CATDOLL : CATDOLL: At what time of day do guppies usually breed?

1. At what time of the day do guppies generally breed?

Generally, it is when the light is relatively dim, so the chance is greater at night. I have been raising guppies for many years, and I have summarized several characteristics: Generally, if you use a glass tank to observe the abdomen of the female fish from the side, you can clearly see the small fish, which means that it is about to give birth (it can be seen that the fertilized eggs are red at first, gradually turn brown, and finally you can see the small fish curled up into a circle); the female fish will not eat when it is about to give birth, and the color of its body will become darker; it will swim abnormally. I suggest that you keep the fish that are about to give birth separately in a quiet and dark place, hoping that the reproduction will be successful. It feels very comfortable to raise large and small fish. If you have anything, please share more.

2. When will guppies give birth?

Guppy~~~is a tropical fish, 4 to 5 cm long, and is the easiest tropical freshwater fish to raise.

Guppies mature at 4 to 5 months old. They can reproduce once a month in water with a temperature of 24°C and a hardness of about 8 degrees. The number of fry produced each time varies depending on the size of the fish. Guppies are very adaptable and the most suitable growth temperature is 22 to 24°C.

3. What is the breeding period of guppies?

Guppies are ovoviviparous fish. They have strong reproductive capacity and early sexual maturity. After 3-4 months of breeding, young fish will enter the mature stage and reproduce offspring. The early or late sexual maturity is closely related to the water temperature and breeding conditions.

Guppies give birth once a month. Depending on the size of the female fish, they can produce 10 to 80 fry each time. The annual number of fry is quite large, so they are called "million fish". When breeding, it should be noted that the breeding fish should not exceed three generations in the same litter, so as to avoid continuous inbreeding leading to the degeneration of the species, making the offspring smaller and smaller, and the tail fin shorter. It is best to introduce fish of the same species for purposeful distant hybridization to prevent the degeneration of the sub-species and achieve the purpose of improving the species. However, the lifespan of guppies is very short, generally only 2-3 years.