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Yes but they can and do go to the bottom of a tank too.
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Should guppies swim at the top of the aquarium?
Yes, Guppies are obviously surface fish. Just look at the shape and angle of their mouths. You can see that they are designed specially for skimming under the surface of the water.
Where is a guppies mouth located?
It faces upwards for feeding from the surface and is in front of the fishes eyes.
How does a guppy breathe?
Guppies, like all fish, have gills and breath oxygen that is in the water. I have observed though guppies going to the top of a tank for surface air and surviving by doing this.
Why do my guppies hang out near the top near the filter of a 2 gallon tank. Is it for air or for the heat of the small 5watt light?
Guppies are surface fish and they also enjoy swimming/playing in water currents that is why they are there.
I have 5 faintailed guppies and one dwarf gurami in my fish tank The Guppies have been newly introduced and are swimming near the top of the tank Is there a problem with the guppies gurami seems ok?
I hope your tank is large enough for the 7 or 8 inches of fish you have in there. (1 inch of fish needs 1 gallon of water). Shortage of oxygen will cause fish to go to the top/surface for air. However Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) are naturally surface feeding fish so that is where I would expect them to spend most of there time. Surface feeders are easy to recognise simply by looking at the construction and shape of the fishes mouth. Note that it tends to open in such a way as to skim the surface of the water.
What eats guppies?
Fries (the term for baby guppies), are eaten by older guppies, but guppies are eaten by fish like tuna.
What do you call the air tube that sits above the surface of the water allowing swimmers to breathe below?
That would be a snorkel.
Can you have 2 male guppies in one tank with 3 female guppies?
What are guppies
What fish brred best with guppies?
Only guppies breed with guppies naturally.
Are guppies mammels?
No, guppies are fish.
Do guppies migrate?
Guppies do not migrate.
Can guppies be with brisslenoses?
Guppies are compatible with Bristlenose catfish, the bristlenose being one of a few catfish that can live with guppies because of the guppies' water.
