Although Fahaka Puffers do not see people as potential food, given the opportunity a Fahaka Puffer will bite you. A Fahaka Puffer has very powerful jaws and a large Fahaka Puffer would easily be able to remove a careless fish keeper’s finger! It is easy to see why pufferfish are rising in popularity at the …
Fahaka Puffers do best when kept on a sand substrate. Fahaka Puffers like to bury themselves, especially when they are smaller, and a sand substrate facilitates this much easier than gravel. Fahaka Puffers also have a strong natural instinct to hunt and one way they do this is by ‘blowing’ the sand away to find …
Endler Guppies will eat their own babies given the opportunity. Endlers are known to display a behavior known as filial cannibalism which results in the female eating her babies immediately after birth. Female Endler guppies take no parental responsibility for their offspring. I have been keeping and breeding Endler guppies for around 20 years. I have several …
Endler guppies are really popular at the moment. They are small, colorful, and a super peaceful species of fish. These qualities have helped boost Endler’s popularity. At the same time, small, planted aquariums with shrimp have grown in popularity. It is therefore only natural people wonder ’Can Endlers live with shrimp?’. Endler Guppies can live with …
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I have been keeping and breeding Endlers for more than 20 years, and over that time I have kept them in both large groups and as individual specimens. As more and more people discover the amazing Endler guppy, I find I am continually being asked ’Do Endlers need to be kept in groups?’ Endler guppies are …
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I have been keeping and breeding Endler guppies for over 20 years and I currently keep a number of different color strains. One question I am often asked is ‘Do Endlers need a heater?’. Endler guppies come from tropical climates and as such, they need their aquarium water to be maintained between 72°F and 82°F (22°C …
Female guppies usually spend between 2 and 8 hours in labor. Sometimes labor can last as long as two days. Many factors can affect how long a guppy’s labor takes including the size of the female, the temperature of the water, and whether or not environmental factors are stressing her. Guppies have been one of …
In recent years a number of reports have appeared online from people claiming their guppies have changed gender. Drawing on 30+ years experience of with these beautiful fish, I can categorically confirm guppies DO NOT change gender Since the 1960’s guppies have been a firm favorite in the freshwater fish keeping hobby. Guppies are easy-going, colorful, …
I have been keeping and breeding guppies for over 30 years, and in that time I have had my fair share of guppies that ended up swimming upside down in the water. The reason guppies end up swimming upside down almost always relates to a problem with their swim bladder, which is the organ that helps …
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First off, let us ask the question ‘How long does it take for guppy fry to grow?’. Guppy fry will normally take between 4 and 6 months to reach adulthood. This timeline depends on a number of factors including quality of food, quality of tank water, and the guppy’s own genetics. Guppies are by far one …
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