Recent content by ilooklikemyfish

Thanks for the reply Captain. Actually there is very very little poo in the tank (after two and a half days), and no strings of it coming from the guppy. Now you make me think of that... I guess constipation is a likely cause. Just in case, does anyone know how long worms can remain dormant...

Hello all! Can I ask for a little advice. One of my male guppies seems to have a bloated belly, but is behaving totally fine. (He's at the top of the water in this photo but he's not actually hanging out there). As soon as I saw it on Friday I moved him into a quarantine tank (trying as hard as...

Thanks for the replies everyone - I really appreciate it. Just to be clear, I didn't *really* believe that Zebedee might be pregnant (at least not when I saw the anal fin and realised he was definitely male). I hadn't heard of balloon guppies. Really interesting. So it sounds like the...

Hi all. I am relatively new to fish, having 'inherited' a tank from a neighbour a year and a half ago. I have: - guppies (4 male) - neon tetra (6) - Amano shrimp (6) - pond snails (who knows, I never invited them in) - Assassin snails (4, new additions. Too soon to know if they live up to...

Hello all! My male guppy looks pregnant. I might be new to fish, but I'm pretty sure that's very unlikely I've been keeping guppies for about a year and a half now. I bought 4 male guppies - one of them (Zebedee) grew much faster and larger than the others and with a larger belly that we...