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- What is the rarest color of guppy?
- Can guppies eat banana?
- What color light is best for guppies?
- Can guppies mate with Mollies?
- How many guppies should be kept together?
- How many colors of guppies are there?
- Do guppies rest on leaves?
- Why are my guppies not moving?
- Can guppies eat egg yolks?
- What do guppies like in their tank?
- Do guppies need air pump?
- Do guppies like sunlight?
- Do guppies like to hide?
- Can guppies be in the dark?
What is the rarest color of guppy?
According to Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod, acclaimed scientist and author of "Starting Your Tropical Aquarium," a rare guppy lineage includes the bronze and blue strain, such as the Moscow purple or blue.
Can guppies eat banana?
As mentioned above, guppies can eat banana, grapes, apples and other fruits too. You can mix fruits into their diet.
What color light is best for guppies?
This is a warmer white light that enhances reds, oranges, greens, gold, and yellow colors in many fish, including: swordtails, platies, guppies, goldfish, bettas, discus, tetras with red colors, yellow labidichromis, rainbow sharks, tiger barbs and albino fish.
Can guppies mate with Mollies?
Potential cross breeding between guppies and mollies
These adult fish are not fertile and will not reproduce. Sadly, most babies from the guppies and mollies will die before, during or shortly after they are born. Both guppies and mollies can carry sperm for a long time after reproducing.
How many guppies should be kept together?
Guppies should be kept in trios – 2 females to each male. Yeah, this is so important we're sayin' it twice. Not only does this better the chances of reproduction, but female guppies are also less likely to become territorial than males- so you're more likely to keep a peaceful aquarium.
How many colors of guppies are there?
These guppies can have blue, yellow, red and even black colors and they're characterized by having one solid color both on body and fins.
Do guppies rest on leaves?
Guppies do not sleep like humans. ... Guppies may choose to rest on the substrate at the bottom of your tank, on plant leaves, decoration or at the surface of the water. In resting mode, guppies might appear dead and discolored. Their breathing rate is also decreased and they may become less sensitive to sound.
Why are my guppies not moving?
Conclusion. There are many reasons why guppy fish will be staying at the bottom of the aquarium including pregnancy, illness, overstocking issues, water quality problems, stress, etc.
Can guppies eat egg yolks?
Egg yolk is a complex food for baby guppy fish. The yolk of a hard-boiled egg should be crushed up into a paste and feed to your fish in low quantities. Do not overfeed with this food, because it can highly pollute water.
What do guppies like in their tank?
What will I need in the tank? Like most fish, guppies love having lots of gravel to poke around in and lots of places to hide – this is why plants and decor can come in handy. Before investing in plants and gravel though, you need to ask yourself whether there is enough room.
Do guppies need air pump?
As mentioned before, guppies need oxygen to live. Water oxygen exchange happens through surface agitation. To agitate the surface of the water, you will need to use an air pump with an air stone or a water pump. Air stones can produce lots of agitation in the fish tank.
Do guppies like sunlight?
Yes, if you're going to look after guppies then they definitely need light. Just like humans, guppies have a circadian rhythm, so they need light to figure out when to sleep and when to wake up. So if you're going to house guppies in your aquarium, make sure you have a light for them as well.
Do guppies like to hide?
Guppy fish are quite active fish and don't usually hide, unless there's a problem.
Can guppies be in the dark?
Among the many odd questions aquarists ask is whether aquarium fish can see in the dark. Well, the straight and simple answer is NO! But there is a caveat. Aquarium fish, whether betta, goldfish, guppies or otherwise don't exactly see in the dark, at least not with their eyes.
