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| Family
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Poeciliidae |
| Common name
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Guppy |
| Origin
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Trinidad, Venezuela |
| Adult size
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(cm) |
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6.4 |
2.5
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| Community tank?
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Yes. |
| Food
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Tubifex, water fleas, mosquito larvae, dried food |
| Water
temperature
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16 to
25.5
° C (61 to 78 ° F) |
| Breeding
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Easy. Temperature 24.5 ° C (76 ° F).
Prolific breeder, gives birth to 5 - 60 live young.
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| Additional
information
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The best known of all tropical fish.
Available in a wide variety of colors and finnage, this hardy and active species likes open water for swimming.
Males bear a characteristic gonopodium, and are much more
colorful and smaller than females.
Not very long-lived, usually 12 - 18 months.
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