There are no completely standardized rules for raising guppy fry. Find a suitable raising method for both aquarists and fry, making it easy for both parties~

- 01 - New aquarist + veteran aquarist

Received the first litter of fry in "life" Most of the aquarists have little experience. The female fish gave birth unexpectedly without any preparation. What should I do?

Option 1: Makeshift type

① Feeding: Crush the fish food of the big fish and feed the small fry to see if they eat it. If they do, deal with it temporarily for a week. question.

② Change water: Change 1/3 of the water in the production tank, and hang an isolation box in the fish tank for small fry. If you have a separate tank for the fry, bring the original tank water and the fry there, and change the water within one week after birth.

Option 2: Delicate type

① Feeding: boil an egg, eat the egg white by yourself, put the egg yolk in a transparent bag, flatten it, and then dry it in the sun until it is completely dry. Feed a small portion of the transparent egg yolk. Be sure not to feed too much. The egg yolk can easily become dehydrated.

② Change water: After the female fish gives birth, move the fry + original tank water to a separate tank. Every time you feed, you see garbage at the bottom of the fish tank. Use a straw to suck most of it away and do not change the water within a week.

For aquarists who have extensive experience in raising guppies, they can choose to hatch brine shrimp eggs themselves, make their own mixed feed, etc. after receiving the small fry.

- 02 -What do small fry need?

To raise small fry well without destroying them or causing unnecessary losses, you must know what the fry need most at this period, what they are most afraid of, what diseases they are most likely to get, and how to prevent and treat them~< /p>

The newly born young fry are the most resistant to "dirty water". The turbidity of the water has little to do with its health. If the water quality is too clear, the fry may be harmed. .

Fry fry in this period are most afraid of four stimuli: water flow, temperature, pH, and hunger.

If the water pump is turned on too hard or the water is changed too hard, the water flow will be stimulated. A separate small fry tank does not need to be filtered and aerated - the fry will always lie down or hide in a group of still water areas. , Pintail, consider this factor.

Sudden rise and fall in water temperature is temperature stimulation. It is usually caused by changing the water without adjusting the water temperature properly, or failing to install the heating rod (in cold weather). The water temperature difference received by small fry in one day is ±2 degrees - — Pintail fry, consider this factor.

The pH generally does not require extra attention from us, except for aquarists who keep in green water. Green water is very good for raising small fry. When raising, you need to pay attention to the concentration of green water. If the water is too thick, it will easily become acidic. If the tail is missing or missing, consider this factor.

The baby fry are not hungry as soon as they are born, nor are they not fed within 10 days. Generally, you can try feeding a small amount when they are born, and try to open the mouth to the fry as early as possible - especially thin fry with a flat belly may be hungry.

- 03 -Normal Behavior

Lie in the tank

The young fry are just born, especially those with a big bubble on their belly , newborns need to rest at the bottom of the isolation box to absorb the nutrients in the follicles and "slim down" before they can swim.

When they are born, they are complete fry, and they need to lie down slowly at the bottom of the isolation box before they can swim.

In this process, some fry with poor physique or "bad" will die. You don't need to be too concerned about this situation. We only raise "strong ones"!

The density is too high

You don’t need to think too much about the density of the newly born fry. If you don’t have space, hang an isolation box in the big tank and remove the isolation layer. There are two nests, about 50+ small fry. One month ago, there were no problems in the nest.

In a separate small fry tank, a 30-year-old tank can support hundreds of fish without any problem.

It should be noted that the density is after the fry are 2.5 months old, that is, after they can reproduce.