How and what to feed a guppy?

This type of fish is considered the most common in the whole world. Guppies are unpretentious both in leaving, and in feeding. However, for their normal existence, many useful substances will be required, most of which they get from feed.

Many novice aquarium owners wonder what to feed the acquired aquarium fish. Answering it is quite simple, because they eat almost everything. However, a large amount of protein must necessarily be present at the base of their food. You need to remember the fact that the nutrition of adults and fry is slightly different.

Guppy can be fed in an aquarium both live and frozen. Most often it consists of cyclops, tubule, artemia. But as a dressing suitable:

• dry food, which is perfectly balanced, however, cannot fully satisfy all the fish’s needs for nutrients;
• plant foods help digest food, boost the immune system;
• vitamins help to disperse the metabolism, and also make the fish more healthy.

Besides, they can eat homemade food. Often, hosts use leftover food from the table as feed. Owners who fear the health of their little pets and try to protect them from obesity feed the guppies only 1 time per day. However, this is often an erroneous decision. Feeding a guppy is best 3 times a day. For example, in the morning it is preferable to give the guppy frozen or even dry food, but for lunch you can feed the fish with plant foods. In the evening, you need to choose live food. But at the same time, do not forget about top dressing.

If a person travels a lot or is often not at home, then it is best to use special feeders. With their help, the fish will receive food after a certain period of time automatically.

The diet of newborns guppies should contain a large amount of protein, so feed should be alive. It may include the following products:

• small artemia;
• small bloodworm;
• chopped beef heart;
• fresh chopped salad.

Do not forget about special flakes. It is right to feed small guppies up to 5-6 times a day, because they grow, which means that their energy is consumed much faster. In the event that the water becomes dirty too quickly, it is necessary to reduce the amount of feed or give food, previously thoroughly grinding it. After all, babies have a very small mouth, and large food will not fit there.

Over time, gradually reduce the frequency of feeding per day. So, when the fish turn 60 days old, they will already grow up, they can be fed 3-4 times a day. After 120 days, guppies can be transferred to a diet for adults and 2 meals a day. Feed can be used a little larger. And if the fry grow quickly, then it is worth introducing adult brine shrimp or bloodworms into the diet and see if they cope with them or not. In addition, you must try to give cereals that are intended for adults.

Since guppy fish are omnivorous, the food for them is sold quite diverse. They can be frozen, alive, and also dry. Each of them has its drawbacks and its advantages. Those who purchased guppies for the first time should consider all types of feed in more detail.

This option is great for those people who do not like to mess with offal or live food. It is a frozen live food, which is packaged in portions and is almost ready for use. The owner of the aquarium just needs to get a cube of food from the freezer and put it in a fish feeder. True, it is important not to forget to leave it in advance for a few minutes so that it melts. Such manipulation is necessary in order not to harm the health of the fish.

The disadvantages of such feeds include the fact that if the freezing was not performed correctly, then infection can be introduced into the aquarium. In addition, after improper freezing, all the useful properties of food are completely lost.

For those who are too worried about their pets, live food is best. Small fish can be bred at home. Here are the most popular among them.

• Bloodworm. So called mosquito larvae. They are a source of proteins, as well as hemoglobin. But, since this is a rather high-calorie food, it should be given in small quantities and not too often. When buying larvae, you need to pay attention to their color; they should be bright red. Their length should be from 9 to 12 millimeters. Larger creatures have a very dark color. In addition, guppies swallow and digest them poorly. The disadvantages of bloodworms include a short shelf life. Fish should be fed such food only from the feeders, because if they get to the very bottom of the aquarium, it will be very difficult for the fish to get their food.
• Coretra. It is also a mosquito larva, but is almost completely discolored and not as nutritious as bloodworms. Coretra is considered a dietary product. Feeding guppies are completely unnecessary for feeding, they can be released directly into the aquarium or in a jar.
• The pipe maker. This living organism can survive even in the most polluted waters. Therefore, it is recommended to give it to too weak fish or those who have been ill.In order for the tubule to remain usable for as long as possible, vitamins must be added to the container where it is stored. Worms absorb them well. It is believed that this product is not suitable for constant feeding, as it is also too high in calories.
• In addition, various freshwater crustaceans, for example, cyclops, artemia or daphnia, can be used as live food. They are considered medium calorie feed. The crustaceans move too fast, which makes the guppies hunt them.

Most often, freeze-dried or dry food prepared from plankton is sold in stores. They add various vitamins, as well as marine vegetation. However, the use of such feed is very careful. After all, if the fish overeat, then its stomach will simply swell. Among the most common it is worth noting such feed.

• Tetra. These are small flakes that are made for guppies, as well as for other small fish. It contains a large number of ingredients of plant origin.
• Sera - a product that fish really like. Such food is small granules, which when immersed in water become soft.

The list of products that should not be given to your fish is not too large, but you still need to familiarize yourself with it.

• No need to give their wards food of uncertain origin.
• Special attention should be paid to products such as earthworms or echitreus. After all, they are quite high in calories.
• You can not feed the fish with bread, as well as semolina.
• It is necessary to remove too fat meat from the diet, for example, pork. The same applies to oily fish such as mackerel or capelin.
• Dried daphnia is completely useless for the health of fish.

There are those who prefer to make fish food with their own hands. At home, preparing something tasty and healthy for pets is not difficult at all.

One of the easiest recipes is chicken omelet. To prepare it, you will need a small saucepan and a little water. The container must be put on fire, and while the water boils, you can do the eggs. Beat them, then pour into boiling water. This omelet is boiled for about one minute. After that, you need to get it out of the water, and when it cools down, you can feed your fish in small portions. In this case, you must ensure that the guppies eat everything.

You can cook it with completely different ingredients that are at hand. For example, you can take boiled egg, some breadcrumbs, squid meat, low-fat fish, a little bit of yeast, milk powder, a little algae, as well as nettles or plantain, previously scalded with boiling water. In addition, you can add bell pepper to the mixture.

All components are mixed in a bowl at random, and then chopped either with a meat grinder or with a regular knife. After that, add vitamins to the bowl in accordance with the written instructions. When the mixture is completely ready, it must be put in special molds, and then freeze portionwise.

To summarize, we can say that guppies are fish that are very easy to care for. You can feed them with completely different feeds. The only thing that is important is not to forget about vitamin supplements that will allow the fish to always feel in great shape.

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