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Posted: November 19 2005 at 7:00pm |
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Anyone here currently have any guppies living in full marine conditions? I'm interested in the idea and wanted to see what other people have experienced with it.
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Posted: November 19 2005 at 7:29pm |
I started with 13 a couple months ago and have one left. The twelve that died were shreaded to pieces by an eel. He doesnt like the taste so he spits them out after he kills them 
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 11:31am |
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Did you acclimate them to the salt water yourself? If so how long did it take to get them converted?
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 3:32pm |
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They were originally from Seabase. Im not sure about acclimating FW ones but have heard it can be done.
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 3:45pm |
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They were originally from Seabase. Im not sure about acclimating FW ones but have heard it can be done. |
Seabase has mollies not guppies.
You can actually buy salt water feeder guppies if you would like. I would stick to mollies as they are easy to come by and acclimate easily into salt water.
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 4:03pm |
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I call all fresh water fish guppies
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 4:07pm |
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Do mollies do significantly better than guppies in salt water?
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 4:51pm |
jordanh wrote:
Do mollies do significantly better than guppies in salt water? |
Yes
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 10:55pm |
Here are pics of a female Molly and a male Molly that Seti007 caught at Sea Base. I've had them in one of my reef tanks for months. I tried to get a pic of them together but they just wouldn't hold still. There is also a lone baby Molly in the tank. I'm surprised that the Kupang Damsel hasn't eaten it.
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 11:35pm |
MArk, good to see that they are doing ok. I have about 15 or so and a whole bunck of babies. The babies all end up in my sump and seem to be growing good. Jordanh, if you'd like some, come by after the 25th (im out of town until then) and you can have some free.
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Posted: November 22 2005 at 12:15am |
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For a time, I caught Mollies at Sea Base to feed to my Dwarf Lion. I just threw ~75 x 1" Mollies in the tank and the Lion ate whenever it was hungry.
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Posted: November 22 2005 at 11:37am |
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seti007 what city do you live in?
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Posted: November 23 2005 at 3:37am |
Im in Holladay. PM for directions and address
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