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How to raise guppies?

Are guppies easy to keep? The answer is: No. Keeping peacocks is not an easy thing. However, because peacocks have a strong ability to adapt to the pH of water and are very resistant to low temperatures, they can grow and reproduce normally in a hydrological environment with a pH value between 6.3-7.8 and a water temperature of about 18 degrees Celsius. They can still survive when the water temperature drops to 13 degrees Celsius. So it gives people the illusion that it is easier to keep (at least easier than the rainbow fish). But in fact, naturalized guppies are very delicate. Their resistance to disease and resistance to drastic changes in water quality are extremely low.

So how should peacocks be raised? First, let's take a look at the water quality: Peacocks are ovoviviparous fish. They are found in small lakes and slow-flowing waters along the coast and coastal islands of South America, and their living environment is similar to that of other ovoviviparous fish such as Marie. They are adapted to a hydrological environment with weakly alkaline water quality, that is, a pH value between 7-7.3 and a DH value of around 8-9. However, since peacocks have strong adaptability, you don't have to consider this issue when you are raising them together or want to raise them in a water plant tank. But if you want to breed good varieties, it is best to raise them separately. Guppies react violently to drugs and chlorine. Residual chlorine in the water is the culprit for the sudden death of a large number of guppies. Therefore, the water for raising guppies must be fully dried.

When raising guppies, you should pay attention. Because the strains and varieties of guppies are complicated, it is easy to cause confusion in breeding when male and female guppies of different strains are raised together. Therefore, in order to obtain pure offspring, when raising guppies, you should isolate and breed guppies of different varieties according to the requirements of breeding. Specifically, there are two methods: 1. Mixed breeding of male and female of the same species. That is, multiple male and female guppies of the same species are raised together in an aquarium. Let them mate freely to reproduce offspring. It should be noted that if they are of different species, they should not be raised together to avoid impure offspring strains (of course, unless you want to create a new species). 2. Separate breeding of male and female of different species, that is, raise male fish of different species separately on one side, and female fish separately on the other side, and select appropriate male and female fish to be combined in the tank when breeding. This is a breeding method to avoid damage to the parent fish due to excessive mating and maintain the purity of the offspring strain.

Food: From the upward mouth of guppies, we can see that they are upper water fish that eat floating bait. They have a very diverse diet and can be fed with all kinds of fish bait. Water lice, silkworms, brine shrimps, bloodworms, mealworms, vegetables, hamburgers (even newly born guppies), etc. can all be fed. Just pay attention to disinfection and avoid polluting the water quality.

Feeding and Disease Prevention of Guppy

1. Choose fish reed pants

1. The fish body should have a simple base color, obvious patterns, and pure colors. The tail fin must be large and stretched. Of course, you must also choose young and healthy fish.

2. Choose fish with fins that are not shrunk; check if there is a forked red protrusion or swelling on the anus. If there is, it means that there are parasites in the body, so it is best not to buy it. To be more strict, it is best if there are no injured or dead guppies in the whole tank.

3. When choosing a female fish, the shorter the body (from the front end of the dorsal fin to the end of the pelvic fin) the better.

2. Keeping fish with air bag

1. It is suitable for an environment with water quality of pH between 7 and 7.7, hardness of 8 to 9, and temperature of about 23 degrees Celsius.

2. Guppies react violently to medicines and chlorine, so the water used for breeding must be dechlorinated and fully aired or aerated. Method for breeding water: medical stone + activated carbon + aeration for 24 hours.

3. When raising small fish, you should change the water frequently and supplement protein (such as dried egg yolk). Male fish should also be appropriately supplemented with vitamin E (such as pork liver).

4. Get more than 8 hours of sunlight every day. Strong light increases melanin, making the color naturally bright.

5. Just like raising other fish, feeding should be done at regular times, in fixed quantities, with fixed quality and location.

6. The nitrifying bacteria in the peacock tank must be strong. Add more at the beginning and gradually reduce the amount later. Add once a week.

7. It is best to use artificial feed to prevent fish from getting sick. If you choose live food, it is better to soak it in potassium permanganate for 10 minutes and then wash it with clean water before feeding it.

3. Preventive medication

1. When guppies are sick, add salt first and then other medicines for treatment (do not use salt if there are external injuries).

2. Be sure to change the water within two days after adding the medicine.

3. Using antibiotics on immature fish may cause them to turn into female fish.

4. A broken guppy's tail will heal on its own (this may not be the case for adult fish).

The dish of guppy fish requires particular plating techniques. Let’s learn how to cook it together!

How to raise a newly born guppy? Please give me some advice

Guppy fish are very easy to raise, just pay attention to the following points:

1. Just master the feeding and water changing. Do not feed on the first day and feed on the second day.

Water temperature is critical to the growth and development of fish. The temperature of guppies should be around 25 degrees. Small fish generally like old water. As long as it is not too turbid, do not change it too often. Feed 2 to 3 times a day, and it is best to finish eating within 20 minutes each time. Pay attention to clean up feces and leftovers in time to avoid the high temperature in summer.

Second, there are several ways to feed:

1. Feed paramecium, brine shrimp, and water earthworms. Brine shrimp eggs can be bought at fish shops to hatch.

2. You can crush the egg yolk and wrap it in gauze, then shake it in the fish tank when feeding. You can also put a small portion into the water.

3. Feed. If the feed for big fish is solid granular feed, you can grind it into powder and put it into the water. The feed will be softened and the small fish can eat it.

The fish fry are relatively small, so it would be ideal if you could catch small red worms or cultured "grey water" (including Paramecium) to feed them, but be careful not to feed too much to prevent the water quality from deteriorating.

3. When changing water, pay attention to the water quality and temperature. The water temperature change must not exceed plus or minus 2 degrees. Otherwise, the fish will be in trouble.

4. The little fish is weak, so be careful not to let it get sick. If it gets sick, treat it immediately, preferably with special medicine.

When the small fish grow big enough, they can be raised like big fish.