suzann1999
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Hello,
We recently bought a cold water Baby Bio-orb (I have since read the negative points about them...)
Went today to buy 4 white cloud mountain minnows but they had sold out so the shop told me Endlers Guppys would be fine in my orb. I bought 4 males as they seemed smaller and I was assured they wouldn't mind being without females.
Since buying them I have found out they are meant to be tropical, so I am questionning everything they told me in the shop. Will these fish be OK in the coldwater? From what I've read they are quite hardy, but I wouldn't want them to be stressed and unhappy. They seem fine so far (only 4 hours!) but seem very busy - swimming round and round incessantly in a little gang.
I was wondering what they're 'normal' behaviour is if they are content. Will they be OK with just 4 fish in there or will they feel lonely - and is 4 males acceptable? Do they always swim or should they have resting grazing times as well? Is there anything else we could to to ensure they are OK? Do they prefer lots of vegtation or some open water?
I don't want to get a heater for the tank as I understand coldwater fish are much easier to keep - I just wish I'd been better advised at the fish shop!
Thanks for any advice.
Suzanne
We recently bought a cold water Baby Bio-orb (I have since read the negative points about them...)
Went today to buy 4 white cloud mountain minnows but they had sold out so the shop told me Endlers Guppys would be fine in my orb. I bought 4 males as they seemed smaller and I was assured they wouldn't mind being without females.
Since buying them I have found out they are meant to be tropical, so I am questionning everything they told me in the shop. Will these fish be OK in the coldwater? From what I've read they are quite hardy, but I wouldn't want them to be stressed and unhappy. They seem fine so far (only 4 hours!) but seem very busy - swimming round and round incessantly in a little gang.
I was wondering what they're 'normal' behaviour is if they are content. Will they be OK with just 4 fish in there or will they feel lonely - and is 4 males acceptable? Do they always swim or should they have resting grazing times as well? Is there anything else we could to to ensure they are OK? Do they prefer lots of vegtation or some open water?
I don't want to get a heater for the tank as I understand coldwater fish are much easier to keep - I just wish I'd been better advised at the fish shop!
Thanks for any advice.
Suzanne