i have 8 baby guppy, i had them for 2 months now and only one of them shows color.{on the tail} the other baby are just white, i keep them in a glass vase and feed them grinded goldfish food. there are no plants and no filter i change the water once or twice a week. the guppy are all healthy and are behaving normally why dont they have there colors yet
2007-08-16 12:21:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Maybe they are too young still. Or perhaps they are females, dont they have very minimal colors?
2007-08-16 12:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, they are just a little late. It took my guppies about a month and half till they had some color.
Reaons that they might be still white:
1) Are females... females are less colorful than male guppies. Female guppies' tales are also less longer. So if your baby guppies don't have very long tales that are proportional to their body, they might be females.
2) Are feeder guppies. These are also called wild guppies. It means that these guppies are meant for feeding other fish, and aren't very attractive... so they don't have much color.
3) Late bloomers.
You should also seperate your guppies into different tanks or purchase a larger tank. For about 8 guppies... you might need a 10 gallon tank for now. Keeping the guppies in such a small tank, will cause them to stop growing. If you'd like to make your tank more decorative, I suggest buying a plant. You can get them at the store for less than $5. I suggest a banana plant. Thesegrow very long, and look great in a large/long tank.
2007-08-17 15:32:18 · answer #2 · answered by thisisit 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it really depends on which kinds of guppies you have. for exmaple, i noticed that my fry tends to be females rather then males. as a result, the fish you have might be females. they would have less colors or none at all. also, they might be of different age. sometimes, it'll take longer.
what kind of guppies do you have : fancy or feeder? i kno feeder females don't have color at all. i can only tell by the gravid spot.
2007-08-17 00:43:59 · answer #3 · answered by twil.raven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to wait a bit longer... most guppies start showing more colours at around 3 months
2007-08-16 20:55:12 · answer #4 · answered by vo_dn 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They could just be white or albino guppies that is one type of guppy that exists
2007-08-16 19:30:25 · answer #5 · answered by Zinc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
White? Mine are mostly clear. They should develop their colors pretty soon, though, if they're going to. What did the mother look like?
2007-08-16 19:55:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's most likely gonna take more time, because you raise them in a vase and not in a filtered and heated tanks as recommended
You may also stunt their growth, if you don't get them outta there soon
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-08-16 19:31:02 · answer #7 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Late bloomers.
2007-08-16 19:24:57 · answer #8 · answered by Niki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋