Guppy tropical fish. The guppy belongs to the livebearer group and will give birth to free swimming fry instead of laying eggs. They are colorful lively extremely fun to watch and are adaptable to a great variety of conditions. With a properly outfitted aquarium proper feeding and careful handling these fish can thrive. Tropical temperatures guppies are tropical fish and the water temperatures need to be in the mid 70s at minimum.
This fish is a premium variegated guppy male that was swimming in one of our planted aquariums when our drtom snapped this picture. It is particularly suitable for novice aquarists since it is easy to keep and non aggressive. Guppy fish are tropical freshwater fish. All guppy fish call out for tropical water conditions of 74 82 degrees fahrenheit.
A lot of fish can be compatible tank mates with guppies such as corydoras catfish platy fish molly tetra and othersthere is nothing wrong with keeping a guppys species only aquarium tank. Guppy fish fancy guppy. When buying a heater figure on needing 5 watts of energy to heat 1 gallon of water. This fish is a premium variegated guppy male that was swimming in one of our planted aquariums when our drtom snapped this picture.
The guppy poecilia reticulata is one of the most popular freshwater fish species and there are plenty of reasons for their popularity. Guppies are tropical fish that are native to south america and named after robert john lechmere guppy who discovered the fish in 1866 in trinidad. It is a member of the family poeciliidae and like almost all american members of the family is live bearing. Guppies are one of the most colorful tropical freshwater fish in the world.
Poecilia libestes reticulata a fish commonly known as the guppy is a very popular aquarium fish. Heres one of the many guppies for sale on this page. They are a great fish to start with when beginning to build an aquarium or learning to care for fish. Sometimes theyre also found in brackish waters and are native to south america.
They are also sometimes called million fish because they reproduce easily and often have numerous offspring at the same time. The male guppy is easy to distinguish from the female guppy because the male is usually more colorful with extremely colorful and large caudal fins tails.