Caring for guppy fry

fish-guppy-fry

Once it has been achieved that guppy fry fish hatch great care must be taken so that they survive and can be part of the community without problems. Although they are a very showy species and easy to raise, the fry need some requirements and care so that they survive, especially until they can be completely safe from being eaten.

If you like to breed guppy fish, you have to take into account the conditions and measurements of the aquarium so as not to overcrowd it, since each female can have between 10 and 15 young. Plants should not be lacking because it will serve as a refuge for the fry, or even put a brood box to keep them safe, it must be remembered that parent guppies tend to eat the young, since they are not a species that protects them.

La Aquarium temperature must be around 24ºC and the water always has to be completely clean and purified for its proper development. Their diet is important for their proper development, for this it is advisable to give them what guppies usually eat, if they are scales, they must be crushed to improve their intake and always four or five times a day.

You have to keep the fingerling fish, either in a separate aquarium or in the main aquarium, and even so, you have to ensure that the treatment plant is not at high power because they can be absorbed due to their miniscule size.

You have to observe the fry because some may not grow at the same time as the rest or be prey to a disease that could infect the group. You never have to give him medicine because we cannot determine the appropriate dose, the best is take out the baby that is sick.

If the fry are raised in the right conditions, they are very easy even for beginners, in a few weeks they will be part of the group of the majors. A male guppy is sexually active at a month and a half.


Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked with *

*

*

  1. Responsible for the data: Miguel Ángel Gatón
  2. Purpose of the data: Control SPAM, comment management.
  3. Legitimation: Your consent
  4. Communication of the data: The data will not be communicated to third parties except by legal obligation.
  5. Data storage: Database hosted by Occentus Networks (EU)
  6. Rights: At any time you can limit, recover and delete your information.