Corbidorbidoodle Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I have a 30ish gallon tank where I store my plant trimmings, and I put a handful of guppies in there. Now, of course, I have 1 billion babies. What's something I could get that'll be enjoyable, pretty, and will limit the population? I'd still like to have some guppies, but I want to slow down the population increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Try a leopard bush fish, they eat small prey, have fun markings; and love hiding in between plants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMartins Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 My Bolivian Ram loves hunting and eating baby Platies!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbidorbidoodle Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 I freaking love Bolivian Rams. Ooh, maybe I could get them to breed in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc24 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Super cheap option - a betta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiapeach88 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 10:37 AM, ccc24 said: Super cheap option - a betta. My betta lazy butt didn’t eat a single fry 🤦♀️But he may be more passive in nature for a betta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterlife Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Dwarf cichlids will do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo99 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 6/25/2022 at 10:51 AM, TMartins said: My Bolivian Ram loves hunting and eating baby Platies!!! Mine too. I still have a few that run the gauntlet but my rams and neon tetras seem to think them out quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbidorbidoodle Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 7:37 AM, ccc24 said: Super cheap option - a betta. I didn't even think of that! Great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Hill-Legion Aquatics Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I agree with the Bolivian ram guy, they are just such beautiful fish and much more hardy then other rams. I would really like to get some in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Bolivian Ram Love!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Goatee Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I had a guppy aquarium getting overrun and starting to get too inbred. A female betta and a small school of tetras and I never saw fry again. The female betta was always chasing the juvenile ones, but rarely/never got them when they matured beyond fry. If at all possible, netting them out and giving them away is a good option. It is all a morbid discussion, but guppies breed so easily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbidorbidoodle Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 I mean, somebody has to be at the bottom of the food chain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapexghost Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 African dwarf frog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbidorbidoodle Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 Really?! But, yeah. I guess they're predators. I had one that starved to death because it couldn't catch flake food. I wouldn't have thought of them being able to catch alive foods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMartins Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 If anything my Bolivian Ram will also eat bladder snails. I purposely tried growing them out in the same tank to feed my pea puffers in another 10 gallon but they kept disappearing. I thought at first it was the water parameters but witnessed the Ram putting it in its mouth and spitting out the shell less the snail. So if you have baby guppies and bladder snails you can kill two birds with one stone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Keeney Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Black tetras. I keep guppies and variatus in the same aquarium with black tetras over winter. Very few fry escape them. They are cheap and hardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Averus Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Keyhole cichlids are another great option. They will love the plants and a great fry eaters. The trio I have in my tank gobble up the platy fry that I end up with thanks to the Varitus I also own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotts Guppy Haven Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I would try to either give them to a pet store or sell them to a pet store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanB Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I would definitely go with Bolivian (n GB) rams instead of a betta since it is a tank to store plants. If you run that tank at 80 for a betta you will definitely increase your chances of algae issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradfordAquatics Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Bolivian rams are a great choice! They're one of my all time favorite fish and are a ton of fun to keep. Some other options would be a honey gourami or sparkling gouramies. Both are readily available, easy to keep, and will gladly chow down on some fry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumplkrum Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 On 6/27/2022 at 12:16 AM, Corbidorbidoodle said: Really?! But, yeah. I guess they're predators. I had one that starved to death because it couldn't catch flake food. I wouldn't have thought of them being able to catch alive foods. Can confirm, they will definitely chase guppies. Basically snack minnows. They use their legs to launch themselves at a target and will gulp down anything that fits in their mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavdad45 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 drop back on feeding and the parents will limit the fry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbidorbidoodle Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 I went with the frogs. Was at a super cool new-to-me fish store the other day an picked up 4 ADF. One of them was a whooper too! Pretty much full grown. I've never seen one full grown before. Anyways, I think they're doing their job already. Fun to watch. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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