My axies new friends

[maja]

I brought two fishes(dunno what theyre called in eng.) today theyre gonna deliver my axies some living food.. hope they´ll enjoy catching them, it would be so fun to watch

btw, i think thyre so pretty ! they live in a lil tank (dunno how many ltrs) with the plants from the axies tank (the sand is too small so they cant grow in it, im gonna buy some new soon) ..
can anyone tell me what the fishes are called ?

thought i would share some pics (sorry for the bad quality its from a mobilephone)

 

[jon]

their guppies, fan tail i think
i know they are both male tho as the female is a lot larger and usualy orange!
if you want to breed these (and breed they do!!) you want about 2-3 females to each male! all the info youll ever need is here http://www.thetropicaltank.com
hope this helps
berny

(Message edited by bernyone on October 21, 2005)

(Message edited by bernyone on October 21, 2005)

 

[maja]

oh thanks but i already know all that, i just didnt thought they were called the same in english..

i think ill buy som females in all kind of colours

cant wait till the babies comes out

 

[jordan]

pretty sweet looking fish maja. Im sure your axies will love to chase them down and eat them.

 

[maja]

yea they need some practice !!!

 

[maja]

i brought 3new females today

and theyre already BIG .. so like in a month there´ll be like 123469268239babies..

cheap food..
i also brought 4new plants for my axies, but they are in the tank with the fishes cus the sand is to small in the other tank.. baah.. :/

 

[cynthia]

Maja - In your photo the guppies are a male (left) and female (right).

You can tell males from females at 4 to 5 weeks. The males have a modified anal fin called the gonopodium. And females have a dark patch called a gravid patch near their vent.

As mature fish such as the ones in your photo females have round full bodies.

Jon- Guppies come in lots of colors you can not sex them by color.

(Message edited by cynorita on October 22, 2005)

 

[jon]

didnt say they only come in orange?
most of the females ive seen here in england tend to bee orange! or just dull flat coloured!
i couldnt see any anal finage on the fish to the right and thought the size differance was because of the perpective of the shot? and the 1 on the left is clearly male!

(Message edited by bernyone on October 22, 2005)

(Message edited by bernyone on October 22, 2005)

 

[maja]

i putted my 2 biggest guppies in a box for pregnant fshes, they seemed to fight a little is that normal ? i have now, putted a lil wall in there, the one that used to be there is gone..

 

[jeffrey]

Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) with photos / pictures

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/guppy.htm

the male and female are easily identifiable in that picture. I hope you have success in using them as food for your axies.
}Personally I would not use them as food any uneaten ones can pose a problem for the axies. They may nip gills, you already have them in a breeding box.

 

[maja]

oh i almost always watch my axies eat, not if its shrimps or something like that. but with new food i do, wanna see if they can handle it..

 

[jordan]

thats always a good idea.

 

[cynthia]

Maja - You don't need to use the breeding traps for guppies. If they have their own tank ( as in not living with the axolotls) just get a thick clump of java moss for the babies to hide in and in a few months you will have more guppies than you need.

Be aware axolotls are not that good at catching guppies, and as Jeff said its not a good idea to leave guppies in the tank with the axolotls.

 

[maja]

now 3fishes are dead, 2moms and the daddyfish.. and all my little fishes are gone.. :/ but my 2females thats left are getting big.. im gonna make a new tank for them, one thats a lil bigger..

 

[jordan]

How did they die?

 

[apryl]

yea,im hoping to get a few guppies to breed too,just for a treat every now and again.that java moss idea sounds like the go,and even if a few get eaten by the "olds" it could be looked at as population control,lol.I can see myself feeding the females,just because i like the males tails...