guppy fry

[nr5a]

My batch of fry are one month old today. How soon should you wait to put them in with other fish?? Seems like I have read it somewhere but of course I can't find it.

Jerry - NR5A

[Mustang Boy]

i would wait till they were big enough to fend for themselves and also not get eaten by any tank mates

[toddnbecka]

It's simply a matter of how crowded the fry tank is; if it's already full, toss anything small enough to be eaten into the main tank. Otherwise, you'll be the next victim of MTS, and no one will be able to help you.

[troy]

What species of fish do you have and what size are they?

[nr5a]

2- corys
2- zebra
3- platies
2- blue long fin dianos
2- tetras barbs


I've got a female platie that tonite looks like she is going to explode. I'd like to put her in with the guppie fry, but just don't know.

Jerry - NR5A

[troy]

It sounds like they'll be all right in right in there as long as they haven't been crowded in to small of a tank. I've got two guppy fry that are a month old and are to big to get eaten by the 2 guppies, 3 peppered corys, 1 wrestling halfbeak, and 1 ram that are in that tank.