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Guppy
The guppy is a live-bearer, and is also known as the millionfish. With its selectively bred bright colors and fancy,large fins, the guppy appeals to many people and is a popular pick as a pet for the community fish tank. Int his category, there are questions relating to guppy care, guppy varieties, etc.
846 Questions
Why does your male guppy always stay on the top?
Guppies are surface fish and tend to stay there particularly it there is a problem with their water conditions. (too cool under 65F or water needs changing).
Can white cloud fish and guppies be kept together?
Other fish with guppies it absolutely fine but some fish can get jealous. Well guppies like to show off their tail and sort of brag about it. So the other fish depending how aggressive it is, it may nibble of part of it's tail. And usually it won't grow back the same. Lot's of people wonder if goldfish will eat their guppies. Gold fish could eat guppies if they grow enough. Like if you get a fancy gold fish and it grows big then possibly. The size that goldfish grow depends on how much room they have. Like if a goldfish lived in a 50 gallon tank then it would most likely grow much larger. But if it was in a little bowl it probably won't grow as much. So most likely it won't but anything can happen. So pretty much it depends on what size tank you have. Well anyway you could usually have guppies with other fish. Just so you know Goldfish can't live with guppies because of their different water temperature requirements. Guppies can only live with other Tropical Freshwater Fish.
Yes, invasive species refer to any organism that is introduced to an environment from its original habitat. Guppies, in this case, originated from Trinidad, discovered by a man by the name of Robert John Lechmere Guppy, and is also claimed as Germany's, due to the fact that the fish had been previously described in Germany. They are currently ranked one of the highest invasive species worldwide.
How log are cold water guppies pregnant for?
They are pregnant for about 27 to 29 days and are in labour for 12 to 24 hours at night
Is there any way to stop guppies from breeding?
You could either sell some of your guppies so as they won't breed, sell the guppy babies you have online or at yur local pet store or keep one of your guppies in one of the seperator tanks you get for your main tank.
Is it okay to put mollies guppies and baby angelfish?
Provided the fish are all of a size to make them unable to eat one another and your water conditions are suitable for the Angels and you have enough room in the tank for the fish to grow on while keeping to the 1" of fish requires 1 gal rule things should be OK. (remember angels grow quite large)
Where do guppies like to lay their eggs?
they are live bearers so the eggs hatch inside of them then they give birth kinda like us
Are Fresh vegetables harmful to guppies?
Yes they are. If you try feeding your fish stuff they do not eat (like fresh vegies) you will poison their water and kill them. If you wish to add interest to your fishes diet try giving them some live mosquito larvae once a week.
Yes, they should be kept in groups of 4 or more. I have 2 and they school with my guppies a lot.
Does hard water with a concentration of iron and magnesium affect the ability of guppies to breed?
Having too much iron (Fe) and/or magnesium (Mg) in your water will be detrimental to any fish including Guppies (Lebistes reticulatus). Guppies do not like very hard water either.
How do you make Black molly or guppy fishes to breed with other breeds to mix them?
You should not. If you do, your guppy or molly will end up dying.
Can you put fish medicine in the tank while there are still fish in it?
Yes this is possible. All requires on the medicine bottle should be followed. The diseased fish should be separated.
Will goldfish eat mountain minos?
If the goldfish is large enough to be able to swallow a Whitecloud Mountain Minnow then you can pretty well guarantee that if it gets the chance it will do so. Whiteclouds are considered to be tropical fish and should not be kept with Goldfish which are regarded as coldwater fish.
What would happen to mostly drab guppy that were placed in a stream with very few predators?
guppies will be more colorful.
No, If you want them to live together go ahead! Shrimps get along with small fishes and a guppy is pretty small, Shrimps live in 45cm tanks and so do guppies!
They are a wide variety of colors. The most common colors are red, blue, and green.
Guppies Can Come in any Color in the rainbow but the Male are the Prettyer One For Guppies
like all fish they do. Their gills get the oxygen they need through the O (oxygen) in H2O (water).
My guppies are always close to the bubbles of the pump why is this?
The guppies are short of oxygen. You should attach the air hose to a filter which will remove Ammonia biologically if you wish to do any good at all with your air pump. The bubbles are just stirring up the water and not improving anything. My advice is do a water change ASAP to remove the ammonia that is poisoning your fish. Guppies are tropical and need a temperature of around 75F. The rules for successfull fish keeping are :- 1 inch of fish needs a minimum of 1 gallon of water. :- Every tank needs a permanently running cycled filter. :- Every tank needs at least 50% of its water changed every week. Keep the above rules and your fish stand a chance. Fail in any of them and I can guarantee that you will have constant health problems with your fish.
What if your guppie can't give birth what do you do?
If you guppy can't give birth to its fry, it will likely die.
B/c they are the most stupidest life form on the face of the planet
Leave the poor fish alone. That is how guppies behave. I assume the tank is planted and there is plenty of cover for both the female and the fry and that your tank is large enough for the fish you have plus the extras when the female has her youngsters. The correct ratio is "1 inch of fish must have a minimum of 1 gallon of water". (preferably more).
Can you breed two guppie siblings together or will the fry end up deformed?
Most guppies are so inbred that it doesn't really matter what you do. If you have some special "line bred" guppies, it may be worth your while to introduce another 'Line' of the same type and strengthen the strain by cross, line and in-breeding. In order to do this correctly you would have to follow the Mendellian princples of inheritance.
