Peacock Guppy – Variety, price, reproduction

The Guppy is one of the most popular inhabitants of amateur aquariums. They are also recommended for beginners. Are they so easy to grow? Read what their requirements are.

Guppy is the most commonly used name for well -known fish and as a peacock Guppy. It is extremely popular among breeders from all over the world, because it has extremely low reproduction requirements and forgives the minor errors of waterrists for beginners.

Guppy in the natural environment

In nature, Guppy lives in a wide variety of water bodies: ponds, rivers, waterways and coastal sea waters. Have a high salinity tolerance. Their native habitat is South America, but have successfully colonized other continents, most likely released by reproduction. Their high longevity and ease of reproduction have made them very popular: they are even in very polluted water bodies.

Guppy in the aquarium

The fish, which has such a great tolerance for living conditions in nature, are going very well in breeding. The size of the recommended aquarium for the Guppy should be min. 25 liters for a male and three females. The optimal temperature is 20-23 ° C, water hardness> 11 ° N and PH 6.5-8. It is also useful to add aquarium rooms, which destroys the protozoa and regulates the metabolism.

There is sexual dwelling to Peacock Guppy. The male is thinner and much smaller than the female Gguppy and stands out for a unique arrangement of stains of different colors. He has a dorsal swimmer and elongated caudal. The female Guppy is gray, with a barrel -shaped belly and an rounded anal swimmer.

There are many varieties of reproductive Giuppy. Among the most popular are:

• Guppy EndlerWhere the female is golden or silver and the male is multicolored.
• Guppy de Moscova blue ink
• Guppy red – which appears in this color and in nature
• Santa Maria Bleeding Heart Guppy with black and red coloring
• Guppy Albinos – with red eyes and pink or transparent coloring. This variety is considered aggressive, therefore it is not recommended for waterrists for beginners.

Feel the Gouppy fish

Guppy is an omnivorous fish. Easily eats any type of fish for fish, but should be largely fed. Pisces regularly eat the quantities they can consume in three minutes. We also remember that sometimes it is better to feed too little than nourishing fish too much.

Guth fish reproduction

The moment of the fertilization of the Guppy is preceded by the Court. Usually, they are clearly visible: male swimming insistently after the female. Reproduction takes some time and is rarely observed.

How long does it take pregnancy to Guppy? Usually about a month. The birth takes several hours and can count from a dozen to several hundred chickens, but the puzzle of several dozen chicken is the most common. Young fish are born immediately prepared for life. Unfortunately, the fish are eaten very often by other fish, therefore before the born, it is worth isolating the female and after birth, they capture it immediately.

The dense vegetation in the aquarium, where they can hide until they grow, can also help young fish,

Can Guppy and Neon fish live together?

It is possible to keep the Tetra of Guppy and Neon in the same aquarium, provided that the aquarium is large enough and the parameters such as the temperature and hardness of the water are adjusted. However, specialists recommend such a combination due to the temperament differences of the two species of fish. The neons are shy fish – e GUppy They can be aggressive. Moreover, GUppy It pollutes much more water, which will not be fine for sensitive neons.

So, before combining two completely separate fish species, why not combine different guppy species? The variety of colors will also make the aquarium with GUppy be multicolored and various.

Natalia Bąk