Data sheet wild guppies
German name:
wild guppies
Scientific name:
Poecilia sp. Congo Guppy
Origin:
Africa (Congo)
Size:
up to 6 cm
Aquarium
Length:
at least 60 cm
Contents:
from 54 liters
water values
Temperature:
18-28 degrees centigrade
pH:
7.5 – 8.0
GH:
15 – 30 °dGH
Behave
Area:
center
Lining:
Omnivores: live food, flake food, frozen food, granules
Behave:
peaceful, friendly very reproductive, are also referred to as «million fish».
Number:
at least 2
Difficulty level:
Beginner
Wibowo Djatmiko (Wie146), Poecilia retic 090519-8688 kdBdk, CC BY-SA 3.0
keeping wild guppies
With a few exceptions, it is possible to keep and breed wild guppies once they have become accustomed to them. Because they sometimes occur in nature under conditions that are significantly worse than in the aquarium, they are quite robust and easy to care for.
The food should have a high vegetable content. Algae are also liked to be plucked off. A corner with java moss in the aquarium is ideal for keeping and rearing. The young fish can hide in it. In addition to algae lawns and microorganisms, they also eat fresh moss buds there.
The parents do not strongly pursue the young fish. Of course, the young should not swim straight in front of the parents’ mouths.
Degeneration in wild guppies
In some wild guppy strains, e.g. B. Colombian wild guppies, deviations in color and size can occur after a few generations.
This can be compensated for by crossing in fresh blood. So that pure stocks are obtained, guppies of the same species must be crossed, e.g. B. again Colombian wild guppies. This also applies to cultivated forms.
savages
Source: Image on Wikimedia Commons
License: CC Attr. SA 3.0
Author: Wibowo Djatmiko
Guppy male between 2 females
Source: Image on Wikimedia Commons
License: CC Attr. SA 3.0
Author: Wibowo Djatmiko
Brazilian wild guppies:
wild guppies: