HisMineandOurs Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 We (My husband and I) decided (just a couple months ago) that I shouldn't expand our collection of tanks. I know for us that it's a smart choice, time and money wise. Our daughter then offered us her out grown 12"-14"-48". I have the perfect place for that in my office so my husband (great man that he is) conceded to, "one more, that's really it). We have a dedicated 20high for guppies. I was wondering if I could get some advice/suggestions for making this one tank to act as several for more selective breeding. I'm hoping for 3 at least to ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 You can buy tank dividers the hole might be to big to stop guppy fry from getting thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisMineandOurs Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 I was wondering if those would work. Thanks for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisMineandOurs Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 I was wondering if those would work. Thanks for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisMineandOurs Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 Would it matter how big each section is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, HisMineandOurs said: Would it matter how big each section is? I would do over 5 gallons for each strain you are going to breed. This also depends on how many guppies you want in each section. If you were to divide the tank into three equal sections, with each section being 6.67 gallons, I would say only a group of no more than three females and no more than two males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisMineandOurs Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 So the dividers that I can buy in the store would work? Should I have them all planted or bare bottom? Maybe I could make 5 sections with the middle section being completely planted. I don't know the math of that but it seems it would be dual purpose, interesting and filtering. Then maybe one male and 2 females? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 1 minute ago, HisMineandOurs said: So the dividers that I can buy in the store would work? Should I have them all planted or bare bottom? Maybe I could make 5 sections with the middle section being completely planted. I don't know the math of that but it seems it would be dual purpose, interesting and filtering. Then maybe one male and 2 females? Yeah I'd say three sections, each with a heavily planted area and substrate. The plants not only provide the filtration and aeration benefits, but will also provide hiding places for the young fish and the adult females to hide from the males. And yeah, a trio of fish would work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisMineandOurs Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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