How to Keep Guppies? Suitable for Mixed Keeping with These Five Fish Species

The guppy, also known as the rainbow fish or million fish, is a tropical fish with extremely high ornamental value. Many people like to keep a few at home or in the office to enhance the indoor decorative environment. So how do you keep guppies? What fish are good to keep them with?

1. Introduction to Guppies:

1. What kind of fish is the guppy?

The guppy is a small tropical fish distributed in freshwater basins such as ditches, lakes and the lower reaches of rivers in some tropical regions. It can survive in polluted water, so its environmental adaptability is extremely strong.

2. How long do guppies live?

The guppy has a very short lifespan, generally surviving 1 to 2 years.

2. How to Keep Guppies?

1. Tank selection: choose a suitable tank according to the actual situation

The guppy is a small fish, so it does not have high requirements for the tank. Generally, it is enough to ensure that it can move freely, so when choosing a tank, try to choose one suitable for the actual situation. If there are many of them, a slightly larger tank can be used.

2. Water quality requirements: tap water left to stand for 3 to 5 days is fine

Guppies do not have high requirements for water quality. Generally, they can survive when kept in tap water that has been left to stand for 3 to 5 days, because guppies have extremely strong environmental adaptability and can survive even in polluted water. So in artificial breeding, simply leave the tap water for 3 to 5 days, then disinfect it, add nitrifying bacteria, and keep oxygenating for 21 hours before putting the guppies into the water. For newly purchased guppies, observe their growth at all times and regulate the water quality well to ensure that the fry grow quickly.

3. Water temperature requirements: 18 to 24 degrees water temperature

Guppies are tropical fish and generally grow well at a water temperature of 18 to 24 degrees, so during breeding, try to regulate the water temperature well. If the weather is hot, place them in a cool or shaded spot to ensure normal growth. If the water temperature is too low, take heating measures and try to keep the water temperature at around 22 degrees to enhance the fish's resistance.

4. Feeding: it is best to feed live bait

Guppies are omnivorous. Whether earthworms, insects, scraps, water fleas or small shrimp, they eat them all, but they mainly feed on live bait such as earthworms and insects. So when feeding, try to feed them tubifex worms to provide the daily nutrition guppies need. Of course, artificial feed can also be used, which can not only speed up the growth of guppies but also serve as medicated bait to enhance the resistance of guppies. The specific feeding techniques are as follows:

(1) Newborn fry: do not feed on the first day, and on the second day feed some egg yolk powder or brine shrimp larvae.

(2) Before male and female are distinguished: feed some low-protein food.

(3) Adult fish: feed some live bait, occasionally paired with some scraps, to ensure balanced nutrition.

3. What Fish Are Good to Keep with Guppies?

Since guppies are small fish, several kinds of fish can be kept with them to add color to the tank. The specific fish that can be kept together are:

1. Rosy barb

The rosy barb has a body length of about 10 cm. It is a carnivorous fish. Once it adapts to the tank environment, it accepts most feeds, and it likes to move at night. Keeping it with guppies can add color to the tank at night.

2. Cherry barb

The cherry barb has a body length of about 5 cm and a rose-red body color, and is gentle in temperament. Keeping it with guppies can add color to the tank. But the cherry barb has a sense of territory and will chase away intruders, so when keeping it, a net cover should be fitted well to prevent the fish from jumping out.

3. Rainbow shark

The rainbow shark has a body length of about 12 to 15 cm and a light brown body color. Under light, it glitters. Keeping it with guppies can add color to the tank. But the rainbow shark is fierce and combative, and sometimes swallows small fish, so when keeping it, try not to keep it with fish that are too small.

4. Black skirt tetra

The black skirt tetra has a body length of 6 to 8 cm and a silvery-white body color, and is gentle in temperament and likes to gather in groups. Keeping it with guppies can add color to the tank.

5. Corydoras

Corydoras have extremely strong disease resistance and are not picky about bait, so they are very easy to keep, but they are strong at competing for food, so when keeping them with guppies, make sure there is sufficient feed.

Overall, guppies are very easy to keep. As long as food and water quality are controlled well, they can grow healthily. At the same time, when keeping them, they can be mixed with fish such as black skirt tetras, rosy barbs and cherry barbs to add color to the tank.