Guppy Environment

[ki11switch]

I was just wondering if anyone knew what plants guppies like ( If they like any in particular ). I am also wondering what temperature and pH levels are good for guppies. Just any information anyone can give me about gupies preffered environment it would be much appreciated.

Thankyou.

 

[5teady_2012]

I was just wondering if anyone knew what plants guppies like ( If they like any in particular ). I am also wondering what temperature and pH levels are good for guppies. Just any information anyone can give me about gupies preffered environment it would be much appreciated.

Thankyou.

Temperature - 22-26 degress

PH range - 6.8 - 7.5

Breeding - Once pregnant will Drop fry every 4-6 weeks (more at the 4 week end) Even without a male present will continue to drop fry for up to 6 months.

My guppies seem to like wisteria plants, also i feed them, flake, high protein food, and daphnia and brine shrimp. (bloodworm every month)

Anything else you need to know, just ask

 

[ki11switch]

Thankyou, Just what I have been needing to know. Just 2 more questions, I have some realy nice crushed rock / gravel at a creek near my house, would you by any chance know how to sterilise it so it would be suitable for fishtank use, and secondly, do much better quality guppies come out if your not inbreeding, say if I was Line Breeding or something?

 

[5teady_2012]

Soak them in boiling water from the kettle, repeat a couple of times and then leave standing in the last boil for 30 mins..

Get a second opinion to make sure the stones and slate are ok to have ina aquarium ( i dont want your fish to be harmed)

When guppies inbreed, you can get many that are deformed and weak etc...

I try to not let this happen but having so much fry, its hard not to let it happen, in all the time i been breeding guppies, i have been lucky and not had many deformed ones, some that have been have actually grew up and survived well though..

I like to just experiment with diffrent types of guppies, mixing them etc, but its not easy...

First you have to make sure you get virgin ones to breed with a specific male, and this also can not be easy as, you need to get her at a early age, seperate her from any males, and to be fully sure, wait a few months to see if there is no sign of fry, when you know you have a virgin one, you can mate her with a desired guppy..

You cant go by the gravid spot either as virgin females can still develop this without actually been pregnant

 

[ki11switch]

Okay, Thankyou heaps.
I guess your definatley the person to go to when I want to know something about guppies.

 

[5teady_2012]

Okay, Thankyou heaps.
I guess your definatley the person to go to when I want to know something about guppies.

im sure there is more experienced people on here than me but i try tp pass on my experiences and knowledge the best i can, i just hope my info is up to scratch as i would not like to think i was giving out crap info lol

Your very welcome, glad to help

 

[helterskelter]

best plant to get is java moss this provids loads of cover for the fry and all fish find a little food nateraly from the plat it's self.

 

[5teady_2012]

best plant to get is java moss this provids loads of cover for the fry and all fish find a little food nateraly from the plat it's self.

Great advice, i agree with this entirely.

 

[Duck and Dive]

Dont know the name of my plants, the shop didn't tell me one has purple on one side of the leaf and the other green, leaves are very big, any ideas what it is?
Guppies love it!

 

[fourthtimelucky]

In terms of the tank layout -

Try to incorporate a few hiding places - I find my guppies are usually sociable but every now and then they like to go and chill on their own.
Java moss and moss balls are good - they collect mulm and stray food and the guppies nibble off them in between feeds.
Don't be too 'houseproud' in terms of keeping your tank completely free of algae as gups will eat a little of this too, off the glass and ornaments.
Plenty of current keeps them fit and active, but make sure there are some sheltered areas at the bottom of the tank as well as they tend to sleep on the gravel.

I keep my tank at 26 degrees, the water is very hard here and they seem to be okay with that.
I also try to feed them a varied diet - I alternate Hikari guppy pellets and crumbled flake, peas once a week, frozen food / bloodworm once a week. Small meals twice / three times a day are better than an overload of food all at once, they won't digest it properly otherwise.