Guppies (definite introduction)
Guppies are as colorful as peacocks It is well known for its tail and has become one of the parrot fish that people particularly admire. However, during the breeding process of guppies, we will find that their growth rate is not normal. Some grow very fast and some grow slowly. Wait, what is the reason for this?
The growth and development of guppies should be paid attention to from the time of juvenile fish. In the first month of its growth, the growth energy of guppies is to grow into the fish body; the purpose of muscle and bone structure is to develop, but in At the end of the first month, the guppy's growth system will begin to gradually shift more growth energy and develop towards the development of its sexual characteristics. At this time, about 6 weeks later, its growth energy will be fully used to develop its sexual characteristics. At the same time, in addition to continuing to develop towards sexual characteristics, the guppy's growth system also begins to develop towards the dorsal and caudal fins that transform into a fish body... At this time, the guppy's body will also continue to grow. The growth direction comes at its expense, but the growth of the fish body will become slower and slower as the fish age decreases.
Obviously, in order to get the maximum size fish from the fish stocks in their hands, those who know how to breed often start with the growth energy of guppies. When moving on to other goals, they will concentrate on raising their fish to the maximum size limit as much as possible within the first month.
1. What are the specific reasons for the growth of guppies?
1. Feeding
If the guppy does not To grow up normally, first check to see if it is due to food. There are many artificial feeds currently on the market, such as flake feed, pellet feed, frozen feed, etc. However, it is necessary to choose scientifically during the feeding process. In addition, special attention should be paid to the use of live bait for feeding. Although live bait has higher nutritional value, it can easily cause safety problems. To ensure that guppies can grow up healthily, scientific breeding is crucial.
Many parents believe that feeding live bait temporarilyThe safest thing to eat should be year-old shrimp (nauseum larvae), because the most nutritious time for nauplii larvae is when they have just hatched and still have their yolk sacs. If the time is delayed for too long, the yolk will have been absorbed by the nauplius larvae. Nearly exhausted, so the nutritional value will be slightly discounted.
2. Because of the female fish
Once the female fish is finished consuming It is necessary to move the mother fish to the child tank as much as possible, because once the young fish are within the range of the mother fish, it is difficult for the young fish to grow particularly well. A good owner will record which batch of larvae were born to that female fish, because this will make it easy to trace the parent blood source of the larvae after they grow into excellent competition-level guppies. For the same reason, the female fish at this time must also be fully related to the parent fish. The remaining males are separated to ensure that subsequent larvae produced are from the same male.
Two. Innovation methods
Changing the water is very important for the growth of guppies
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Guppy enthusiasts once discovered that frequent water changes will speed up the growth of guppies. The fish only eat, drink, and sleep in small fish tanks, so Frequent water changes are necessary, and the method of water change is to remove ammonia and add new trace elements in the water, and replacing old water with new water seems to have the effect of stimulating the appetite of young fish, so some people like it Those who like to change 25% of the old water every week, but there are other enthusiasts who are willing to change the water every day, and the water change amount is 10%. However, no matter what, if the water change amount exceeds 25% in a single time, it will cause shock to the fish. If the temperature, PH quality and hardness of the new water changed at this time are very different from the old water. .
2. Temperature
Temperature is also one of the factors for efficiency growth , warmer water temperature can speed up the metabolism of fish. Therefore, some enthusiasts rely on thisThis relationship derives some benefits from it. For example: some hobbyists raise their larvae in a water temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit. They find that the larvae in this water temperature eat better and grow faster. The hobbyists also understand that compared with those in such an environment, It will urge the fish to age quickly. Another group experimented by raising fish in water temperatures below 72 degrees Fahrenheit, but the results showed that the fish grew slowly. Therefore, based on the above temperature conditions, enthusiasts will provide different water temperature breeding environments according to different growth stages of guppies. That is to say, during the growth stage of larvae, a higher water temperature feeding environment is adopted to accelerate the growth of fish. In contrast, during the mature stage of guppies, a lower water temperature is adopted to slow down their aging rate.
3. Lighting
Lighting is also one of the factors for efficiency growth The length of lighting hours will affect the length of time fish forage, so some enthusiasts even suggest turning on the lights 24 hours a day. However, some enthusiasts believe that the lighting method of turning on the lights 24 hours a day must be coordinated. A total of feeding schedule every 2 hours, because if you just blindly reduce the lighting hours without coordinating the feeding frequency, you will not be able to speed up the growth of the fish, because this will only reduce the energy that the fish only needs to spend on its growth. The lighting plan adopted by top enthusiasts is to turn on the lights for 16-17 hours a day and turn them off for 7-8 hours. Although the intensity of the light does not necessarily affect the growth of the fish, it has been proven that lights that are too bright or too dark can cause abnormalities in the fish, especially in the spine.
4. Filtering
The most important trick is to maintain it at all times of cleanliness. The feeding method of laying sand on the bottom of the tank is rarely used by enthusiasts who adopt the restraint (force) feeding method, because this will reduce the difficulty of cleaning up leftover food. The most popular filtration method used by enthusiasts is to use charcoal in a jar or a filtration method like water elves. This filtration method is also the only filtration method I know that can keep the water clean and yellow-free. Although the external filtration method also has the same filtration effect, it will not be accurate if it is used in a connecting cylinder method.
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