Every so often when I trim back my plants we find swarms of these little buggers. I think this particular batch was of about 68. Once the plants are trimmed the Angels move in...!



What I find interesting is how freshly squeezed these little guys are. Note the couple with a very curved spine. They haven't straightened out yet from being in the womb.

LOL I havnt had guppies for a couple of years but last time we got some the day after putting them in the tank the females had fry theyre like rabbits lol

Well, I got back into Guppies because my kids were asking me questions about fish and babies. So I figured Guppies would provide a good demonstration. I let the kids pick out the originals.

It didn't take long for my eldest (9 at the time, 13 now), to get hooked on the colour variation, and the skipping of generations , etc. She's been selectively breeding for a few years now. Very keen on the Blues.

We've had a couple of outlets snap up her Guppies, for which we've traded for Cichlids and Tetras.

And it's almost plant trimming time again!

HAHAHAHA thanks for bringing up the subject of guppys, was in petstore today and they had a new shipment in and shock horror wife picked out 2 males/2females lol...and bigger shock both females are well and truely pregnant so guess more fry on the way lol

Well, you can always tell if there's likely to be some around, as the Females look a lot thinner than the day before. We usually have a poke about, but if none can be located, they've most likely become Angel poo!

My Daughter called out to me one evening, and we could see a Female hiding quietly in the shrubs giving birth. So we sat and watched for a bit. Was a real pity we didn't have the Digital Camera's at the time. Would have made a good pic.