White or transparent stringy feces, refusing food, thin guppies with no apetite wasting away
White or transparent stringy feces, refusing food, thin guppies with no apetite wasting away. This is hexamita and you must adjust the water hardness.
The guppy fish
The guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is also known as “the million fish”. It is the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species in the world. If you have just discovered the guppy or you want to know more about it before getting started, this website is for you.
The guppy is a small tropical fish, females being no bigger than 4–6 centimetres long (1.6–2.4 inches) and males about 2.5–3.5 centimetres long (1.0–1.4 inches). They are livebearers (don’t lay eggs but give birth to fries) and a mature female produces about 20-60 fries every month.
Guppies became very popular because of their infinite varieties of colors and patterns achievable through selective breeding. The happiest moments in the life of a guppy fancier are when the new guppies start to display colors at about 1 month of age.
Get ready for an unlimmited supply of joy and fun!
"The Little Book", Little Golden Book, 1969
Story by Sherl Horvath
Illustrations by Eloise Wilkin
Guppies
Development timeline of a guppy generation
1. Pregnant female gives birth to her babies about one month after mating.
2. New born guppy fry resting on a plastic leaf.
3. Full team of new born little guppies being moved to the growing aquarium.
4. Growing fry eating brine shrimps for fast and proper development.
5. Guppy juveniles being moved again to a bigger tank for proper development.
6. Young guppies starting to display colors. You are able to separate males from females.
7. Choosing the best looking females for the next breeding cycle.
8. Choosing the best looking males for the females. Trying to improve pattern and coloration.
Why choose the guppies?
- Millions of colors and patterns
- Easy to keep and reproduce
- "Play God" and create your own color variety
Get your first guppies today and start engineering your own guppy brand at home!
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