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Does the guppy need a shelter? How to make a shelter?

Gustavo 'Gus' Fring
2020-08-19 00:10:12
The guppies need shelter. Because the male fish likes to chase the female during mating. And after giving birth, females may eat small fish. Make a shelter for guppies to provide a resting place for females. It can also provide shelter for small fish and prevent them from being eaten by other guppies. When breeding, you can put water plants, corals, stones, rockeries, pottery stones and other things in the water as a guppy to avoid.
Does the guppy need a shelter? How to make a shelter?

1. guppies need shelter

guppies need shelter. Because guppies are also divided into strong and weak, strong people like to catch up with the weak. Therefore, it is necessary to provide shelter for the weaker guppies. During the mating period of guppies, it is easy for males to catch up with females. If there is a shelter in the tank, the female can avoid the pursuit of the male and have a good rest. In addition, after the female fish gives birth, her physical strength decreases and she will eat fish eggs. Making a shelter in a fish tank can provide shelter for fish eggs and avoid being eaten by big fish.

2. how to make a shelter for guppies

You can install coral, rockery and other places for fish to hide in the fish tank. The installation principle follows the principle of non-toxic and harmless installation, that is to say, when selecting materials, we should choose materials that are not harmful to guppies. The volume of the material can not be too large, and the general volume is about a quarter of the whole fish tank.

3. Precautions for installing avoidance layer for guppy

1. In material selection, avoid selecting materials with sharp objects. Because guppies are fragile and easy to scratch.

2. It is better to choose pure natural materials for the avoidance layer, such as water grass, coral, etc. This will make the guppy feel safe.

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