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It's perfectly OK to keep guppies together, provided you're careful with the sex ratio. To put it simply, male guppies are horny little mongrels, and if there are more males than females or close to the same number they will harass the females half to death trying to mate. It's best to keep all males, all females, or at least three females for every male. If you have female guppies, they will breed - guppies are one of the most prolific freshwater fish. Even if you don't have males, guppies can store enough sperm to continue becoming pregnant for up to ten months, and they will almost certainly be pregnant when you buy them - so if you can't handle lots and lots of baby guppies, make sure all the guppies you buy are males.
Also, it's not a good idea to keep modern guppies in a bowl. The original guppy is small and unbelievably tough, making it a good candidate for a small tank or even a bowl providing that it has strong filtration and is kept very clean. However, the modern guppy has been very inbred in order to produce the different fin shapes and patterns we have today. If you buy guppies at the pet shop and try to keep them in a bowl, you'll probably be disappointed - they have become one of the most delicate fish in the freshwater hobby. Hopefully you'll be lucky enough to track down some proper guppies, as they were before we inbred them - they are delightful.
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Do guppies get lonely in a fish bowl?
Guppies are a community fish and are best kept in odd numbered groups with more females than males; for example, a group of 3 guppies with 2 females and 1 male. The reason for a higher female to male ratio is because males will fight with each other for matting rights to the females.
Can guppies give birth more than once?
Yes
Do guppies give birth more than once?
Yes
What is plural possessive of guppy?
The plural of guppy is guppies. The plural possessive is guppies'.
How much bigger are male guppies than female guppies?
Male guppies are considerably smaller than females of the same species.
If Erin's aquarium has guppies zebrafish and goldfish She has 3 more guppies than zebrafish and she has twice as many zebrafish as goldfish If she has 23 fish how many of each type does she have?
8 Zebrafish4 Goldfish11 Guppies
Are male guppies smaller than female guppies?
yes.
Why would a black plastic bowl have more warmth than a with plastic bowl?
Because a black plastic bowl has more shine and also it is more warmer than the white plastic bowl!:)
Can guppies empty their stomachs?
No more than you or I can. They are after all normal animals that live in water. There is nothing different about them.
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More Than a Game The Indy Super Bowl Legacy - 2011 More Than a Game The Indy Super Bowl Legacy 1-1 was released on: USA: 13 June 2011
Are Guppies compatible with Rainbow Sharks?
Actually yes, I have baby guppies and 3" long rainbow sharks that swim together If the rainbow sharks bite the guppies tale then take it out But if they've been in there more than a week then leave them in there
What should you do if your fancy guppie is biting at your other guppies tail?
sounds like you have a male guppy harrassing a female. Simply go and buy a few more female guppies and that way the male will have more than one female to harass.
