Guppy
Scientific Name: Poecilia reticulata
Family: Poecillidae
About the Guppy
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Livebearers ...
Guppy
Lebistes reticulatus- Am?rica do Sul (other names: Lebistes reticulata, Lebistes reticulatus, Millions Fish)
origin: ...
Guppy AIDS.. Diseases.. or just Defects in the Gene Pool..?
by Bill "Pegasus NZ" of New Zealand
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Guppy fry, 1 week
Guppy breeding by aquarists produces variations in appearance ranging from color consistency to fantails and "spike" swordtails.
Guppy
Scientific Name:
Poecilia reticulata
Other Names: Millions Fish
Family: Poeciliidae
Origin: Central America to Brazil
Adult Size: 2.5 inches (6 cm)
Social: Peaceful
Lifespan: 4 years
Tank Level: Top, Mid dweller ...
Guppy Breeding Questions
Guppy Breeding Questions
By: Aiptasia
1) What is the most desirable trait in guppies?(finnage, size, color, etc...) ...
Guppy Species Profile
Although they are ideal community tank residents with fishes of similar size and temperament, if you intend to breed guppies, it is best to house them in a species-only tank.
Guppy
Origin= Central America to Brazil (Introduced throughout the world and nowadays found in the wild in many warmer regions)
Scientific Name= Poecilia reticulata ...
Guppy appreciation groups are active all around the world, and many guppy owners show their fish just as dog owners show their pets.
Guppy, Millions fish.
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Distribution South America, North of the Amazon and in Barbados and Trinidad.
Delta Guppy
Veiltail Guppy
Small freshwater fish from South American, Trinidad and Barbados, but also introduced into other tropical areas to control mosquitoes by eating their larvae.
Breeding the Guppy - Poecilia reticulata
By Christian B. Homrich Jr.
Breeder's Award Program Article SouthWestern Michigan Aquarium Society. From SWAM, March/April 2004 Issue
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The ever-popular guppy is generally a hardy fish which will tolerate a wide range of conditions. However, many fish found for sale these days are not as hardy as they once were.
Common Names: Guppy
Family: Poeciliidae (Poeciliids)
Order: Cyprinodontiformes (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) ...
Anyone who is currently in the guppy hobby knows just how utterly untrue this comment is, and in this article we want to cover a few aspects of the hobby so that beginners are well warned of some of the pitfalls and the pleasures.
Many clubs breed what they believe are exxcellent specimens are then hold guppy shows to display them. Feed the fish a basic diet of flake food.
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Guppy Species Quick Stats
Food: Since they are omnivorous these fish will generally eat all kinds of live fresh and flake foods.
Is My Guppy/Molly/Platy Pregnant?
An article by Alysonpeaches
If your livebearer is female and has been in contact with males of the same species, the answer is undoubtedly yes.
Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
Photo of: Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
Scientific Name(s): Poecilia reticulata ...
The guppy is the ideal beginners fish, although in my experience it does not seem to be quite as hardy as it used to be, possibly through excessive inbreeding.
"If the guppy fits - EAT IT!"
Of all the factors that determine which fish will be compatible in a community aquarium, relative size should be about the most obvious. After all, who would dream of putting a minnow with a bass?
The "wild" male guppy was 3/4 inch long with a few color spots. After many generations of selective breeding, the "old time" guppy breeders developed what we now call the "fancy guppy".
History - my cool tropical fish tank with 2 cichlids 1 clown loach 1bristlenose catfish and 3 guppy's
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Guppy x Endler - They will have the elongated fins of the Guppy, but the orange/black distinctive spots of the Endler, they will also be smaller than a Guppy.
Guppy - Poecilia reticulata breeding
Poecilia reticulata is the famous guppy, the most popular aquarium fish. In the natural environment, there are lots of guppy varieties as both body shape and coloration.
Guppy
Common Names: Fancy Tail Guppy, Rainbow fish, Millions fish
Scientific Name: Poecilia reticulata
Maximum Size: 2.5 inches
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons
Temperature Range: 66 - 84°F
pH Range: 7 - 8.5 ...
Guppy
The guppy is a native of South America, Barbados, and Trinidad. But because of its hardiness and ease of proliferation, the guppy is now commercially bred and available in many fish farms in America, Asia, and Europe.
Guppy
Guppies are also easy to breed, in fact, so easy that they are open mass produced as feeders for other fish! One of the main thing to lookout for when breeding guppies is that there must be plants for the fry to hide.
Guppy, Millions fish [ Pictures ]
Poecilia reticulata
SYN : Acanthocephalus guppii, A. reticulatus, Girardinus guppii, G. poeciloides, G. reticulatus, Haridichthys reticulatus, Heterandria guppyi, Lebistes poecilioide, L.
Guppybach bei Köln
Vom Guppy gibt es auch einheimische Standorte, z.B. in Kühlwasserausläufen. Mancherorts haben sich stabile neue Populationen gebildet, Guppys sind in Deutschland also echte Neozoen.
Guppy (Poecilia reticulata): This is a very popular fish, probably because each Guppy's colour is unique. Females tend to be larger and more duller.
SizeOriginEase of keepFoodTempType
30 mm
Trinidad ...
Guppy disease
DISEASE Caused by the ciliate protozoan Tetrahymena
SYMPTOMS The visible symptoms are very similar to those of white spot disease.
TREATMENT A proprietary brand of white spot treatment will be effective.
Guppy
Ameca splendens, the Butterfly Gooedid; can be used as an algae eater.
P. endlers (another obscure one) ...
Guppy Fry: Care and Feeding
Lighting Intensities for Reef Tanks: Rules of Thumb
Live Rock Exchanged With Uncured Rock ...
(1) sidguppy, (2) synoguy, (3) Richard B, who also notes, "As previously reported within information in this site, growth is slow compared to S. Multipunctatus/Grandiops.
Known as guppy. Length 1 1/2 to 3 inches.
Feeds on zooplankton, small insects and detritus. One of the most popular aquarium fishes with many standardized varieties. Males mature at 2 months and females at 3 months of age.
The well-known Guppy can be found in a number of colors and with as many as 12 different artificial tail varieties.
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Under mosquito control program by a government agency, they foolishly introduced the guppy (Poecilia reticulata) into the area (like the Betta is not enough for that).
So, decide whether you want to keep Gold fish, Oscar fish, Cichlid fish, Angel Fish, Arowana fish, Betta Fish, Discus fish, Guppy fish or other "fish"........................ .........................etc.
Unique strains have been developed through selective and sophisticated breeding programs, and guppy genetics has become a science onto itself.
common name: Guppy, Guppies, Million Fish
Family: Poeciliidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Brazil,
Size: under 4 cm (1.57 inch) ...
Although suggested that we not keep it in our guppy tank, at the time there was no option. He gets along well with the guppies. There has been no noticable decline in the guppy population. He's been in the tank for months now.
It is unlikely that they are a geographical variant of the original wild guppy. F1 hybrids between the fish can be formed occasionally but they form an infertile hybrid, not the same species at all.
They were free fed guppy fry and twice a day received any combination of Angelfish flakes, frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp and dried dworms for 4 weeks.
Synonyms:Acanthocephalus guppii, Acanthocephalus reticulatus, Girardinus guppyi, Girardinus petersi, Girardinus poeciloides, Girardinus reticulatus, Haridichthys reticulatus, Heterandria guppyi, Lebistes reticulatus,Lebistes poecilioides, ...
Often confused with the more common Guppy, these fish have very similar shaped bodies. Many people also confuse them with Minnow like fish. The body will be dark brown or gray and will have a lighter colored underbelly.
Like the Koi and Goldfish, the Guppy is a show fish. They come in a variety of colors, from red to blue to black. Wild guppies will have a brownish gray appearance. At maturity, Guppies will reach a size of one to two and a half inches.
The male members of the Fantail Guppy species have attractive, colorful tails. Guppies are very hardy and easy to feed.
"A Stress Resistance Test For Quality Evaluation of Guppy (Poecilia reticulata ). " Abstract Book of First AVA Technical Seminar, pp. 4-5, Agri-food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore, Singapore, 1 September 2000.
Lim, L.C. & Chua, L.H.
Fish which gives birth to live young which have already reached an advanced state of development e.g. guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
Von Bayer Trough
A V-shaped trough 30cm long, which is used to count and size eggs.
Strain: A variety of a certain species. The freshwater guppy, for example, has only one species name but several strains.
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