Why do guppies have red eyes? Why do guppies always tuck their tails?

Guppies are native to Venezuela, Guyana, the West Indies, and northern Brazil in South America. They were introduced to Singapore, Taiwan, and the mainland as ornamental fish. They are now thriving in the lower reaches of rivers, lakes, and ditches in some tropical regions. Their wild habitats are diverse, mainly inhabiting freshwater basins and lakes. Why are guppies' eyes red? Are you also very curious and want to know?

Contents of this article

1. Why are the eyes of guppies red?

2. Why do guppies always tuck their tails?

3. How to change water for guppies

4. Guppy Cottonmouth Disease

Why are guppies' eyes red?

The eyes are red because there are guppies with red eyes, they are from the same strain.

Peacock killifish, commonly known as guppy, is native to Venezuela, Guyana, West Indies, northern Brazil and other places in South America. It was introduced to Singapore, Taiwan and mainland China as an ornamental fish. It has now been bred and distributed in the lower reaches of rivers, lakes and ditches in some tropical regions. Its wild habitat is diverse, mainly inhabiting freshwater basins and lakes. It has a strong reproductive capacity and can tolerate polluted waters. It is gregarious. Guppy has a gentle temperament and can be mixed with mild small and medium-sized tropical fish. It is usually lively and active, and the life span of guppy is relatively short. Basically, it is divided into several basic strains: dress, mosaic, grass tail, sword tail, metal, and snake king. Peacock killifish is an omnivorous small fish species. Because guppy has a very strong ability to adapt to the environment, it is widely distributed.

Why do guppies keep tucking their tails?

Sick state.

Guppies: Originated from Venezuela, Guyana, West Indies, northern Brazil and other places in South America, they were introduced to Singapore, Taiwan and mainland China as ornamental fish. They are now thriving in the lower reaches of rivers, lakes and ditches in some tropical regions. Their wild habitats are diverse, mainly inhabiting freshwater basins and lakes. They have strong reproductive capacity, can tolerate polluted waters, and are gregarious. Guppies are gentle in temperament and can be mixed with mild small and medium-sized tropical fish. They are usually lively and active, and their life span is relatively short. They are basically divided into several basic strains: dress, mosaic, grass tail, sword tail, metal, and snake king.

Cause of illness and treatment: Tail clamping, due to poor water quality and bacteria causing fish to clamp their fins, and also due to a sudden change in water temperature. Treat with oxytetracycline and sulfamethoxazole, stop feeding, increase water temperature, increase air volume, and administer medicine. Treat for three consecutive days.

How to change water for guppies

Guppies like neutral to alkaline water quality. You should change the water for guppies reasonably according to the actual situation.

How to raise guppies and change water:

1. Prevent the water from becoming corrupt and acidic, and prevent the new water from failing to meet the growth needs of guppies. Each time you change the water, you only need to replace one-fourth or one-fifth of the old water.

2. To change the water for guppies, you need to take out the old water first, and then slowly inject new water along the wall of the fish tank. Be careful not to use water to directly flush the guppy's body.

3. When changing water, you also need to pay attention to the fact that the temperature difference between new water and old water cannot exceed 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.

4. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the water being exposed to the sun for more than 3 days and changing the water every 3 days, feeding at a fixed point once a day, keeping the water temperature constant at around 25 degrees Celsius, and cleaning the bottom of the fish tank.

Guppy Cottonmouth Disease

Guppy Cottonmouth Disease: It is an infectious disease caused by Chondrococcus columnaris. This bacterium grows aerobically, with the most suitable temperature being 25 degrees Celsius and the most suitable pH being around 7.2. It can grow between pH 6.0 and 8.5.

Causes:

1. Damage to the lips of guppies caused by fishing and transportation.

2. Severe bacterial infection and inflammation.

3. Bacteria grow in the fish tank.

Symptoms: The cells around the forehead and mouth of the guppy are necrotic, the pigment disappears and appears white, the lesion area is ulcerated, with gray-white fluffy substances, showing the symptoms of "white head and white mouth". This disease is an explosive disease, which develops very quickly and spreads quickly, and can kill all within one day. The epidemic season of this disease is relatively obvious, from late May to early July, with the peak of June.

Prevention and treatment methods:

1. You can use 1 part per million of bleaching powder to disinfect the fish box, and 0.5 to 0.7 parts per million of silicone to disinfect the fish box;

2. You can use 5% salt water to soak the sick fish twice a day, each time for 10 minutes, and it can be cured in a week;

3. Place the sick fish in a 200,000th oxytetracycline solution.