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I read once that if a female guppy accepts a male or multiple males more than once in a breeding cycle she will produce more fry in that drop. Previously I had put one male up with 2 females and was getting maybe 20 - 30 fry in that drop. Last year I put 3 females up with two males and the results were much different. One female produced 40 fry, the second female 60 fry, and the third female - over 100 fry. Well that totally put me way over my capacity in raising guppies. This year I think I will return to the single male with 2 females, but I'm curious if anyone else has experienced this same increase in the number of fry produced. Unfortunately I did a poor job of raising this many fry with the capacity I had. Many of the fry were stunted because there were too many fry per gallon. Fortunately many were not and I now have the problem of getting rid of the abundant crop. Am anxious to hear if anyone else has had this experience.

Having trouble with "green water algae". I purchased a device to kill the algae which worked fine; except it keeps coming back. I have emptied my tank and cleaned everything and even tossed the media in my box filter to no avail. Must I clean everything with bleach or something in order to keep this from coming back? I have cured one tank of this by doing the same thing I have done with, but have not been able to cure this tank. Thanks for your help!

Thank you for your replies. My water parameters are not ideal, soft water, and hardness - 25, ph 7.6 - 8.2. The water in all my tanks is the same, temperature included. I'll keep working the issue trying to find a solution.

On multiple occasions when transferring young adult as well as adult male guppies from a larger tank (say a 20 or 10 gallon tank) to a smaller tank (say 10 to 5 gallon tank), they appear to have bladder issues or will just lay on the bottom. If moved back after just a few hours, they seem to recover rather quickly. However, if left longer some have been permanently effected. My acclimate procedures usually cover 36 minutes, so am wondering if it is just the downsizing of water volume or tank size or something else? Appreciate any comments. Thanks