Sorry to hear.

I also do understand about kids (and even adults) being excited about guppy (and platy) babies. It really seems to be a draw to the tank.


FWIW what I do is just heavily plant the tank and just let things "take their course". Some babies will survive in the plants and grow up. So I wind up with a more or less stable population that lasts for years. I currently have a 10g started in 2002 that has descendants from the original cycle trio. And a 20g 2 years old with platys from the original fish.

But that's just me.

and my .02

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fw leiden since 1979, fo salt since 1979, mixed reef 55g 2002-2009. Strong emphasis on the tank taking care of itself. Balanced with plant life, no water changes, tap water, no filters in FW. Only dosing calcium, alk, mag in marine reef tanks. http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/my-...ods-26410.html
recent tanks (till 2009) 7 years- 10g FW leiden 7 yrs, 55g mixed reef 7, 2 yrs, 20g FW leiden, 10 g fw leiden , 29g mixed reef, current tank 55g leiden