Guppies in the aquarium: the rules of maintenance and care
Males are miniature, they are easy to distinguish visually.an elongated tail and bright colors, in which virtually any color can be present: red, blue, black, orange. But females are nondescript: although they are larger than males in size, they are completely lost in their background.
Guppies in an aquarium are kept in flocks - groupsthese fish live longer than alone. Photo: Getty Guppy is ideal as a gift to a child - a school of fish can be kept in an aquarium up to 30 liters. The volume is calculated as follows: no less than 1 liter is required for each male, 2 for the female. Keeping a guppy in an aquarium requires that the following conditions be met:
- It is recommended to maintain the temperature within 22-25 degrees.
- It is important to arrange the aquarium so that it does not fall into direct sunlight.
- An aeration system for saturating water with oxygen is not required, but a filter and a lamp must be installed.
- Fish are very demanding on the quality of water, so its 30% replacement is performed weekly.
Diet is better to make from dry and live food,guppies are happy to eat ciliates, larvae of Artemia, microcores. They can be fed with chopped meat and bread, greens, and vegetables.1 feeding can be skipped once a week - such a unloading diet will be very useful for them.
How to prolong the life of guppies
How many guppies live in an aquarium? On average, 3-4 years, but the owner is able to slightly increase the life of the fish. This requires:
- Do not overfeed - food should be given in small portions, preferably 2-3 times a day.
- Keep in groups - it is best to start a flock of 5-7 fish.
- Use a large number of plants in an aquarium, imitating the natural environment.
Guppies are among the viviparous fish and willregularly please the owner with fry that will replace adult individuals that have reached the maximum age - all you need is just one male for several females. Because of its unpretentiousness and omnivorous, the guppy is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Many aquarists began precisely with its purchase, because this species is completely undemanding on conditions of detention: it easily tolerates even weekly lack of food and short-term decrease / increase in temperature. The inhabitants of the aquarium easily and often multiply, which compensates for the short term of their life. Also read about others
