Male Guppy Fish

If there is damage to your fish s fins or tails then there is a much higher likelihood of them getting sick. Specifically the fins and tails. The guppy poecilia reticulata also known as millionfish and rainbow fish is one of the world s most widely distributed tropical fish and one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species it is a member of the family poeciliidae and like almost all american members of the family is live bearing.

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Guppies are easy and inexpensive to maintain and beautiful to look at with their vibrant colors and flashy tails.

Male guppy fish. But like all other fish they too are not immune to health problems. They all harass the one female. Why is my male guppy bloated.

The sex of the guppy can be confirmed by examining the fish s body shape fins and coloring. Male guppies for the most part have extremely thin long bodies while female guppies are typically significantly rounder and greater than the guys in some cases twice as large as a male guppy. The most common reason for bloating in male guppies is the dropsy disease.

Use our fish community creator tool to plan your tank set up and ensure that the guppy male is the right. This primarily happens if a new fish is added to the tank later. I have a 36 gallon tank with a variety of guppies platys and danios.

A curved structure of the spine as well. Male and female guppies will reproduce quickly once they mate though guppies are known to eat their young. One of my guppies a female is hanging out at the top of the tank and avoiding all of the other fish.

I m not sure what to do here. Male guppies do tend to nip the tail of other guppies while chasing or fighting them. Low water temperature and over eating is the main cause of swim bladder disorder in guppies.

I have 2 male guppies and 3 other females. Let the guppy fish fast for three days and feed a boiled pea on the. Female guppies can grow up to 2 inches 6 cm and are regularly significantly bigger than male guppies.

Guppy swims upside down or keeps tail high while swimming. So there are chances that nipping will cause injuries to the guppies or your guppies might get infected due to the injuries. They ve nipped her tail and one fin.

Guppies originate from northeast south america but have been introduced to many. Guppy male tropical fish learn all about the guppy male s feeding habits and food types its behaviour its origins its natural habitats is it male or female breeding advice and information suitable tank mates its sizing and growth range minimum tank size water ph and more. If you see your male guppies chasing each other around take a close look at all of your fish.

Parasitic infection or other infection may intensify the problem. You can identify male and female guppies fairly easily once they are at least one week old.