i'm thinking about getting some guppies......?

Question

i was wondering if you need a filter in the guppies water, unless you have a water filter and just fill up the tank with filtered water?
is there anything elts that i am missing besides the fish, the tank and the water?

Answer 1

Yes you are missing stuff. If you are planning on having guppies be prepared for baby guppies. Guppies are live bearers that means that they have live babies. I would get a breeders net and keep it. Guppies breed a lot unless you only want males. Females can get pregnant many times even with no males.
I have Guppies And they are a really good fish to have just be prepared.

Answer 2

I have found very few fish do well without a good filter. It prevents stagnant water, and churning it through a filter spreads the beneficial bacteria through your tank. I like undergravel filters myself, but others have done just fine with alternate filtration.

Answer 3

It doesn't matter what kind of fish you have, they all need a filter and the approbiate size of tank
As well as a heater in your case, since guppy's are tropicals and do well in temperatures around 76-82 degrees

Here is a checklist for what you will need
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles/new_aquarium_needs.html

Also you will need to know what sex they're to prevent breeding or do breed them
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles/how_to_sex_your_fish.html
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles/breeding_tropical_fish.html

Also any tank you get needs to by cycled before introducing fish into it
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles.html


Hope that helps
Good luck



EB



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Answer 4

a small heater would be nice, since they are tropical fish, and I do think you need a filter, doesn't have to be to big, or expensive...my guppies filter only cost $15

Answer 5

just dont get a guppie mine had 132 or it was 122 but it was a pain having her

Answer 6

guppies?????? suck get some betta fish they are way better