Monday, July 25, 2011

Guppy Fish

About the Fish


guppy fish (Poecilia reticulata), also known as the millionfish is one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species in the world. it was dicoverd by Robert John Lechmere Guppy in Trinidad in 1866.

Description 


Guppy females are grey in body colour, while males are colorful , its small fish females are 4–6 centimetres (1.6–2.4 in) long and males are 2.5–3.5 centimetres (1.0–1.4 in) long.


Behavior 


Generarlly guppys are peaceful fish toward its kind of other fishes but some times they nipping other fishes fins like angel fish or goldfish 

Temperature and PH


guppy prefer temperature between 25.5 and 27.8 °C (78 and 82 °F) and Ph 7.0 - 8.5

Tank 


 guppy prefer planted tanks heavly planted with some decoration to provide places to hide for young the size of the should be 10 gallons or more 

 Diet 


 guppies would eat the mosquito larvae in wild but also they eat falkes blood worms and some plantes

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