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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.
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Guppies eat water plants and insect larva. Once a guppy gives birth it will also eat there babies, that is why the babies need a spot to hide so the parents don't eat them because since they're so small there babies look like food.
Guppy food and feeding is pretty simple. You can feed them either plain dry food from the store or a variate of things like finely chopped lettuce and other veggies. When feeding be sure to give only the amount that all the fish can consume with in a few minutes. Other wise you will have extra food that will dirty up your tank.
DRY FOOD:
Dry foods are a good source of everything that your guppies need. You are able to buy all sorts of different dry foods. Here are just a few:
- TetraColor Tropical crisps: These are good for keeping your fish colorful and health at the same time.
- TetraAlgae veggie Enhanced crisps: i good source of veggies for your fish
- Tetramin Tropical Flakes: This a good one for just an average food it also has all the vitamins needed.
So you see there are many types of fish food. That is just a few. You have to get a fish food that is just for guppies you can get one that is for multiple kinds. You could also buy a couple different kinds of dry food and switch every couple days.
NUTRITION:
Nutrition is simple aswell. One reason is becasue most foods you buy will already have all the vitaims, veggies and others needs is them. These needs can be also suited if you give finely chopped leetuce and other thing like that, just check a site or a local pet store first.
BAD FOODS:
All fish have atleast some type of food bad for them. Guppies have a few here is a list:
- Infusoria: Water can look crystal clear but have this, that is why you use aquasafe.
- Baby Brine Shrimp: Are ok to feed but use it as like a treat
- Micro Worms: These are also fine to feed but to much is bad. these are also for guppy fry
- Daphnia:MOst experts would say that this is not the best food. DO NOT PUT IN FRY TANK IT WILL TAKE ALL THE OXYGEN.
- Mosquito Larvae:Becasue of how they hatch and live don't feed it to them.
- Tubificid Worms: CAUTION! Feed Tubifex worms to you guppies at great risk
- Glass Worms: They are a good live food for your guppies, but by no means at the top of the list.
- Black Worms: Same as Tubificid worms
These foods are some the worst things you can feed guppies.
GOOD FOODS:
Here is a list of good foods for your guppies to eat beside veggies and dry food.
- Wingless fruit flies:Great food for guppies but never metioned to people
- Earthworms:These are great but most be shered and kept in a bowl for a couple days to clean them
- Bloodworms:They are an excellent food for your guppies.
These are three of " Extra treats" but, before you buy besure to get the proper techquie for feeding to the guppies.
water plants and insect larva
Will gupy fish eat their young?
Yes, guppies will eat their young. This is why you should separate the guppy fry from their parents and any other fish if you want to save the babies.
What to do with extra guppy fry?
If they are small enough to be eaten by your other fish, place them in your main community tank. For example, angelfish are always delighted to reduce your guppy fry population. If you do not have any other fish and they are too big to be eaten by their parents, then I would suggest giving them away. Some pet stores will give you in store credit if you exchange your guppies with them for in store credit-not all stores will, but you can always call/email your local pet stores to find out. If your pet stores do not offer such an option, I would give them away via Craigslist, friends, et cetera or just keeping them, if you have enough space. However, if you don't have adequate room and equipment to keep your guppy fry, I would highly suggest checking with your local pet stores, feeding them to other fish, or as a last resort, giving them away.
Where to buy fish guppies in Indiana?
i am from Indiana and yet there r places to get em
PETCO
PETSMART
PET STORES
i found some at walmart super center before recently found 1 in the tetra tank swimming about alone it was a top sword tail guppy it got mixed in with their order
where i am they quit selling guppies for now at my walmart yet i see em in mixed tanks rarely mainly in the gldfish tank where they shouldn't be lol
Yes, you should put plants in it.
Can guppies survive in regular tap water?
Provided the chlorine is removed there is nothing wrong with tap water. Chlorine can be removed by letting the water stand for a few hours or you can buy a water conditioner from a pet shop to do the job.
Believe it or not the very common guppies can become frogs!!! First they are guppies, then they become tadpoles,grow legs then you have a frog!
What type of water guppies swim in?
They come from Tropical America and were apparently first classified from specimens captured in Trinidad. Their natural prefered water conditions are slightly alkaline and hard with a teperature of around 72F they also like a bit of salt in their water.
What role does color play in guppy survival?
Females are attracted to the colorful males. Therefore, breeding increases their chances for survival. Females only breed with drab males when that is all to choose from.
How many fry can a mama guppy have?
Depending on size and age of the female, anywhere from 10 to 40 fry can be born on average.
When can you put guppy fry back in the bowl?
when they are bigger then the fish food or 30 to 40 days
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I'd just wait till they can't fit in any of the other fish's mouths, fish eat anything they can fit in their mouths.
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Milkyness indicates either a build up of bacteria (Bacterial Bloom) or suspended air bubbles in the water columb. If you have just changed the water, or just set up the tank, it will be air bubbles and these will eventually dissipate naturally. If it is the former then your water needs to be changed ASAP and the filter may need to be re-cycled. A complete strip down is what I would do under those circumstances. If you follow the basic rules of sucessfull fishkeeping which are. (:- 1 inch of fish must have at least 1 gallon of water. :- Every tank must have a permanently running 'cycled' filter. :- Every tank must have at least 50% of its water replaced every week.) these 'bacterial bloom' things should not happen.
After a pregnant guppy has about 8 babies should you take her out of the tank?
Answer
My guppy had 18 babies when she gave birth, but she will eat any baby she can catch so the best idea is to go to a pet store and buy something to help separate the babies once they are born.
Yes but they can and do go to the bottom of a tank too.
Is my guppy pregnant and how do I know?
Your guppy will be pregnant if it has been in a container with a male since it reached maturity. A none pregnant guppy is an unusual thing. She will develop a belly and also when seen from behind she will have a dark spot visible deep inside her on either side of her vent. (the gravid spot)
If being flashy and colorful attracts predators why do you think guppies are so colorful?
In their original, native state, guppies were never as flashy and colourful as they are seen now. These colours have been achieved through careful selective breeding over a long period of time.
Why is a guppy swimming slanted?
Either the light is comming from a strange angle or the fish is damaged in some way.
Is guppy really gibbys brother in real life?
Yes. Guppys real name is Ethan munck and gibbys real name is noah munck
That's the lower fin in front of the tail and right behind the anus.
Can a brother and a sister guppy mate?
Yes and it happens all the time. That is why it is very hard to get well bred guppies nowadays.
