i bought a pair of guppies yesterday..... they were ok till today morning.... but now... they disturb my gold fish and blue gold... good answers are appreciable.... is this dangerous??????/ or is it normal ?????????????
2007-08-11 05:30:15 · 8 answers · asked by Diamond Shine 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
You shouldn't keep guppies with goldfish, because they need diferent water temps. They should be in separate tanks, the guppies with a heater, the goldfish without. Move the goldfish to another tank.
Aside from this, goldfish produce way more ammonia than tropical fish, which is bad for the tropical.
They require different food types and goldfish are so bulky that they will steal the guppies food when you're trying to feed it.
They are completly different and shouldn't be kept together.
Its not usual for guppies to be aggressive, but some strains are and shouldn't be bred.
I would say wait a while for the guppies to settle in, see if they still annoy the other fish. If they do and they are fin nipping, you will have to separate them.
Make sure your tank is large enough for the amount of fish you have.
Good luck.
2007-08-11 05:40:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aggressive Guppies
2016-12-17 19:40:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get 1 male and 3 female guppies and things will be just fine. Yes, male guppies are fin nippers, but aggressive? Not overly so. If your shrimp are about the same size as your guppies they may occassionally show up with a missing leg. The next molt they will be fine. Just plant the tank HEAVY!
2016-04-01 04:31:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, goldfish and guppies don't do well together, goldfish are cold water fish, and guppies are tropical warm water fish. I had goldfish and guppies living together until actually this morning, i am in the process of getting my tank set up to get my goldfish and guppies seperated, so if it is possible, seperate the goldfish and guppies, but if it can't be done, just watch closely for aggression, because my oranda goldfish doesnt let the guppies eat, so i have to hold the food in my fingers and basically hand feed the guppies so the goldfish cant eat it all
Also, goldfish, as you proabbly know, release huge amounts of ammonia, and tropical fish can't handle this amount of it, so if you cant get 2 seperate tanks, you need to do a 25% water change every week
2007-08-11 05:40:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Guppies can be a bit hostile sometimes and can pester other fish, but luckily they are small enough not to cause any real harm. I would consider what you are seeing to be fairly normal and not a serious problem at all.
MM
2007-08-11 06:24:47 · answer #5 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guppies aren't aggressive towards other fish. You do need to buy a breeding net so when they have babies you can put the babies in there.
2007-08-11 05:41:50 · answer #6 · answered by Hadassah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
guess what
when a kid had some and they had babies.
all they did one sunday night is eat the babies.
so yes they can be real aggressive.
it was tramatic for a kid.
2007-08-11 05:38:06 · answer #7 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
got to the nearest pet store and ask them
2007-08-11 05:32:46 · answer #8 · answered by Rae 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋