I have three, two of them are swimming around and the one is swimming at the top.... they are boys. I'm kinda worried about him is this ok?? My water looks fine. How are guppys suppost to act?
2006-11-09 16:06:47 · 9 answers · asked by sogullablegurly 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
I feed them once a day and he's not belly-up
2006-11-09 16:12:22 · update #1
Of cource I have a filter =)
2006-11-09 16:15:22 · update #2
i have had guppies for a year now and they are rampent breaders they NEED to breed you should have two females to every male you should also feed them more and i also suggest getting and algie eater to help with waste clean up! as for the one swimming around the top as long as he looks and acts health i wouldent worrie but i do strongly suggest the females!!!!
2006-11-10 03:00:27 · answer #1 · answered by jenni p 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably all right. I had 3 guppies, all male in one of my tanks. All 3 of them would pick on each other. They'd swim all over the tank, but they seem to prefer the middle to top areas more so. And just because your water looks fine, doesn't mean it is. You can't see ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates. Only way to tell is to get a test kit and test the water :) Do weekly water changes, and you should be fine with the water quality.
2006-11-10 01:04:44 · answer #2 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Could be hungry...or it could be trying to get away from the other two...have you seen them fighting at all? I don't think guppies are all that aggressive, especially with no female present, but it's always a possibility. It could be sick...but I've found that sick fish often stay towards the bottom of the tank.
2006-11-10 00:09:27 · answer #3 · answered by Shaun 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Guppys are "surface feeders". They frequently swim at the top a lot. Does he look fine otherwise?
2006-11-10 00:09:30 · answer #4 · answered by Dick 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Guppies spend their lives near the surface of water, not down in the tank...that is what they do. Nothing is wrong.
2006-11-10 01:08:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
guppies are supposed to be in the mid to top half of the tank...I don't know why only one would be acting strangely...
2006-11-10 01:48:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
make sure that your tank has one of those filters or else your guppies will not be able to beathe. Hopfully you know what a filter is if you don't then go to google and i am sure you will find out what it is.
2006-11-10 00:12:40 · answer #7 · answered by miajj16 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
maybe it looks like it's swimming...but it's actually floating around...DEAD
2006-11-10 01:01:16 · answer #8 · answered by Gweeboo 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Is he belly-up? If so, this is not a good sign....
2006-11-10 00:09:49 · answer #9 · answered by Renee 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋