Whitebaits of the guppy are born and grow separately from adult fishes before achievement of teenage age. For the correct adaptation of kids in the general aquarium it is necessary to replace them correctly.
It is required to you
- - nursery with whitebaits;
- - aquarium with adult fishes;
- - net for aquarian fishes;
- - package for transportation of fishes or another transparent and strong.
Instruction
1. At last the long-awaited moment of resettlement of kids of the guppy in the general aquarium came. And, before appearance of new whitebaits, it is possible to forget about double work on cleaning of an aquarium and accessories.
2. The moment of change comes when the probability of kids to be the eaten adult individuals disappears. Usually whitebaits are replaced in 2-4 months after the birth. Till this time the whitebaits live in a small aquarium nursery. Separate keeping of whitebaits promotes not only preservation of an issue, but also strengthening of health. Whitebaits do not have need to hide and get away from other fishes, thereby keeping energy. The energy saved thus goes for development and growth of whitebaits.
3. The aquarium has to have enough shelters and vegetation that if something happens kids could hide freely from danger and wait it. Whitebaits can successfully hide in foliage of dlinnostebelny fine-leaved plants. Magnificent vegetation is necessary not only to whitebaits. The magnificent tail of males draws attention of other fishes and they can bite it with ease that leads to a disease and even death of fish.
4. Whitebaits of the guppy sharply react to change of temperature. Therefore track that temperature in a nursery and the general aquarium was identical. Optimum temperature for the healthy growth of whitebaits is temperature of 22-24 °C though they perfectly transfer also temperature increase to 30 °C. At a temperature above 26 °C the whitebaits develop quicker.
5. Gather in a special package for transportation of fishes of water from a nursery, accurately catch a special net in it all whitebaits of the guppy and dip this package into the general aquarium. In 10-15 minutes when whitebaits calm down, cast a little water from a package and gain missing quantity from an aquarium. Repeat the procedure few times, and then accurately ship a package in water and turn it, having allowed thus whitebaits to come up from a package in an aquarium.
6. Before change it is possible to add to a water nursery from future aquarium for bigger comfort at adaptation. As one more factor for successful adaptation serves finding of whitebaits in the general aquarium without other fishes. Before change it is possible to carry out clear-out of future aquarium. Before settling at several o'clock to start whitebaits of the guppy according to the above scheme, having reduced quantity of dolivaniye of water to one-two times. It will allow them to adapt in the unfamiliar environment.