Guppies are very popular small fishes which it is possible to buy in special shops at rather low price. If desired it is also possible to part them, but only provided that the correct care will be provided to whitebaits.
Bases of care for whitebaits of the guppy in the general aquarium
The most important rule which the people who decided to grow up whitebaits together with adult individuals should observe says that it is necessary to watch carefully quantity of a forage and never to force the guppy to starve. The fact is that these small fishes can quite eat whitebaits if the stern appears insufficiently. Moreover, it is desirable that whitebaits had own shelter, a special part of an aquarium where you will pour out a part of a forage for them. It will ensure relative safety of little small fishes.Choose for whitebaits of a plant with long stalks and small leaves. They will help to create the protected place in an aquarium and to equip for kids comfortable housing near adult individuals. As a forage for whitebaits of the guppy in the first weeks of their life Artemy can use. In 4-5 weeks after appearance of small fishes on light add to their diet of a trubochnik and a crank. Do not forget to crush carefully a forage that small fishes could eat it. Give them food at least 3 times a day. At the same time it is desirable to pour slightly more forage, than they can eat at once that later whitebaits had an opportunity to be supported. Pour food as it is possible closer to plants where there live little guppies that they had not to come up to adult individuals.
How to support whitebaits of the guppy in a separate aquariumConstantly you watch appearance of small fishes. Whitebaits of the guppy have to have a big round stomach. It is also important that they ate much and did not refuse a forage. If kids do not want to eat, perhaps, they are sick, or you incorrectly support them and provide improper care. The aquarium about 20-40 liters with high-quality aeration and with a set of small plants is suitable for whitebaits of the guppy. At the same time it is desirable not to supplement housing of small fishes with soil, otherwise you only complicate process of care for kids. At cultivation of whitebaits of the guppy in a separate aquarium it is necessary to watch temperature and water quality constantly. It is impossible to pour in capacity not settled water from under the crane at all – it is necessary to leave it for 2-3 days and only then to pour. It is recommended to replace daily 30-40% of the water which is in an aquarium that whitebaits of the guppy felt comfortable. As for water temperature, it should not fall to the first 3-4 weeks of life of whitebaits lower than 28 wasps. Then it is possible gradually, to reduce within a week it to 26 wasps, and then and to 24 wasps.