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At first, I thought that was a silly idea as we have been used to breeding with a 10:1 ratio on live-bearers. Making a 1:1 ratio will create a lot of fights among male’s in the breeding cage, not to mention the females being bothered always. The 4:1 ratio might just be the right propotion to ensure healthy breeders. We just thought it would save us space in our breeding cage if we streched the ratio a little more. Propotionately, it should increase the number of fry if you increase the number of female breeders. Steve has a point, it all depends on a lot of parameters. There’s not much study being done on this area though.
We usually separate the males and the females when they are at their juvenile stage(when you can distinguish the sexes already) as guppies tend to breed at an early stage. Separating them ensures faster growth as they will not be bothered by their breeding instincts and concentrate on their growing. You will notice their tails grow bigger and faster when separated to the female.
Guppy’s usually stay on the upper part of the aquarium or fish pond. They are comfortable when they stay in this part of the pond. They eat faster when the food is floating. Swordtails stay in the lower part of the pond, and is comfortable in eating on the floor area of the pond. This is my observation, correct me if im wrong…
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