Guppies

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 […]

It is currently widely accepted that the most humane way to euthanize a sick guppy is to use clove oil. When a guppy is exposed to clove oil is sufficiently high quantities it first becomes unconscious before stopping breathing. Clove oil is considered the most humane way for home aquarists to euthanize a guppy. Guppies

There are a number of reasons guppies may leap from their aquariums including to catch insects above the water, to avoid predation, and to leap over obstacles in the water. It is also believed that in the wild guppies may deliberately leap from their water source to be able to move from one source of

Guppies have long been a favorite in the fish-keeping hobby. They are easy-going, colorful, and hardy. Their place in the list of ‘Most Popular Fish Ever’ is well deserved. I have been keeping and writing about guppies for more than 30 years now. Over that time several thousand guppies have passed through my fish room.

I have found some of the best foods for baby guppies include newly hatched brine shrimp, First Bites from Hikari, and crushed quality flake foods. I also feed my baby guppies frozen cyclops, microworms, and frozen daphnia. Guppies are said to be one of the world’s most popular tropical fish. It is easy to see

Guppies are incredibly popular in the freshwater fishkeeping hobby. Their popularity hasn’t really dropped since the 1960s when they were first introduced into the hobby. One of the things that make guppies so popular is the ease with which we can breed them at home. I have been keeping and breeding guppies for nearly 30

Guppies are easily one of the most popular fish in the hobby today. To be fair, their popularity hasn’t really dropped since the late 1960s. One of the things that makes them so popular is the ease with which they breed. Guppies are baby-producing machines. However, producing all those babies can sometimes lead to female

One of the major attractions to keeping guppies is the fact they are a live-bearing species of fish. This means the female guppies give birth to live, free-swimming baby fish. Get yourself a pair of guppies and within 3 to 6 months you can have hundreds of baby fish swimming around your aquarium. If you

I got my first guppy over 30 years ago. Since then I have kept, bred, and enjoyed almost every color strain on the market. One thing I have learned is, for bright, healthy guppies, what you feed them is really important. So you want to make some homemade food for your guppies? Below I have

A 5-gallon aquarium is suitable for a group of 4 or 5 MALE guppies. Guppies are live-bearing fish, meaning the females give birth to live, free-swimming baby fish. By keeping only male guppies in a 5-gallon aquarium there is no chance of the number of fish in the tank increasing accidentally. Guppies are so popular