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Every two weeks you should perform a water change in an established guppy fishtank. The usual volume of water that should be replaced is 25%. Only change out more water if it is an emergency, because changing too much water can be very stressful to guppies and can result in death. If you have very sensitive [...]
Besides making sure your baby guppies have a good diet and are not exposed to lots of bacteria, you also need to ensure that their aquatic home is the right temperature. Average adult guppies can be kept anywhere from 68- 82 degrees Fahrenheit successfully. When it comes to baby guppy fish, however, you want to maintain a temperature [...]
As I mentioned in Part 1, bad water conditions can ruin your guppy fish fry for life. Something really harmful that needs attention is bacteria. Ensure that your guppy fry live in a tank with low bacteria levels. There are several steps that you can take to reduce the bacteria population. First, have a filter in [...]
It is completely true that your guppy’s most important time is from birth to three months old. If fry do not get the right nutrition, are constantly stressed, or endure bad water conditions with large amounts of bacteria, the problems and deformities that the fish sustains will be irreversible. In other words: you can’t make [...]
So you figured out how to tell when your pregnant guppy is in labor, and now the big day has finally come! But now you have to know how to care for your guppy when she is having babies. First off, get her away from other fish. As you now know, adult guppy fish eat [...]
It is official- your guppy fish is pregnant! Now what? Well there are a few things you need to do to make sure that your pregnant guppy and her soon-to-be babies are all healthy. The first one is diet. You need to be sure that your pregnant guppy has a well- balanced diet. I always [...]
Is is quite easy to distinguish between male and female guppy fish.Male guppy fish are more colorful as compared to females and have larger fins as compared to females.The most easy way to tell the difference is by looking to their anal fin.The males have more pointed and developed anal fin know as gonapodium which [...]
Breeding tropical fish can be a lot of fun. Try your luck atbreeding livebearers such as guppies or swordtails. Equipment Needed: Breeder Box or Breeder NetBreeding Grass 5 or 10 gallon tank for the baby fish or a tank divider that you can use for your main tank. A pair – 1 female and 1 male, 2 females to 1 male works even [...]
Aquarium guppies – highly mobile, bright and beautifully colored small fish. This type of aquarium fish is very popular among both beginners (as a rule, they are bred with catfish, platypus or gourami), and among experienced aquarists involved breeding new species of these amazing inhabitants of the aquarium. Homeland guppies – waters of Northern Brazil, Guiana, Venezuela, Barbados and Trinidad. In the [...]
Breeding tropical fish can be a lot of fun. Try your luck atbreeding livebearers such as guppies or swordtails. Equipment Needed: Breeder Box or Breeder NetBreeding Grass 5 or 10 gallon tank for the baby fish or a tank divider that you can use for your main tank. A pair – 1 female and 1 male, 2 females to [...]