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[Lankyrob]

No good to me if they fin nip - tho i would love a marine set up - is one of my dreams to hace a massive coral reef tank with its own ecosystem.

Currently i only have a community of Guppies - they self manage numbers and i keep a "natural" tank. Apart from feeding i dont touch the tank at all. When fish die i have shrimps and cat fish in there that will break down and eat them. I have snails that keep the glass clean (and reproduce enough young to fit the amount of water) and also the guppies self manage - whenever i get a clutch of young (they live-bear) you get a couple of adults will die off - some of the young dont reach maturity (naughty cat fish!!) and so the numbers stay fairly constant.

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

Currently i only have a community of Guppies

You will probably hate me, but I commonly keep huge numbers of guppies, feeder guppies that is.

Rosy reds have an enzyme called thiaminase that blocks thiamin absorption in animals, Guppies lack this enzyme.

I will admit though, there are some really beautiful guppies that I could never feed off.