According to Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod, acclaimed scientist and author of “Starting Your Tropical Aquarium,” a rare guppy lineage includes the bronze and blue strain, such as the Moscow purple or blue.
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What is the rarest guppy color?
According to Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod, acclaimed scientist and author of “Starting Your Tropical Aquarium,” a rare guppy lineage includes the bronze and blue strain, such as the Moscow purple or blue.
What is the smallest guppy?
The endler guppies, also known as the endler livebearers, come from South America. They are very tiny – their size ranges from 2 cm to 3.5 cm, so they would do well in a 5 gallon (20 liter) tank.
What is the most common guppy?
The most common type of guppy you will find in pet stores is the common guppy, or Poecilia reticulata. These species of guppies are hardy little fish in a number of vivid colors and tail patterns. Common male guppies generally grow to between 0.6” and 1.4” (1.5 – 3.5 cm) long and the females are slightly larger.
Can mollies mate with guppies?
Guppies and Mollies can easily create hybrids if they are kept in the right conditions. There are two names for two types of hybrids. A hybrid fry from a male Guppy and a female Molly is called Golly, whereas a fry from a male Molly and a female Guppy is called Muppy.
Is it OK to have all male guppies?
But is it possible? You can keep only male guppies in a tank. However, when you keep only male guppies in a tank, you will see a lot of aggression and bullying among them. To spread out the aggression, it is recommended to keep at least 6 male guppies in a male-only guppy tank.
How expensive is a guppy?
Depending on their strain and characteristics, the price for competition or show guppies can start at $30 and go as high as $60+. In terms of lineage and physical traits, competition guppies are very much like fancy guppies, therefore, their pricing is usually about the same too.
How long can guppies live?
Guppies can live anywhere between 1-3 years. However, it has been reported that some have even managed to make it to 5 years in the right conditions! However, this will depend largely on where they were bred and their genetics.
Are guppies cold water fish?
Guppies are tropical freshwater fish and enjoy warmer temperatures. While guppies can survive in mild cold temperatures, that’s not what best suited for them. If you want your guppies to thrive well in the fish tank and enjoy the water, then you must keep them in their ideal temperature range.
Can guppies and mollies breed?
What fish can breed with guppies?
If you want to house your guppies with other fish, here are 15 fish that are compatible with guppies:
- Swordtails. Swordtail Fish – Wojciech J.
- Platies. Platy Fish.
- Mollies. Molly Fish.
- Cory Catfish. Cory Catfish.
- Honey Gouramis. Honey Gourami (source)
- Harlequin Rasboras.
- Cardinal Tetra.
- Bristlenose Pleco.