Guppies have a relatively gentle personality and are very thin, so they are only suitable to be kept with some small fish with relatively gentle personalities, and their living habits should be relatively similar. It is generally not recommended to keep guppies with red cross fish, small hybrid snappers, betta fish and blue mandarins. Although these fish are also small in size, they have bad tempers and are the fish that guppies are more afraid of.

1. What kind of fish is suitable to keep guppies with?

1. Small ornamental fish of the family Lampidae

Ornamental fish of the family Cyprinidae mainly include various lantern fish, including traffic lantern fish, silver screen lantern, lotus lantern, white cloud gold silk, and flag fish. Fish, etc., as well as penguin fish, black skirt fish, zebra fish, kissing fish, lili fish and other small ornamental fish, can all be kept with guppies. The appearance of these lantern fish is also very colorful, and it will be very beautiful to keep them together with guppies. Moreover, they have a docile personality and are about the same size as guppies, so you don’t have to worry about guppies being bitten or eaten by them.

2. Small ovoviviparous ornamental fish

Moonlight fish, golden sailfin Mary, ball, black Mary, red sword, Mickey and other ornamental fish can also be mixed with guppies. , because these ornamental fish are small in size, gentle in character, and like guppies in slightly alkaline water, so they will not cause harm to guppies. However, the red swordfish has a relatively poor constitution and is not easy to keep well, so it is generally not suitable for novice aquarists.

3. Mousefish and other small fish

Mousefish such as small flying foxes and elves are relatively active, but they are small in size and will not cause any harm to guppies. Threats, and they can help clean up the debris at the bottom of the fish tank, making the water less susceptible to pollution and deterioration, so they are more suitable to be kept with guppies.

2. What should we pay attention to when raising guppies in polyculture?

1. Sufficient oxygen: Because most of the fish that can be mixed with guppies are tropical fish, so everyone must ensure that the dissolved oxygen in the fish tank is sufficient, install an oxygen pump in advance, and the stocking density should not be too high. Large to prevent fish from dying due to lack of oxygen.

2. Stable water quality: Although some ornamental fish that can be mixed with guppies do not have high requirements for the breeding environment, most fish are very sensitive to changes in water temperature and quality, so everyone must Pay attention to keeping their living environment stable. When changing the water regularly, you should also pay attention to controlling the amount of water change not to be too large. The new water should be dried in advance.

3. Reasonable feeding: If the fish raised in polyculture have strong food-grabbing ability, it is generally recommended to feed them separately to prevent some fish with poor physique from not being able to grab food and causing stunted growth. or illness.

The above are some ornamental fish that can be mixed with guppies. All aquarists should remember one thing before raising ornamental fish together, that is, novice fish keepers generally recommend keeping them in a single tank first, and then wait for you to finish them. Only after one kind of fish has been raised can we consider the issue of polyculture. Otherwise, without understanding the habits of various fish, it will be easy to raise the fish to death.