Male Guppies
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Female Guppies
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Family: Poeciliidae
Scientific Name: Poecilia reticulata
Distribution: Guyana, Venezuela, Barbados, northern Brazil, and Trinidad
Size: Males up to 1 and one fourth inches (3 cm), females up to 2 and one
fourth inches (6 cm)
Temperature: 68-76 F (20-24 C)
pH: 7-8
Water hardness: Hard or very hard
Feeding: Abundant and different kinds of food
Suitability: A good community fish
Description: They vary in form and color. Males are very colorful and
females are usually grey or a mixture of two color. Guppys have a variety of fin shapes and colors due to selective breeding.
Breeding: They are very easy to breed. The males anal fin forms a
gonopodium. Mature females show a gravid spot abouve their anal fin. The adults will eat the young so it is best to use a breeding trap or a heavily planted tank.
