fine, RM 20 - 30 range.

kau tim. oh yeah, if you can get airpump + tube, that's good. it'll be around RM 20 also.

one of the most costly part of aquarium setup is light.

a good ratio would be 1 male to 3 female.

and generally they're very active. after you put them in the tank, let them settle in. off the lights and don't go meddle the tank and all for a while.

2ft tank is ok. add some plants for babies.

algae eater doesn't clean up your tank. it just eat algae and leftover food and after that it'll poo.

sometimes you happen to get bad stock, coupled with the stress of being caught, transport, new tank, new condition, male harassment. - what do you expect?

even my guppy stock, the ones i bought are mostly dead due to their not-so-good condition. however their off-spring grew in my tank right from the start and are now in happy and healthy condition.

mine just eat normal food only. i use flakes, it'll drop to the bottom. and at the bottom i have plenty of plants. so fries hide there, eat there.

aiyah they don't have to gulp the whole thing. it's normal for fish to nibble.

actually my nick is from McD french fries.

1/2 is unnecessary. your frequency and amount much be reasonable.

too much water change will cause sudden change in water chemistry, thus leading to your fish being stressed.

my guppy last time bought about <15. then all died, but left some babies. now babies grow and give birth and expand some more. so now i think headcount around 30 - 40 already.

ok now that's a DAMN stupid thing to do.

try mixing goldfish + betta + guppy + neon tetra + oscar

gila man.

does your boss need a lecture? if yes please tell.

if they say"Caaan, who say cannot". then ask them back la "who say can?"

basket these type of people deserve sledge-hammer on the head.

guppies small? ask them - what size tank are they? fine la. put 6 baby oscars and wait 3 months later and let's see who start talking about fish tank expansion.

btw what size is the tank? regardless, 6 baby oscars aren't that big. in fact they're smaller than gouramis. after a few months, their crazy growth rate will make turn them from fighter class into destroyer class.

ouuh guppy traffic build up is damn nice. my tank now filled with traffic.

as for the arm-width. i'd say around 4ft tank la. put bandaraya also good, tahan lasak. i remember my bandaraya, when my oscar baby that time full time the oscar got whacked. after the oscar grew up, he returned the favor. luckily the bandaraya have armor.

ok going off topic. back to guppies. actually guppies are nice but once your collagues put in nippers or stuff like aggressive cichlids, say bye bye oh.

your question is too general.

it all depends on.

1. number of guppy in tank
2. size of tank
3. where the tank is placed
4. how often do you feed it
5. frequency of water change

If it's just like say 2 or 3 of them in a 2ft tank then yes, they could go on for a really long time. Just feed small quantities over like 2 - 3 times a day.