Will livebearers overrun a planted tank? - Page 2 - Fish for the Planted Aquarium

wi_blue · 10-31-2009, 09:38 AM

I have had guppies and platys in the past with out population problems. Though my mother had some swords that went crazy with the baby making. Since the LFS wouldn't take them we put a african dwarf frog in the tank to controll the population.

UnderwaterEden · 11-01-2009, 07:16 AM

I really appreciate all of the informative responses. Now I am thinking about trying White Clouds.

tranr · 11-01-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderwaterEden

I really appreciate all of the informative responses. Now I am thinking about trying White Clouds.

White clouds are nice - I have a small school of them in one of my tanks. They are easy to keep. I believe they are egg scatterers though, so you shouldn't have a problem with overpopulation if they start reproducing in your tank.

fishyerik · 11-02-2009, 11:17 AM

Yes, white clouds are egg scatterers, well fed and kept as only species in a well planted tank they usually reproduce, but very rarely to the point where it becomes a problem. A fish of almost any other species would make reproduction very much less likely, as would the earlier mentioned frog species.

Six · 11-03-2009, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by tranr

White clouds are nice - I have a small school of them in one of my tanks. They are easy to keep. I believe they are egg scatterers though, so you shouldn't have a problem with overpopulation if they start reproducing in your tank.

They will eat their fry readily and will not at all over populate a tank. You'll be lucky to see a baby.

GL!

LVKSPlantlady · 11-03-2009, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by AEWHistory

Wanna trade?

You talkin to me? What do you wanna trade guppies for? NOT MY TURTTLES! I dont think I would have anything worth trading, well plants maybe... PM me we can talk business....