Female Guppie Problem

[rocknurworld2006]

i have a tank with male guppies and never had no problems. i got 2 female guppies 2 days ago and put them in a different tank and they keep hiding away and dont come out and havent eaten yet any ideas what the problem could be, i never had this problem with the males.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

bump

 

[rocknurworld2006]

bump

 

[stiffler69]

Try putting them in with the male if you still have them sounds like they need a few friends

 

[tropicaltink81]

hi this might be way off but are your guppys pregnant did you notice it may be they are hiding and prepareing for their birth?

might be silly but mine do this they stay distanced from males usually when they apear they are thin?

just a idea

 

[kribensis12]

The rule with female/ male ratio is 1male/2 female's, or the male will stress them out. I have 2 males/6female's, and so they each have 3 female's. The males will fight if ther arent enoguh female's.

 

[northy]

i have a tank with male guppies and never had no problems. i got 2 female guppies 2 days ago and put them in a different tank and they keep hiding away and dont come out and havent eaten yet any ideas what the problem could be, i never had this problem with the males.

hi just put more females to males because it will stress them out and sone will die.

 

[kribensis12]

What is the male to female ratio?

 

[electric yellow]

It may take them a lil bit to settle into a new tank to. Where i get my guppys from (i have two girls and two boys) they all came from the same tank. I guess its a combo of things as to why they might be hiding...

1: unfamiliar surroundings
2: possibly prep for birthing
3: water quality maybe somewhat different
4: they miss their mates so are lonely.
5: water temp? (minbe is at 26C deg with pH readong of 7.0 which is neutral)

Id say put them in the tank with the boys. I have live plants, rocks and a tunnel in my gupyy and platy communal tank. It took mine a few days to settle in. From what I know also female guppys dont like feeling like theyre on display if the are preg or preparing...do they have the spot in their side? Are they fat? Maybe add plants or hiding spaces for them.

Mine to this day sometimes hide behind the water outlet pipe but they generally swim around the top of middle of the tank. Give them time to settle in

I also feed mine a combo of crushed flakes, pellets and blood worms. Your lfs should have all that food