Guppy Fish Care: 10 Things You Should Know About Guppies

[@The_Mythical_Potato]

My grandpa have some of the most hardy guppies, like really hardy that he keeps in his small indoor pond with no filter, no water circulation, no water changes and my cousin's giant red-eared slider. He's only been giving them plain bread for 30 years+ and they still keeps on thriving and breeding new generations, the only thing that they're mising is the colors, they have a full black body with a speck of color on their tail, some males will have a purple body, red fins and some spots on their tail but they're pretty rare, they're also very small and skinny unlike the domesticated guppies.

[@Aryanthakur-yt9bc]

He has wild guppies I forgot what they are called they are usually very slim

[@shlumpedmoney2653]

They sounds like some cool guppies maybe start creating content??

[@shlumpedmoney2653]

Nvm just seen the shit u post just stop creating content😂😂💀

[@LokiOdinssnn]

@@Aryanthakur-yt9bc most likely they are feral guppies

[@CristinSierra]

I had a guppy tank for 2 years. I tried to add different guppy’s from different places and they lived for a long time. They made babies like crazy! I was giving them away to friends and family and keeping some of my favorites. Buy by the 2 year mark I noticed some of them were starting to have bent spines and wired looking belly’s. I scrapped the whole tank. Had a friend take all the mails and gave all the females to a local pet shop.

[@didthatreallyjust]

did you over breed them or just breed them one time? people think they can just breed their fish until the day they die which will kill your fish

[@CristinSierra]

@@didthatreallyjust I never had them die on me & had many of them for full two years until I took the tank down.

[@bewareofangels1533]

do you just leave them all on same tank and let them breed and grow baby gup? you didn't move out the parents?

[@juli8vdberg562]

Why bother giving them away? Just another tank and a snakehead in it

[@CristinSierra]

@@juli8vdberg562 I took the whole tank down. At the time I had a 3 year old and a new baby and i needed one less responsibility.

[@puertoriconnect4611]

Damn. This dude is so sweet. He’d buy sick guppies just to try and nurse them back to health 😭 Too good for this world.

[@galejohnson8086]

I had guppies as a kid (1960 or so) and yes, they were so hardy.

[@yehoshuacirt8645]

Yes. And they could swim better without the heavy banners in the back weighing them down.

[@PCKodachi]

thx a lot, mate, for the tips ❤ got my first guppy this week, a golden yellowish female. She is alone, though, will get her a handsome boy this weekend!. subbed

[@cadencetheronin756]

So I plan on having 2 tanks, 1 for males and 1 for females. I plan to move a male or 2 into the female tank for a month on rotation with a month in between each male. Will this help with diversity in breeding?

[@MimicNature]

Great video. Thanks

[@GeraldOdonnell851]

Can i put 1 guppy in with my red fin shark

[@4-hfarm671]

You should do one on platys and mollys or like all live beariers

[@gemmam6113]

Looking into setting up my very first tank and definitely want guppies. I'm really big on the idea of an ecosystem so what would be the best bottom feeder to go with guppies? Looking at doing around 65L/14 gallons with guppies and maybe tetras :) Thanks!

[@MsStargazerz]

I tried tetras. They are fin nippers and if they aren't in a bigger group of say, 6 , they get really aggressive

[@ashieloveful]

Corydoras are great for the bottom 😊😊😊😊 go well with guppies

[@cassandrabelyeu2419]

This isn’t a fish, but I’ve heard good things about keeping floating plants like duckweed and water hyacinth on the surface of an ecosystem-y fish tank. The fish can also eat some of the roots for fresh food.

[@yeahletsunpackthat]

@@cassandrabelyeu2419I do this!!!

[@xiongxiongloft5937]

Everyday I feed my fish something different just like us

[@WackyLulu]

That's so cute tbh 😭

[@Fathernsonadventures]

I dont have guppies but I have a 10 gallon "which will become a 20 gallon soon" it's a community tank built around a betta, we have 1 betta, 1 zebra danio which we will get 4-6 more when we get the 20 long we have 4 ember tetras which we will trade in when we get the new tank. We have 4 neon tetras which we will also get more. And we will get some cherry shrimp

[@mr.octopus6972]

Got myself a big fluvial system for a couple of dimes in a garage sale. So far none of my guppy babies got sucked in there they're strong and intelligent enough (even at birth) to fight the current and not go near.

[@elizabethfarris364]

Question ⁉️ How do you tell the difference between mail and female ? Is it possible for a female to be bright orange? I have one that is shaped like a female.. is that possible?

[@hulkplate3100]

EARLY, 9th like, 23 view, and 3rd comment XD

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Hahahahaha thanks Josh

[@Anaiscor]

I bought a black molly from a pet store and didn’t know she was pregnant so now I have a tank full of guppies! I don’t know what to do! I’m sure they’ll start to reproduce eventually so it’s going to be a big problem because I don’t have anywhere to put them!

[@michaelaislitzer]

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[@portialamothe9595]

I am new to fish i know where to buy some and who can help me start my tank i am loving the guppies they are so pretty. I just buy my tank. Please and thanks i got a budget too.

[@noaholsen6476]

If you have a budget then guppies aren't for you. The tank alone is gonna be at least 75 dollars probably 100. Unless you find a good deal

[@JimmyJames10-k7v]

Unless u live in Antarctica u Don’t need a heater , I had guppies for 3 years now without a heater none have died

[@IdiosyncH]

Yessss i had store bought cobra guppies from a local aquarium store. Within a week i swear he had parasites because 2 died and now the other has some dropsy. I felt so bad but glad it wasn't me 😅 sadly no room for a 2nd tank to isolate.

[@PatriciaSullivan-o1m]

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[@mylinhnguyen2722]

Super informative video. The first one that actually tell me things that I really need to know, not the things I already know

[@soapy412]

laughed at how hard you had to think about what the temperatures were in fahrenheit because I can absolutely relate. I am never going to understand what a fahrenheit is.

[@ruthieharrison2609]

I don't know why Americana has to be so different... It takes me forever to figure out temperatures in Celsius 😭

[@Evilebros]

I had goldfish. When I was a child. Now I just want some simple fish and didn’t notice how complicated providing a proper environment was. This video helped me a ton thank you!

[@Kindkaly23]

Oh they’re hardy alright. My boyfriend brought home some baby guppies given to him. I thought why in the hell... had no idea what to do with them. So I kept them in Tupperware. It’s been a week and they were fed once (no filter or anything so fed once to minimize potential harmful bacteria) - still alive. They have just been upgraded to a 10g aquarium. Currently acclimating. Fingers crossed

[@flonkas]

Your spelling error in the first sentence changes the tone of the whole comment

[@justthings666]

@@yipitet9682 they've been moved to a 10 gal

[@mannyb201]

Sad

[@sripalupi3682]

OY

[@sripalupi3682]

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[@robm5399]

Your tutorial is very helpful, and will make the hobby lots of fun. I have watched several of your videos before setting up my own tank. Thank you for the time you put into these videos.

[@Savethefreshwater]

Same here ! Hi from Colombia South America

[@eeemoose3494]

actually PH is really important to guppies, they like hard water and won't do well in a pH under 7.0

[@KeepingFishSimple]

I agree but most people's tap water is above 7 anyways

[@eeemoose3494]

Yeah, I guess your right.

[@LurkinCT]

Very good point and not be assumed. Needed to be mentioned in the video

[@LurkinCT]

@@KeepingFishSimple That's a deadly assumption

[@alyssadavis3501]

I really genuinely appreciate all the info you give and how you make it so easy to understand!! For sure will come back for more info :)

[@TuanCaCanh]

I have little guppy and them so beautiful.

[@shlubjohnson4687]

I think my guppies might be racist because I have a blue crystal guppy that keeps being bitten by other gups. The blue gup is also male. We have enough males to females. 6 females 3 males. The blue gup is the only one of its colour. The rest have others of the same colour. Please help. I love him, he's so beautiful, and being bullied is no way to live life. Should I take him back to the fish shop.

[@shelbyrose2791]

I work at a bigbox pet store and I tell customers that guppies are basically aquatic rabbits.

[@justasquid8930]

i just got three guppies!! their names are blue jay, david, and apples! this is very informative thank you!!

[@alaskacosplay]

I normally keep a 1:4 ratio when it comes to guppies so its one male to every 4 females which means I buy a whole lot of females like 16 females to 4 males just to keep the males from constantly harrasing the same females.

[@xstuddahx5295]

My guppy just gave birth a couple days ago and had 35 fry I can’t wait for them to grow up and I’m probably gonna get more fry since I have way more pregnant females

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Yea you definitely will

[@artismea2896]

same i had one lot of fry then like 5 more sets

[@gheufbfff]

I have a female guppy. She hitched I ride with one of my other fish purchased about a year and a half ago. She is in with my 100l planted community tank. She is about 4 to 5cm long. One of the largest females I have seen. I added a male to the tank because I wanted her to breed before she died. Her first spawn she produced around 120 fry. I couldn't believe how many she produced. She is a about to drop her second spawn within the next few days. She was breed with an elephant eye platinum male so interesting to see what her fry look like.

[@petertaylor6479]

What do you do with all the fry? My tank is filling up

[@xstuddahx5295]

@@petertaylor6479 you can always donate them to your local pet store or give them to someone if you run out of room. Or you can be ruthless and hope they get eaten by other guppies lol.

[@alyssadavis5128]

Plz tell me you are doing a detailed series on how to breed the neons I’m talkin like, multi part, fully fledged series. I think that would be the most interesting thing on your channel so far

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Dude! Of course. I've gotta get the recipe down first but its 110% happening so dw.

[@alyssadavis5128]

KeepingFishSimple okay. *exhales with relief*

[@ADGhostAquaticz]

❤ hey 👋 we are basically doing the same thing , I love what you’ve done ✅ ❤ I’d love to ask you some questions get some feedback. Thanks 🙏

[@sharonletchford9375]

I feed my fish dried pellets, blood worms veggie favourite s & tropical quartets & tubifix worm. s I have a mixed tank so everyone's happy.

[@Endless.nightmare-dfi]

3:24 mother and sister? sir females can’t breed (trust me i’ve tried)

[@dimitrijekrstic7567]

Respect for "I don't see a fishes life as something less than mine"

[@Brock-Lesnar-WWE]

My new guppy keeps swimming up and down the tank...what's the problem

[@indraneelmenon]

No probs, some guppies become very active in a new tank. It also means he is perfectly healthy. And another reason is sometimes the guppy might be seeing his reflection in the edge of the tank and chasing it.

[@ivanscottw]

For guppys, I find that corys are just like great ! They do not compete, they each take care of their own layer - and they keep the substrate clean ! Well, actually, guppys WILL be agressive towards very young corys, but once the corys are 1 cm long, they are safe.. I have my 200L (~50Gal) tank which started with 10 guppys, now, after 6 month more like 150 of them - and some look absolutely gorgeous.. Also started with 10 corys, now have like.. 50 ! (but I had to pick the eggs and let them grow in a small separate 20L (5 Gal) tank).. Death rate is about 2 guppys per month and 1 cory per month - I think that's reasonable ! A few Tetras in the tank and a couple of bristlenoses !.. And 2 kribs (which I need to pass along to someone else) Then the Kribs (Pelvicachromis pulsher) - kind of keep the guppys in check.. those that make it through are the strong ones ! Oh and also... I suspect some of my original guppys might be endler guppy (P. wingei) hybrids (the third generation lyra tail color shape kinds of give it away - but that's fine by me)

[@jasonnikolic]

Interesting you mentioned buying sick guppies. I had the same thought process (I need to save them!) but the store had a policy of not selling sick or weak fish as they are liable for refunding you if it dies or makes the other fish in you tank ill, as the communication of "I want that fish because it looks ill" is the store admitting to selling you a faulty product. It made sense.

[@AmyandAustinStevens]

Thanks for the great videos! What's it like having so many aquaria? I imagine you can't take holidays without an experienced person stepping in to care for your fish? - Amy

[@ohrats731]

I know some people really like simplicity, routine, saving money... but I’m always at the lfs like “ooh let’s try this! Oh yeah new types of frozen food! Gotta get some of that too...” I have like a million different types of fish food, it’s so fun 😂

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Literally! I always love feeding new things, might be trying out some mosquito larvae soon

[@Ksquizzles09]

I've opened my canisters the find live fry in them. I now keep sponges on my intake screens. They require much more cleaning but worth saving the fry imo.

[@vikalawa5301]

Platiys are good but if some of them become alpha they become very aggressive and will go upto nipping aligator gar!!!

[@streetsiswatching9660]

This is true, I have recently got a male platy who is extremely aggressive to the other male fish in my tank ( danio's and sword tails )

[@frank88ster]

As for variety diet, Mix: -Dried tiny shrimp (from Asian shop) -Fish flakes, tiny pallets -dog food pallets -dried seaweed -aloe powder I jus take a mix of everything n grind to micro pallets (gud enuf for Frys) N feed X3 times wid tiny portions so it's eaten. A wave flow circulate so get eaten but a few loaches keep waste at bottom to minimum.

[@michaelfleming9757]

I cross bred male endlers to female guppies and the off spring we're healthy, they looked like a colorful guppy with a small or double sword..

[@jeanstradling4994]

You are Super cute Young Man Love your hair .And your Videos and info is Brilliant And its so better to listen to someone like you than guys who talks so slow 😊

[@Meatlove]

Of the 9 guppy's I bought, half a year ago, only 2 are still alive. They just die one by one every other week... All other creatures and plants are doing well. It's just the guppy's here that are a very weak fish. I will never buy them again.

[@ginascott5397]

I bought 2 guppies from the pet store around 7.00 each.They were not very healthy the first day one died. The other one died 2 days later.😢

[@Stewartgray418]

Got a few generations of rainbows now and mine keep getting brighter and more well formed, colours what no others have 😅 my cherry red shrimp breed like mad also

[@feli3236]

You saved my life!!!!! I’ve been looking for a simple yet straight forward video on how to take care of guppies! I’m a newbie & I’ve been building a tank. It’s 4 gallons and I’ve been doing my homework. Your video has given me the best & most information since i started looking for info. Im about to go see all your guppy videos lol thank you!!!!

[@vikalawa5301]

I think guppye are so easiest fish to keep they are very calm,peaceful fish they also dont fight with each other or nip fish ,they are also good with betta ,i also has experience they they live in diffrent temperature of water but too cold water in also not give but stil you should take best care put some live plants and they are happy

[@natalienewton3711]

4 gallons is probably to small for guppies. I personally would only keep a betta or shrimp in that small of a tank.

[@halleys.comett]

@@natalienewton3711 definitely not a betta, you could have a frog though

[@jdaniellp1]

Hardy fish my ass 😒 in the 3 years I've been into aquarism I've never been able to keep guppys alive. As soon as i turn my head back and forth they are dead. They never last more than a week. I've tried it all 😢

[@Pickle_Style-22]

My guppies only died because I gave them too much food without a filter. They ate the algae growing on the tank.

[@funmia1547]

Wouldbsone like to explain to me why I bought 7 guppies when I'm scared of fish?

[@bluetung1]

Is there any type of fish you would recommend as a tank mate for the guppy’s that will eat the fry but leave the adults alone ? I’m new to the hobby and don’t want my tank to overpopulate

[@Terrass]

In my fish store I always find pregnant females and buy 20 guppies in th price of 1

[@YowellsHoppinHilltopFarm]

Check out my guppies on my channel they were shipped in from Taiwan

[@sarahroper647]

THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO EVER!!!

[@contentandsystems]

Thanks for the tips. My brother used to buy sick hamsters and try to take care of them, which also would never end well. Sending you positive vibes for caring for animals! 🙂

[@rubestheswiftie]

I’m getting some guppies and putting them with my Betta. Hopefully it goes well....🤨 Good informative video by the way.

[@amiamarie2988]

how'd that go?

[@awineera17]

How did that go? I put my female betta with 4 guppies and she attacked and killed the two smaller ones 😳 my male Betta has 10 neon tetras and has been fine with them.

[@odinlee4579]

I'm starting to wonder if I was just very unlucky with my guppies... They'd nap each other's fins until they could barely swim and they just kept attacking each other... Got them from a great shop but they didn't understand why they were so aggressive all the time.. I've just decided to stay away from them tbh

[@rangerlovee3324]

i just bought my 1st guppies! i got kohaku variety. like little koi, so cute :> They nip at EVERYTHING! tearing apart my plants xD

[@kaylahyoung8185]

DUDE LIVES IN MY AREA WHAT OR, WORKS AT THE APPLE IN MY AREA WHAT

[@fanismoschovitis6664]

i want to make a big aquarium man , amazing. i can feel the love

[@amelialeis4631]

Ty for doing this because I think I am getting guppys

[@sss-rb7pm]

question about lighting. how long can one leave light on in an aquarium. I did make sure there s no direct window lighting.

[@eeemoose3494]

I didn't quarantine my fish for 3 years.... then one day a fish that I bought had camelanus worms. The camelanus worms spread through all of my tanks and killed over 50 fish.

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Yea it's very important to medicate

[@benedyktczydziesty4399]

And 11th from me :-). Change water in guppies tank about 30% per week and you will have a happy fish ;-) ! Best regards from Poland.

[@justadumbfarmer4744]

I didn’t even know you could breed a mother with her sister. I guess anything is possible now days.

[@libby.t4424]

Really enjoying your videos, I'm new to guppies and having fun with them.

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Glad you like them!

[@rabby120]

mine love their mates, always get on, neon,rummy nose,glowlight and ember tetras,2 electric blue rams,albino corydora,and harlequin rasbora

[@portialamothe9595]

Wow

[@lisamelton5273]

What size tank?

[@jpmc3497]

I appreciate it man keep up the good work

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks heaps John

[@emmanuelcruz1579]

So much for keeping fish simple 😂

[@deXviper001]

I wanna put guppy with betta so when they breed betta can eat all the fry.

[@Katy.Is.Thy.Name.]

Woah, so you’re telling me that I’ve actually been doing it right? Haha woo hoo!! Oh and I’ve also noticed my shrimp going crazy over the micro worms that I feed the guppies, I actually had no idea that they’d eat them and their colours started to become so much brighter, especially the yellow and the blue dreams!!

[@technomad9071]

ahh thank you for metric for every one NOT in usa

[@stellaseaman5346]

So I'm in love with you...

[@ethandraken1318]

Hehehehe semen

[@Nigelaquaticsfish]

3 different foods 3 days a week then change to the next type of

[@newhobbybettafish75]

Why is my guppy going to die after three or four births

[@natescholtz]

Your videos are so incredible and so are you!

[@jasminesharp7589]

“Very hardy fish”. “Easy to take care of”. Bruh 2 just died and I constantly check the nitrate, ph, temp, I do constant water changes, I have two filters running, real plants and feed a mixed diet. WHY ARE THEY FREAKING DYING it’s making me and my husband so sad!!!

[@richyox9486]

How old is tank?

[@doge3601]

probably had a disease from th pet shop

[@Hranicalove]

Why do my plants always die that I put in the tank?

[@Jinx700]

What live food were you feeding them? 😊

[@salt7929]

How big does a quarantining guppy tank need to be?

[@chel3SEY]

Exhausting pace. I made it a minute in and gave up.

[@makai5749]

There should be two types and one gives birth less like in some dogs they only go in heat once a year instead of twice. That way they'll fill my 5 gallon slower I prefer to feed them freeze dried foods. I think they need less structure in the tank. When it comes to the line breeding thing some people appreciate mutts like aussie doodles they look better in my opinion than alot of breeds and each mutt is unique Bengals cats are cool too and the calico color so in guppies I look for something black orange and white. Which mine are and the males are half black endlers with a orange tail and whitish orange ish endler stripe.

[@lindahiggins8901]

Hi do guppy fry need a heater and filter or can I keep them in a small tank just with water

[@michaelwilde545]

Unless you live in a very warm climate, you'll need a heater, you also need filtration.

[@Evangelist_TishaSansbury]

Hello sir I have 5 fancy guppies in a 10 gallon with a betta is that ok ? They seem to be fine so far it’s been a week now from 11/1/21

[@rusty8311]

Do you have any update? I’m curious because I want to Breed guppies but not overpopulate so fast.I’ve heard betta eat guppy fry so it would lower overpopulation

[@dellseasandoval8187]

I still gave you a thumbs up though.

[@Davionn210]

can i use house plantes for the aquarium

[@scruff_beanie251]

I am going to get three guppies and one goldfish

[@stevesimonetti9669]

Very informative but Why the skipping and jerking in the editing?

[@Nigelaquaticsfish]

Bro 10k likes I’d cover these more

[@FLP90]

I want to breed, but not that many at a time. Is it inhumane to “abort” a good number of fry immediately after birth? If not, how do I keep the number at a reasonable number? I don’t want to get into selling them but I do want to breed my own since they don’t live extremely long and I don’t always want to buy new ones to replace once they die.

[@hopetikvah4906]

Although it may make some fish owners uncomfortable, this practice known as "culling" is no inhumane, as long as you make an effort to dispose of the fish in the quickest, most painless method possible. It's something most breeders do.

[@timyfin]

I just start aquarium hobby with 3 guppy and one molly. Balloon Goldenpanda Molly seems feel part of the group in beginning, but then one small guppy start to get aggressive for molly. Now i got more molly from shop. But still this same gyppy bully same molly. Now i know why. This guppy want showoff for female guppy. And they make fry a lot now. Twise already in same month. Now i got nealy 100 guppy fry in different age. And even big mollys are not eat those fry. Guppy fry seems all survive easily, even i wont give them special treatment. So really got soon overpopulation issue what just start from 3. Beta tank is on prosess, where i just put female guppys, because now fot only mini nano tank to put females.

[@dellseasandoval8187]

I really do Appreciate & value your advice though so keep up the good job kid.

[@Chinesetakeout382]

If you’re not ready for the potentially numbers they can reproduce to, I’d personally put them with species that can eat the fry. It’s a little gruesome, but it’s more ethical that letting the tank get overstocked without a place to send the extra guppies. I personally keep my guppies with a betta (with bettas, it obviously depends on their perosnallity, mine might as well be Ghandi like). and some African dwarf frogs.

[@DobbinVeromca-s6b]

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