Description
| Species name: | Poecilia reticulata |
| Synonym: | Acanthophacelus guppii, Acanthophacelus reticulatus, Girardinus guppii, Girardinus reticulatus, Haridichthys reticulatus, Heterandria guppyi, Lebistes poecilioides, Lebistes poeciloides, Lebistes reticulatus, Poecilia reticulatus, Poecilioides reticulatus, |
| Common Names: | Guppy |
| Family: | Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) |
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
| Max. size: | 6 cm / 2.5 inch |
| Environment: | Fresh and brackish waters |
| Origin: | South America, Venezuela, Barbados, Trinidad, northern Brazil and the Guyanas. |
| Temperament: | Non aggressive. |
| Company: | Can be kept in most community aquariums. Don’t keep with aggressive fish. |
| Water parameters: | pH 7.0-8.5, temperature 18-28°C / 64 - 82° F |
Aquarium setup:
Best kept with a lot of plants and free swimming space. Need a larger aquarium to develop optimal but do well in most aquariums.
Feeding:
accepts all kind of food that’s small enough. Fry accepts fine flake food
Breeding
Live bearer. Males got a large Caudal fin. Femals give birth to fry once every 2-2.5 weeks. If adequate hiding places exists some fry will survive. For more prodictive breeding isolate pregnant females and return them once fry is born.
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