sometimes swims down
2007-07-28 15:48:14 · 10 answers · asked by jennifer 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Guppies are top water fish, that's were they normally live. For him to spend most of his time at the top of the tank is totally and completely normal.
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2007-07-28 15:53:31 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh well, my dear.... guppies are top dwellers. Most of the time they feed near the water surface, occasionally swimming to the bottom to forage for food too.
How do you define top, middle & bottom dwellers? The answer lies in where the mouth of the fish is positioned.
I'm sure by now you can see that your guppy, like most types of livebearers (fish that give birth to live fish) have mouth positioned high up. Other live-bearer top dwellers are like mollies, swordtails & platies. Other types of top dwellers include zebra danios, panchax and Arowana.
You can try other types of fishes that swim in the middle if you don't like all top dwellers. Compatible with guppies are corydoras, (a bottom feeder) and maybe certain tetras, like neon tetras, rummy - nosed tetras etc as tetras mostly occupy the middle level.
It could also be due to that they are sick... look out for signs like discoloration, not eating, white slime on their body, white little dots etc.
Ask the aquarium shop assistant for medication compatible with guppies.
I hope this helps!
2007-07-28 23:12:30 · answer #2 · answered by Huang K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have many guppies and when they are hungry it seems that they are at the top. They see me, honest and go to the top and wait for me to feed them
2007-07-28 22:52:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is he in a bowl or a tank?
Perhaps the water does not have enough oxygen in it, so he has to go to the top to breathe. That happens a lot with bowl fish.
2007-07-28 22:52:10 · answer #4 · answered by Miss Mash 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not enough oxygen in the water get a air pump and air stone for your tank.
2007-07-28 22:54:21 · answer #5 · answered by Bingo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pur a little bleach in the tank.... the bleach will sit on the top layer of the water.... the guppy will move to a safer spot
2007-07-28 23:07:58 · answer #6 · answered by risgoods123 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Maybe it's waiting for you to feed it.
2007-07-28 22:56:33 · answer #7 · answered by freekin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's probably dieing
2007-07-28 22:53:21 · answer #8 · answered by Angaea C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ITS FRICKING DEAD!!! OMG CALL 911!!! AND THE FUNERAL SERVICE!
2007-07-28 23:27:28 · answer #9 · answered by wms60606 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
is your water clean? if so then i donno. if dirty clean it.
2007-07-28 22:51:57 · answer #10 · answered by (NYG)NewYorkGiantsRule 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋