can anyone help me :)

hi can anyone give me some info or oppinions on what i should do with my aquarium ??

i have a 180litre tank
it has : gravel ,
ocean rock
ornaments
fakeplants
and more

thinking on a new start going for a guppy set up ,

what decor should i go for ??
and how many guppys would go in my tank ?
and what real plants wouold suit and do you have to remove fry ?

thanks

big tank for guppys

well how to remove the fry,get a pair of convicts...why not get a pair of jds or cutteri or many more cichlids

sorry i mean do you have to seperate them from adult guppies ?

would you put sand in a guppy set up ?

is my tank big enough for 25guppies ? ?

yes it is but they breed alot

would many more than 25 fit in ?
thanks

A good way to calculate how many fish you can put in your tank is to allow 1cm of fish per litre, so guppies i suppose grow to about 4 cm( correct me if im wrong) so that means 4 litres per guppy. Your 180 is more than enough for 25 guppies a have about 28 smallish community fish in my 65 litre tank and also have a new 180 litre that i haven't stocked yet.

But one thing to remember is female guppies can give birth to up to 40 fry a month and depending on the setup they might all survive if there's enough hiding places in the tank if not you may lose them all.

You will have plenty of space for 25 guppy in that tank,but do you want to limit yourself to just guppy's when you could do a nice community set up and still have guppies in there also. Guppies breed very easily,and will need no encouragement at all! Will you need to separate the fry from the adults,well they are livebearers and yes they will eat their own young particularly when they are that small. Similarly if there are hiding places in the tank,some of the fry will survive, it doesn't take long for the fry to start breeding also and before you know it you will be over-ran by fry and guppy's everywhere!

Substrate doesnt matter to the guppy,they arent bottom feeders so couldnt care less about the substrate!
For a tank that is 180 litres you could look at getting other fish also. If its breeding that is your fancy,then check out other fish that could breed also. Believe me Guppy fry are great when you start,but before long you wont even try to save them cause you will be just overpopulated. They are born colourless as fry and wont develop their colours for a few months in my experience. Also you will need to watch that there isnt too much inbreeding.(not an issue if you aren't giving the fry away).

Best of luck with the project, guppys are wonderful looking fish but alot of them these days aren't as hardy as before. Still the males certainly catch the eye in terms of looks and colour.
Check out endlers also, another very nice fish.(smaller again),but mind not to mix as they will crossbreed with the guppies.

Gavin

Okay thanks for the info

Is sand hard to look after ??

Where can I buy white sand ??
thanks
eric