How and how to feed guppy fry?

Many of us once had or have an aquarium with fish. Some people buy it for decoration, while others simply because of their love for waterfowl. Guppies are one of the most common types of fish due to the fact that they are extremely unpretentious and have a fairly attractive color. This variety belongs to viviparous, and the cub, which is called the fry, is born almost completely formed.

Often, the proper development of all living things depends on nutrition. We will talk about how to care for small guppies, how and how to feed them - in this article.

At the beginning of their lives, only born guppies are sent from a common aquarium to another container, where adults will not be able to harm the fry. For newborn inhabitants, 5-6 meals per day are required, but care must be taken to ensure that all feed is eaten 1 time to avoid sedimentation of feed residues. This significantly increases the nitrogen content, which is dangerous for guppies and can lead to their death. As for the volume of food, then fry eat much less than adults. And you need dry food carefully rub between the fingers to a powder.

In the first couple of weeks the light must be on continuously. It is during this period of time that fry grow rapidly. Only after 3 months of already grown fish can you move to your relatives, without fear for their safety. At first, guppies receive an amount of food that exceeds their weight by 60%. After 2-3 weeks, their diet begins to balance, and the rest of the time they consume only 15-20% of their weight.

Professionals give preference to natural feed, because it is very important to choose the right feed. First of all, it is safer and simpler, because a person knows how much and what he has added and what is left. After 2 weeks, the frequency of feeding is reduced to 4 times. The diet is supplemented by a variety of additives in the form of a crushed moth, nematodes, tubule and microworm.

When the kids grow up a little for them egg yolk is added to the diet. It is kneaded and added to the gauze shred, previously diluted a little with water from the aquarium. Then it is lowered into the water and shaken so that egg dust is released, which will become food for marine inhabitants.

Also suitable as top dressing milk powder, which is obtained after evaporating milk in a water bath. Yogurt, which is obtained with boiling water, which helps coagulate milk protein, is also acceptable for feeding guppy fry. The feeding itself takes place through the net, periodically shake it to drop small particles.

It is equally important that the fry also have access to plant foods, whether grown at home or not. In any aquarium, phytoplankton live, that is, microscopic algae. This is ideal for babies as a food, as the particle size is from 0.02 to 1 millimeter. In fact, it is not difficult to grow algae at all, for this you need to pour water from the aquarium into a container and expose it to sunlight. With these actions, we activate the process of photosynthesis, which contributes to the active growth of plants.

In the winter season, when there is very little sunlight, it will come to the rescue ordinary lamp. Only you should carefully monitor so that the water does not overheat. After the liquid turns green, it can be added to the aquarium, where the inhabitants of the underwater world will eat it with pleasure.

The German fish feed company Tetra is popular all over the world. It was she who released a special line of feed for babies. From itself it is a dense pasty substance, which includes:

• beef liver;
• fish liver;
• Artemia - a type of crustacean of microscopic size;
• egg yolk;
• ground wheat flour;
• mosquito larvae and some other insects.

MikroMin is a dry food in which all the necessary vitamins and minerals are balanced:

• vitamins A and D for bright Tetra color;
• carotene also for coloring;
• vitamin T or growth vitamin;
• calcium to strengthen bones.

Feed manufacturer Jbl provide normal growth and good health to your fish. It occurs in various forms - from powder to small pads. One click on the dispenser provides food for 5 individuals. The locking mechanism will help keep the food fresh longer. The company also has various feed lines, for example: JBL Gala Premium, JBL Gold Pearls mini Premium, JBL Holiday, JBL Novo Daph and others. Structure:

• vitamin A;
• Vitamin D
• vitamin H;
• calcium;
• carotene;
• phosphorus;
• sodium;
• liver of fish;
• poultry liver;
• beef liver;
• Cereals ground into flour;
• insect larvae.

Sera - premium fish food. It has excellent characteristics and is completely balanced. It does not pollute the aquarium in any way and provides the body of waterfowl with everything necessary. Production takes place at the highest level - both environmentally and technically.

Feed line Sera vipa It is made according to all modern requirements from quality ingredients. It includes 5 products, 2 of which are most interesting to us. Sera vipan baby and sera vipagran baby designed specifically for very small and already grown fry. The feed is presented in the form of flakes, which are made from:

• fishmeal;
• wheat flour;
• gabaruss flour;
• fish oil;
• nettles;
• spinach
• with the addition of omega-3.

See how to feed guppy fry in the video below.