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Guppy Fish also known as Poecilia Reticulata, is a species of freshwater fish from the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes, native to an area of America. Like almost all of the American members of the Poeciliidae family, it is a live-bearing fish.
Guppies bred in captivity dispose of a large color range and detailed patterns, contributing to them becoming one of the most popular fish species in the aquarium industry.
Maintenace:
It is optimal to house guppies in a tank with the size of 77 centimeter square for each 2.5cm of Guppies. Avoid sun exposure because it can easily cause changes in the temperature.
Good filtration is required for guppies. Water change and the percentage of it depend on the fish density.
Water conditions:
Guppy fish from Saigon Aquarium accommodate well tap water, after chlorine treatment.
Range of pH: 6.5 – 8.0
Water temperature: appx 26˚C – 28˚C
Diet:
Guppy fish are omnivores, they eat all live food, frozen food and vegetable food, so rotate their diet daily and feed only what they can consume in under 2 minutes, once or twice a day. Do not overfeed or leave food leftover in the tank, as it causes ammonia and nitrite and becomes toxic.
Behaviour:
In general, guppy fish are peaceful and make good community fish. Male guppy can be aggressive towards each other and are constantly trying to mate, so a ratio of 2 to 3 females per male is advised to prevent excessive harassment of the females. Good tank mates include tetras, rasboras, danios, peaceful barbs and rainbowfish.
