Types of Feed Given in The Maintenance of Guppies
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Meta: Feeding guppies with the right food will keep them healthy and grow well. Here are some types of food that you can get for your beloved guppies.
Guppies are like humans; they need nourishing
food to grow well. Feeding the guppies with the wrong food could make them ill
or even dead. For you who are maintaining guppies, you need to ensure that you
give them proper food. Here we mention some types of food that you can use to feed
guppies.
Flake Food for Tropical
Fish
Since guppies are tropical fish, they need
food that is recommended for tropical fish. You can purchase flake food that is
made for tropical fish in a pet store. This type of flakes is provided as a
basic daily food to feed guppies. Choose high-quality brands containing
both protein and vegetable for your guppies. Ensure that you feed them a pinch
of flake food only once or twice a day and don’t overfeeding them.
More Nutritious Treats
than Flake Food
Occasionally, you can replace the flake
food with extra nourishing food. This food is ideal for keeping their health. You
can replace the flake food with more nourishing food every 2-7 days. Some of that
food, like baby brine shrimp and blood worms or mosquito larvae, can be
purchased in the pet store. Don’t give them tubifex worms and live daphnia
since they are contained lethal bacteria that will be harmful to the guppies.
You can also feed guppies with some vegetable, consists of shucked peas,
finely chopped cucumber, and shredded lettuce. These vegetables are important
for your guppies especially if the flake food does not contain enough vegetable
matters.
Those are some types of food to feed guppies
that you can provide as their daily food and supplement. One thing you should consider:
never overfeed. Guppies have a small stomach, so they only need a small amount
of food. Even though they have already full, but when you are overfeeding, they
will eat the food which can lead them to get the illness.
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