Fantail Guppy's

[godzuki]

sorry to bother you but i have a wee problem.....


I had a 7 us gallon tank with a heater and filter and I bought 5 beautiful fantail guppys to put into the tank for my wee ones birthday.... 3 of the fish are white with ornge tails and 2 are black with orange tail...

here is the problem I bought the fish on saturday and already one has died... and this morning i went in to find another fish's tail is very jagged looking. I started treating the water for fin rot...

it was only when I checked the fish a few minutes ago that i found that 2 of the guppys seemed to be attacking the poorly one...

1.what Im wondering is.. could the other fish be killing the fish.
2.is it ok to have all males in the tank???
3.how can I defuse the situation??


I cant put the fantails in my bigger tank as there wont last 5 minutes and I dont have another tank...

think you.
kiss kiss

 

[blitztidus]

1.what Im wondering is.. could the other fish be killing the fish.
2.is it ok to have all males in the tank???
3.how can I defuse the situation??

1. Yes. It is not that common, but can happen.
2. Most of the time it is fine as long as there is absolutely no females in the tank, they are normally fine.
3. You COULD add enough females, 2 or 3 per male to satisfy them with the females instead of beating each other OR you could seperate them

 

[lljdma06]

IMO, 5 male fantail guppies are too many guppies for a 7g tank. It's not their size, but guppies need some space to swim and they are a gregarious fish and pecking occurs as they are trying to establish who is top fish. If you plan on having an all male group, which is doable, they need more space to get away from each other if things get too aggressive. They don't have the space right now, and the fish are showing signs of stress. Did you cycle the tank before you added the fish? Just curious.

To diffuse the situation? Get a larger tank, or take the fish back. A 7g can handle a single male betta and some ADFs (African dwarf frogs). It can also have a single male betta and a few shrimps (like amano, nothing to big or two small. Another option is a single honey gourami and a quintet of pygmy corydoras. One final option is to divide the tank in half with a tank divider and house two bettas.

 

[08-johns-c]

cool

 

[James007]

I attempted an all male guppy combination due to their attractive finnage. It was carnage. The guppy lowest down the pecking order was constantly picked on/fins shredded until there was only one left.

Having had a rethink I now just have 1 male and 2 female. No problems at all as the male has his time taken up trying to pull the ladies. I have also been converted to the female guppy. They may not be as fancy as the males but are very beautiful fish and now one of my favourites.

There are some however who have had no problems with all male groups. Depends on the individuals you get. I have noticed that some are nutters and very aggressive whilst some are quite gentle and quiet.

 

[bleechme]

I attempted an all male guppy combination due to their attractive finnage. It was carnage. The guppy lowest down the pecking order was constantly picked on/fins shredded until there was only one left.

Having had a rethink I now just have 1 male and 2 female. No problems at all as the male has his time taken up trying to pull the ladies. I have also been converted to the female guppy. They may not be as fancy as the males but are very beautiful fish and now one of my favourites.

There are some however who have had no problems with all male groups. Depends on the individuals you get. I have noticed that some are nutters and very aggressive whilst some are quite gentle and quiet.

Agreed, I think females are more beautiful, you just have to find the colorful ones. I prefer to raise a bunch of girls than a bunch of guys that beat up each other. The girls will just live peacefully and they also look much healtier than males. They are so fat and just gives you a more plesant tought that you have healty fish.