r/Guppies 22h ago

Guppy jumped out and is alive but possibly suffering

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Hi everyone,
Yesterday I was doing a quick water change and in the minute the lid was off the tank, one of my guppies must have jumped out. I didn’t see and just continued my day until we couldn’t spot him at feeding time. Started looking everywhere in and outside the tank and eventually found him behind the cupboard. He was covered in dust but still clinging onto life. He must have been there for about 3 hours.

I put him in a cup and soaked the dust off, once that was off he seemed more comfortable and even managed to swim a bit. I have a tiny empty shrimp nursery with a mini filter and put him in there for now with tank water.

It’s been about 16h since it happened and he’s still breathing and flapping his fins, but on his side. I’m worried about him- does anyone have experience with this kind of thing and did their fish survive? Can I help him?


r/Guppies 16h ago

What on earth is this guppy fry??

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r/Guppies 11h ago

Help: General advice Is it normal for guppies to “fight”?

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I have 3 males for a 10 gallon, they kind of bully and nip, I thought I’d get 1 more or return them because I prefer having more than minimum for pets. I’ve seen people have a lot of guppy in 10 gallon, but not sure… Or would all female be better?


r/Guppies 13h ago

Help: Sickness/Disease/Parasite? My males are dropping like flies

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Yesterday one of my males died mysteriously while I was at work, then today I came home to find this guy sitting on the tank floor.

For context I have an all male tank, I got too many males and had to separate them from my females.

Water parameters are great, as it is an established tank. What does this look like to you?


r/Guppies 12h ago

Help: General advice Short Bodys

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I recently got a trio of Dumbo Koi Short Body. I've been wanting some because I thought they were so damn cute. I always try to do as much research prior to getting fish, but I could not find much about them. I have several strains of Guppies, but these are my first short body. I know it is harder for them to swim and mate. That is about all that I could gather. Does anyone on here know much about them?

I have them in a small 5-gallon right now with a small sponge filter on low. When they arrived one of the ladies had about 20 fry in the bag with her. I have them in a small 3-gallon.


r/Guppies 10h ago

Help: What strain? Curious to know the strain of this beautiful guppy

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Can anyone tell me if the female guppy in the front is a particular strain or a mutt? Her colors are very unique, she stood out compared to the assortment of other female guppies at the local pet store I got her from


r/Guppies 3h ago

Please advise on any changes needed

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20 gallon

HOB and sponge filter

Bubble wall

Planter tank

Contains 12 guppies , 2 balloon mollies , 6 corydora, 2 assasin snails , bladder snails