Guppy Biotope

[owen.h.lewis]

Hi All,
I am relatively new to the hobby, and further to one tank i now have, i have also inherited a 80 litre tank which i plan to use to create a "Guppy" biotope.

I just need some advice as to the following:

1. plants that i can use
2. fish that are from the same biotope as guppies (e.g. bottom dwellers, smaller fish)

Plus if anyone has any links to websites which may give diagrams as to basic guppy biotope setups, that would be great also.

Thanking you in advance.

Owen

 

[LauraFrog]

For a guppy biotype you're looking at a Mexican river system. Suitable plants are Eleocharis (hairgrass), milfoil, cabomba, pennywort, Ludwigia helminthorrhiza, Ludwigia inclinata (red Ludwigia), Ludwigia repens (narrow-leaf Ludwigia), and Vallisneria.

Other fish include platys and swordtails, Corydoras aenus, and the blind cave characin/tetra. Most of the other bottom dwellers in the region are large and predatory. You might be able to dig up a few more Corydoras species that would occur in Mexico.

For the substrate use coarse gravel (pea gravel if you intend using the corys) with a little sand mixed in, plant sparsely and use a lot of brown/yellow rock and twisted wood in the decor.

 

[owen.h.lewis]

For a guppy biotype you're looking at a Mexican river system. Suitable plants are Eleocharis (hairgrass), milfoil, cabomba, pennywort, Ludwigia helminthorrhiza, Ludwigia inclinata (red Ludwigia), Ludwigia repens (narrow-leaf Ludwigia), and Vallisneria.

Other fish include platys and swordtails, Corydoras aenus, and the blind cave characin/tetra. Most of the other bottom dwellers in the region are large and predatory. You might be able to dig up a few more Corydoras species that would occur in Mexico.

For the substrate use coarse gravel (pea gravel if you intend using the corys) with a little sand mixed in, plant sparsely and use a lot of brown/yellow rock and twisted wood in the decor.

thankyou, i have posted numerous times in different forums, however this was the most spot-on so far.

So for example, if i were to have some guppies, platys and then some bottom feeders like a corydoras species that would be pretty right?

By sparsely, do you mean not many plants at all? I will definately use some yellow/brown rocks and twisted wood, but plants add so much to an aquarium, and i thought that the guppy lived amongst lots of plants?

Any more info or diagrams. pictures etc would be great, appreciate it Laura