If you want to buy fish, but do not know what species to place in a new aquarium, guppy fish will suit you best. The maintenance of these colorful kids does not require special knowledge in the field of aquarium, as this species of fish tolerates even extreme conditions. Small creatures with multi-colored fan-shaped tails will effectively decorate your aquarium.
These are male guppies. Females are less intense in color, and their tail is not as beautiful as that of males, often transparent and colorless. There are various colors of
guppies, the types of which can be obtained from the seller himself or from other sources of information.
In nature, they inhabit water bodies of islands and countries of South America, West Africa. Guppies are very popular in the fight against mosquitoes - mosquitoes that carry a dangerous infection of malaria. A few decades ago, naturalists noticed that there are no mosquitoes near the reservoirs where the guppy fish live, as it turned out that guppies eat mosquito larvae, thus destroying the insect population. Later, guppies were distributed almost throughout the world and even in the Moscow River. Therefore, it is easy to buy these inhabitants of the ponds in the bird market at affordable prices.
Guppy content in the aquarium
Guppies will not bring you much trouble to care for them. They are not picky at all. They live and breed at a water temperature of + 20 ... + 25 degrees, although they feel great even at +18. If you are a beginner aquarist,
then guppy is exactly the kind on which you can learn to grow fish, gain experience, breed fry.
If you want the males not to lose their motley color, it is necessary to place the aquarium so that in the morning and in the evening direct sunlight will fall on it. Guppy fish are also sensitive to changes in their usual environment, that is, they don’t like too polluted water and prefer to change it in parts, adding clean and settled water with a certain pH.
Guppies are very harmless and peaceful creatures. They get along well with other fish, of course, here we are not talking about predators. Prefer the top layer of water. They swim in flocks after friend.
Guppies are bold and agile. They snatch food from fish that are twice as large as themselves. They don’t need special food; dry daphnia is suitable.
Guppy breeding
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The rocks are pretty simple. They do not require special conditions for spawning. Even at low temperatures, they are able to actively swim and breed. Guppy fish are viviparous. A female can give birth from 5 to 100 fish per pregnancy. It happens that a young female does not have fry for the first time, but then with each fertilization the offspring appears.
If your female is already pregnant, that is, the inflated abdomen is clearly visible, and the characteristic spots near the anus have darkened a little, it's time to move the guppies into another container with water. It can even be a three-liter jar. If the jigging is done too late, the female may not give birth and even die from a change in environment.
Guppy fry grow slowly. In order to accelerate their growth and development, sunlight, regular feeding and a large space are required. That is, for breeding fry, a second aquarium is needed. There, the fish will feel vigorous, active, grow faster and gain the color of their body.