Guppy male blue glass - Poecilia reticulata

The Guppy Blue Glass is an impressive color variation of the otherwise rather inconspicuous wild form of Poecilia reticulata. Originally from South America, the tooth carps are one of the most popular ornamental fish in aquaristics due to their easy keeping and care and have a long tradition. Mostly they are one of the first fish an aquarist ever kept.

Here you get a pure male group of the Blue Glass Guppy. Besides a gray-silver iridescent base color they have a blue veil fin with black spots. Keeping the pure male WG does not take away any of their charm, if you want to breed them you can find female Guppies in the store as well.

Care for your favorites from 54 liters and offer them a dense structure in places, so that especially driven females can retreat. Also with hiding places from roots or stones you meet them very much and promote their well-being. Pay attention to sufficient swimming space, because they are not averse to a few lanes. You can keep your darlings in medium hard water.

Especially the extraordinary colorfulness distinguishes the males from the females, which remain rather gray mice. Every three weeks a female can give birth to up to 20 young, which she also frequently chases. She releases live fry, making her one of the so-called livebearers.  In addition, female Guppies are capable of self-fertilizing several more times.

Endler Guppies and Poecilia reticulata can produce fertile hybrids, which is why these two species should not be kept together. For socialization with the Blonde Tuxedo Guppy, however, other bright fish such as Tetras, Platies, Molliesbut also Loricariid catfish or Corydoras can be socialized with it very well. Guppies are indispensable in a beautiful community aquarium. It can also be kept with well reproducing dwarf shrimps, such as the Neocaridina but it can happen that now and then a juvenile disappears in its mouth. However, it is better not to keep the guppy with dwarf shrimp, because it sleeps on the bottom and thus offers the crab the opportunity to pinch it in the sensitive fins, which can lead to protracted injuries and inflammations that heal only poorly.

Omnivorous guppies can be fed conventional dry foods such as flake food or granular food for omnivorous ornamental fish in the aquarium. They also nibble on algae cover or growth, so they are happy to eat scalded vegetables such as cucumber, Peppers or Pumpkin. Now and then they can of course also be fed with live and frozen food like Artemia, Daphnia the Cyclops are spoiled.

Our food recommendation: NatureHolic Guppyfeed is a fine soft granulate with 0.5 mm grain thickness, which is suitable as a staple food for all aquarium fish and especially for guppies. The soft consistency of the food beads is reminiscent of that of natural insect larvae. It protects the sensitive fish mouth from micro injuries caused by hard or sharp-edged food. In addition to animal food, guppies also need a vegetable component in their diet. As special additives we add garlic extract and the leaf powder of the miracle tree Moringa olifera to NatureHolic Guppyfeed. These herbal additives are said to have positive effects on the immune system and the colorfulness of the colorful fish.

Our plant recommendation: Use for planting NatureHolic InVitros. These are free of snails, planaria and other unwanted co-inhabitants. Also free of algae spores, bacteria and fungi.

Expert Tip: We recommend when keeping fish the NatureHolic 3 Phase Liquid. The care set offers the best all-round protection for your animals. It ensures optimal conditions for successful breeding and keeping.