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Guppy

General information – The guppy is an elongated tropical fish that

available in many different colors. The guppy is one of the most popular

aquarium fishes all over the world with many standardized varieties.

This species offers a large selection of colors with no two fish look alike.

It is a small member of the Poeciliidae family (and like all other

members of the family, he is livebearer). The most notable characteristic

of this group is the presence of a copula-tory organ in males the

andropodium or gonopodium, this organ is formed by the anterior rays

of the anal fin.It is very easy to distinguish between male and females,

Females are dull grey while the males are very colorful and have

large fins.

Common Name – Guppy, Guppy fish

Scientific name –Poecilia reticulata

Family- Poeciliidae

Origin –Central America to Brazil

Size – Males 3-4cm, females 5-6cm

First discovered – Peters, 1859

Photo by: Dr. Haim Sohat

Nutrition – Omnivores, The guppy eat almost everything, flakes, pellets, frozen foods and live foods. It is

highly recommended to feed them in small amounts at least 2-3 times a day.

Behavior – Peaceful and calm

Maintenance and care- Give them a fairly large tank with live plants and open swimming areas. Frequent

water changes are the key to happy guppies. Guppy fish can be kept in a 2 gallon fish tank, but it will prefer

to be kept in a community tank or in species fish tank.It is not recommended to keep him with big fish

because there is a chance he will be eaten.

Water Parameters –Temperature: 22-28C (72-83F), PH: 7.0 - 8.5, DGH: 12-18

Breeding- There is nothing special to setup if you want to breed guppy, the only thing you need to

consider is to bring one male and three females, the reason you need to bring more than one female for

the male not harass the females to the point of exhaustion. Like all livebearers when the female is in

pregnant it will develop a dark triangular shaped gravid spot near her anal vent. As the pregnancy

progresses this dark triangular shaped gravid spot will get larger and darker. At the time the fry comes

out recommended to move them or the parent to another tank or else the parent will eat their own fry.

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