Guppy fry are born and grow separately from adult fish until adolescence. For correct adaptation of babies in a common aquarium, it is necessary to transplant them correctly.
It is necessary
- - nursery with fry;
- - an aquarium with adult fish;
- - a net for aquarium fish;
- - a bag for transporting fish or other transparent and durable.
Instructions
Step 1
Finally, the long-awaited moment has come for the relocation of the guppy babies to the common aquarium. And, before the new fry appear, you can forget about the double work of cleaning the aquarium and accessories.
Step 2
The moment of transplantation comes when the likelihood of babies being eaten by adults disappears. Usually fry are transplanted 2-4 months after birth. Until this time, the fry live in a small nursery aquarium. Separate keeping of fry contributes not only to preservation of offspring, but also to health. After all, the fry do not need to hide and run away from other fish, thereby conserving energy. The energy saved in this way is used for the development and growth of the fry.
Step 3
The aquarium should have enough shelter and vegetation so that if something happens, the kids can easily hide from the danger and wait it out. Fry can successfully hide in the foliage of long-stemmed small-leaved plants. Lush vegetation is not only necessary for the fry. The bushy tail of males attracts the attention of other fish and they can easily bite it, which leads to illness and even death of the fish.
Step 4
Guppy fry react sharply to temperature changes. Therefore, make sure that the temperature in the nursery and the general aquarium is the same. The optimum temperature for healthy growth of fry is 22-24 ° C, although they also tolerate temperatures up to 30 ° C very well. At temperatures above 26 ° C, fry develop faster.
Step 5
Collect water from the nursery in a special bag for transporting fish, carefully catch all the guppy fry into it with a special net and dip this bag into a common aquarium. After 10-15 minutes, when the fry have calmed down, pour out some water from the bag and collect the missing amount from the aquarium. Repeat the procedure a couple of times, and then gently submerge the bag in water and turn it over, thus allowing the fry to swim out of the bag into the aquarium.
Step 6
Before transplanting, you can add water from the future aquarium to the nursery for greater comfort during adaptation. Another factor for successful adaptation is the presence of fry in a common aquarium without other fish. Before transplanting, you can carry out a general cleaning of the future aquarium. Before settling in, run the guppy fry for several hours according to the above scheme, reducing the number of water additions to one or two times. This will allow them to adapt to unfamiliar environments.
