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Female guppy will eat their own small fish do, how to prevent guppy eat small fi

Mike Ehrmantraut
2020-07-31 23:58:27
Female guppies may eat small fish because of the narrow production environment, female fish depression and irritability. At this point, you can adjust the production environment, so that they produce in a large tank. It may also be because the mother fish is weak after childbirth and mistakes the small fish for food. At this time, enough food can be given. You can also put some water plants or other obstacles in the fish tank for small fish to hide. After the end of production, immediately separate tanks can also prevent them from eating small fish.
Female guppy will eat their own small fish do, how to prevent guppy eat small fi

1. Narrow production environment

1. Reason: The mother fish may eat the small fish because of the narrow space, causing the mother fish to be very depressed, very irritable, scurrying around, chasing the small fish.

2. Precautionary method: Let the female fish give birth in the fish tank with large space. In this way, they are in a peaceful mood after childbirth, beneficial to self-cultivation, and will not chase and eat small fish.

2. Female fish is physically weak

1. Reason: Female guppy can produce 10 to 120 small fish per production. After childbirth, the body will be very weak, especially hungry, need to supplement energy. So they may mistake small fish for food and eat them. If the mother fish is not in good health before delivery, it will be weaker after delivery and easier to eat small fish.

2. Prevention method: Feed the female fish to eat small fish worms, red worms and other nutritious food in time after delivery. When the mother fish is full and nutritious, she will not look for food and eat the small fish as food. In addition, before the mother fish production, the mother fish should be well maintained and provided with adequate food. In this way, the mother fish eats well, the body is good, there is no lack of nutrition, and naturally will not eat small fish.

3. Other methods to prevent guppies from eating small fish

1. Water plants or other obstacles can be placed in the fish tank for small fish to hide.

2. After the production is finished, the mother fish and the small fish are immediately isolated and maintained or maintained in separate tanks.

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