Jeanine

I bought a few guppies for my kids and put them in my 55 gallon tank along with my congo tetras and a few other fish. The tank has been a little neglected and the plants have taken over. The other day I noticed baby guppies for the first time. I plan on cutting back the plants and doing a little clean up in there. I know the babies will most likely be eaten.

So here's what I was thinking. I hate throwing clippings out because plants are so expensive where I live at about 14 bucks for a little tropica pot. I have been forbidden to start any more aquariums. I had bought a few large vases thinking that I could put some of the clippings in them for a little arrangement in the window above my sink. This was before I knew about the baby guppies. So, now I'm wondering if I can put the babies in the vases with the plants I'm going to keep in there. Will they survive if I do water changes? I only want to keep them in there until they are big enough to go back in the main tank. I have hermit crab sand that I'm putting in the bottom of the vases for the plants. There also wont be any heat.