I want to get some guppies, I have a 50 gallon tank but it is not heated, and that tank is full, so I bought I a 10 gallon tank, do you think that I could buy guppies? and have them survive? (It is not heated but has really good filteration, and the temperature is room tempered.)
2007-08-02 06:23:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
They could live as long as your house never gets truly cold. But since heaters are rather inexpensive, it seems more humane to use a heater in the tank. They are tropical fish.
What they can "suvive" in and what is actually good for them may be 2 different things.
2007-08-02 06:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by PawPrint 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guppies require a temperature of 64-82°F. Guppies require a tank with at least 20 gallons of water and is very tolerant of changing tank conditions. Plants should be hardy varieties such as Java Fern and Java Moss that can handle the increased hardness in the tank. You should also have a breeding tank of the same size. Ideally, the environment should have a covering of floating ferns and a breeding box to protect the fry. Adults may eat the fry if left to fend for themselves without the breeding box. The fry should be fed brine shrimp, micro food and pulverized flakes.
2016-04-01 11:38:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a heater for my 10 gallon tanks, and both have tropical fish in them. Just make sure the temperature is 76-80
2007-08-02 06:35:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will be fine. Guppies are extremely flexible as far as temperature goes, and will be fine at most stable temperatures. As long as they aren't going from 70 degrees to 90 degrees, they are fine.
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2007-08-02 06:37:25 · answer #4 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guppies wont be a problem at all if its room temp.
2007-08-02 06:47:03 · answer #5 · answered by Squeaker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋