How to keep Red Luck Guppies? Breeding methods and precautions

SummaryWater quality: Weakly alkaline water can be used for breeding, with a suitable PH value between 7-7.3 and a DH value of around 8-9. Water temperature: The suitable water temperature for fry is between 22-26°C, and for adult fish it should be kept at around 22-24°C. Lighting: Sufficient lighting must be ensured, and dedicated aquarium lamps can be used. Food: Daphnia, tubifex worms, brine shrimp larvae, professional artificial starter food for fry, etc. can be fed. Water changes: Change water reasonably according to the age of the fish.

I. Water temperature and water quality

1. During breeding, keep the suitable water temperature for fry between 22-26°C, control it at 22-24°C for adult fish, and keep the water temperature at around 24-26°C for newly born fish.

2. Weakly alkaline water can be chosen for breeding, with a suitable PH value between 7-7.3 and a DH value of around 8-9. Red Luck Guppies react rather strongly to medications and chlorine. If there is a lot of residual chlorine in the water, it will cause mass death of Red Luck Guppies, so the water used for keeping Red Luck Guppies must be fully sun-dried.

II. Lighting

1. When keeping Red Luck Guppies, if dedicated aquarium lamps are not used, sufficient lighting must be ensured to create a day-and-night effect. When kept in darkness, Red Luck Guppies will not readily accept food, and their colors will also become rather dull.

2. With sufficient lighting, their speed of competing for food will increase, reducing excess leftover food that pollutes the water quality. Their colors will also be brighter, and it will be easier to observe whether the Red Luck Guppies are infected with diseases and when to prepare for delivering the fry.

III. Food

1. Newly born Red Luck Guppies do not need to be fed any food on the day of birth. First, to let them adapt to the environment, and second, because there is still a yolk sac in their bodies that has not been fully absorbed. Then on the 2nd day, feed live brine shrimp larvae, which are relatively rich in nutrients, easy to absorb, and also help promote defecation. At this stage, try to let the fry eat more and eat their fill. In addition, a small amount of live food can be kept in the tank.

2. In addition, frozen brine shrimp larvae, decapsulated brine shrimp eggs, Daphnia, and professional artificial starter food for fry can also be fed. These foods are not as high in nutritional content as live brine shrimp. When the fry are 2-3 weeks old, in addition to feeding shrimp and Daphnia larvae, a small amount of tiny tubifex worms and artificial food, etc. can also be fed, which helps the fry take in more sufficient nutrition.

3. The feeding order for the types of food is to feed other foods first, and feed brine shrimp last, which helps the brine shrimp stay longer in the fish's intestines so that the nutrients are fully absorbed.

IV. Water changes

1. During breeding, about 20% of the water can be changed every day, or water can be changed 2 times every 7 days, about 50% each time, and then about every 14 days a full water change is needed, and the fish tank needs to be cleaned thoroughly at the same time. Within the first 30 days of the fry, water can be changed in this way.

2. Within the 60th-90th days, about 20% of the water can be changed every day, or changed once every 7 days, about 50% each time, and about every 14 days a full water change is needed.

3. For fish after the 90th day, about 20% of the water can be changed every day, or about 50% every 14 days, and about every 30 days a full water change is needed.