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Where do guppies live and how to restore their living environment?

Jane Margolis
2021-04-15 22:43:41
Guppies are widely distributed, originating in Venezuela and Guyana in South America, northern Brazil and the West Indies, and are now mainly distributed in the lower reaches of rivers, lakes and ditches in some tropical areas. Guppies have a wide range of wild habitats, as long as they are not seriously polluted freshwater basins or lakes, they can survive. China imported them from Japan. There are many varieties of them, such as mosaic, grass tail, snake pattern and so on.
Where do guppies live and how to restore their living environment?

1. Where

do guppies live? Guppies originated in Venezuela and were discovered by a German ichthyologist in Lagaras, the capital of Venezuela. Because they belong to the genus Potamogeton and their body color is relatively bright, they are named Peacock Potamogeton. Since then, guppies have been found in the wild along the northern coast of South America and on islands in the Caribbean Sea.

Guppies are tropical freshwater fish with a wide range of habitats, which can survive in rivers, lakes and ditches in tropical areas. The guppy was introduced to China through trade in the last ten years. Most species of guppies in China are Japanese, and only a few are German.

2. How to restore the living environment

of guppies? Guppies mainly live in warm springs or lakes. In order to restore the living environment of guppies, the temperature should be controlled at 22-26 degrees first. Secondly, their adaptability to salt is weak, so family breeding should try not to add excessive salt in the fish tank. Finally, there are many microorganisms or insects in the wild environment of guppies, which can be replaced by shrimp, red worms, mealworms and so on. Although the categories are not rich enough, the nutrients they contain are similar.

 

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