Why do guppies eat their own raw small fish

In the case of guppies, they do not recognize their small fish. Females that have just given birth will have a lot of physical exertion and will become very hungry.

The newborn fry are very small in size and weak in swimming, so they can easily become food targets for broodstock, so guppies will eat small fish.

After giving birth, guppies are weaker. and easily frightened.

The principle is the same as that of all animals after childbirth.

And it seems that there are players who have published it"The production process of the mother fish"It will discharge things that are not good for the water quality.

Female fish are susceptible to death after giving birth. Therefore, some aquariums will recommend putting a small amount of methyl blue in the female fish production tank.

But personal opinion. Do not like to use chemicals in the fish tank unless necessary. It is not good for the fish itself. Especially larvae.

Post-calving females can be treated with coarse salt in the tank.

It is the habit of individuals to isolate the females that are about to be produced in the production tank.

And the production tank will create a natural environment, such as putting some"Merth"and other aquatic plants. As much as possible, the mother fish should not be oppressed or frightened.

Oppressed females are prone to dystocia or give birth to immature larvae (susceptible to death).

Frightened females will eat larvae or jump out of the tank to die. And"Merth"So that the larvae can be shaded.

Ordinary players often use the method of female fish isolation.

1) Fence the female fish in the tank with a rigid plastic net (fine-grained). The larvae can be passed through a plastic net to prevent the mother from eating them.

2) Place the mother fish in a large farrowing box and avoid using a small farrowing box, as the mother fish is susceptible to death due to compression or stillbirth.

If you have symptoms of scales. It's more difficult to heal. It is caused by poor water quality.

Guppies will eat their own children, guppies give birth once a month, depending on the size of the female fish, each time can produce 10-120 larvae, a year to produce quite a lot, so there are "million fish" said. However, after the female guppy gives birth to small fish, it is necessary to keep the mother fish and small fish separately in time, because the mother fish and the small fish may be eaten. For guppies, they don't know what "cannibalism" is, and if you find that the female guppy excludes black stools, it means that she has eaten the baby fish she has just born.

In order to prevent the mother from eating the juveniles, we know that the broodstock usually do not eat the juveniles during production, and a female can produce more than 50 juveniles at a time, and the male fish can be fished out and reared when the production is almost finished. When the female begins to swim and eat, she is usually finished. It can be fished out and reared to avoid devouring juveniles.

Juvenile fish are better off with aquatic weeds. There is no need to add aquatic plants, just put them in the basin to avoid the violent flow of water, feed an appropriate amount of egg yolk water or even "gray water" to absorb excess debris and avoid directly touching the juveniles. The juvenile period was soon passed.

It is possible for a guppy to eat the small fish after giving birth, but it is not necessary to eat all the small fish. Because they reproduce relatively in large quantities, broodstock generally only catch some small fish and eat them, but not all of them. Keepers can prevent them from eating small fish by installing a trap net when they breed, so that the fish can fall into the bottom of the tank through the net.

Guppies may eat small fish after giving birth to small fish, because guppies do not have the habit of protecting small fish, and after giving birth, their physical strength is exhausted, and they urgently need a lot of food to replenish their physical strength. However, they do not eat all the small fish, because first of all, they reproduce in large quantities, and the mother fish is generally unable to eat all the small fish.

The second is that the mother fish prey on small fish just to replenish their physical strength, and when they are full, they will not continue to hunt, so they generally will not eat all the small fish produced. Keepers can install a partition when the guppies are breeding, so that the small fish can fall to the bottom of the tank through the divider net to prevent the big fish from eating the small fish.

1. Broodstock: After the production of guppies, the physical consumption is too great. Breeders need to immediately remove the broodstock and place them in separate tanks.

And feed them plenty of food, which will speed up their recovery. Wait for them to live in a separate tank for about a week, and then put them back in their original tanks.

2. Small fish: Small fish are just born and have poor adaptability to the environment. Breeders should not move them to other places, and it is better to keep them in breeding tanks for a period of time.

During the first 3 days of their life, the keeper does not need to feed them. For the first 7 days of life, try not to change the water.

Guppies may eat small fish after giving birth, but not necessarily all small fish. Due to the relatively large amount of reproduction, broodstock generally only catch a part of the small fish to eat, and cannot eat all the small fish. Keepers want to prevent them from eating small fish, so they can put them in a net while they are farming, and let the small fish fall through the net to the bottom of the tank.

Guppies do not eat small fish after spawning, as long as you pay attention to the water temperature and oxygen content in the water, the small fish will continue to grow into large fish and start to reproduce.

Because for guppies, they don't know what "cannibalism" is, and the big fish that have just given birth to small fish cannot get a good rest and calm mood, and if they are too anxious, they will eat young fish.

If the female guppy is found to exclude black stools, it means that she has eaten the baby fish she has just laid. Therefore, after the female guppy gives birth to small fish, it is necessary to raise the female fish and small fish separately in time, the broodstock is usually not going to swallow the juvenile fish in production, a female fish can produce more than 50 juvenile fish at a time, and the male fish can be fished out and raised separately when the production is almost finished. When the female begins to swim and eat, she is usually finished.

It can be fished out and reared to avoid devouring juveniles. Juvenile fish are better off with aquatic weeds. There is no need to add aquatic plants, just put them in a basin to avoid violent flow of water, and feed the appropriate amount of egg yolk water.

Guppies will eat their own small fish in a wild state, so the keeper must take out the small fish in time after they give birth to isolate them to prevent them from swallowing the small fish as food.

Guppies may eat their own raw small fish because they are frightened, or they may eat them as food because they have just finished giving birth and are too hungry and too hungry.

1. Do guppies eat their own raw small fish, which is also normal.

Therefore, before the production of guppies, the keeper must prepare some aquatic plants, rockeries and other spaces for small fish to avoid and escape.

This prevents the big fish from eating the small ones.

It is also possible to isolate the big fish and small fish in time after they are produced, this method is also very effective, but the keeper should prepare the water in advance, and use the auxiliary source such as the heating rod to control the water temperature to a constant temperature state to avoid causing harm to the small fish.

2. Why do guppies eat their own raw small fish 1. Frightened: When guppies are frightened, they will eat the small fish in order to protect themselves, which is a way for them to quickly replenish their physical strength and cope with the crisis.

Therefore, after the guppies are produced, the keeper tries not to appear in front of them, so as not to cause misunderstandings.

2. Hunger: Production is an extremely physically demanding thing, and they eat small fish in order to quickly recover their strength.

In addition, guppies do not rely on their eyes to eat, they rely on taste to prey, so it is difficult for them to distinguish the difference between small fish and food, so the keeper must isolate the small fish after giving birth in time, otherwise it is easy to make them harmed.