I have two other threads but quick rundown. Started with 5gal tank (2 platies, one male guppy). Platy had fry 6 days after coming home. I learned about the nitrogen cycle. Bought a 55gal tank and started water changes on the 5 gal every 1-2 days. Bought Prime instead of the cheapo water conditioner I did have. All fry and one platy died.
Moved the remaining platy and guppy to the 55gal. Was doing water changes every 2-3 days, bought at testing kit.
Male guppy randomly got sick and died in the space of half a day.
Advice from that thread was I needed more fish to cycle a 55gal.
Today I bought 5 male guppies. TWO LFS recommended only getting one sex unless I wanted 1000's of fry. Which I don't.
All the community aquarium advice I have read online says fish like guppies, platy's and mollys are the ideal hardy, easy, peaceful, beginner aquarium fish.
These are death guppies. They are seriously aggressive and have done nothing but chase and harass my poor female platy, who isn't even brightly coloured (dull, dull orange with black speckles).
They fight with each other too.
Now I google aggressive guppys and see it is most common and males shouldn't be kept together without 2-3 females each to share the harassment around.
My poor deceased guppy was so gentle and friendly. Why do I have these death guppies now.
Will they calm down or will they always be like this?
What to do???
Moved the remaining platy and guppy to the 55gal. Was doing water changes every 2-3 days, bought at testing kit.
Male guppy randomly got sick and died in the space of half a day.
Advice from that thread was I needed more fish to cycle a 55gal.
Today I bought 5 male guppies. TWO LFS recommended only getting one sex unless I wanted 1000's of fry. Which I don't.
All the community aquarium advice I have read online says fish like guppies, platy's and mollys are the ideal hardy, easy, peaceful, beginner aquarium fish.
These are death guppies. They are seriously aggressive and have done nothing but chase and harass my poor female platy, who isn't even brightly coloured (dull, dull orange with black speckles).
They fight with each other too.
Now I google aggressive guppys and see it is most common and males shouldn't be kept together without 2-3 females each to share the harassment around.
My poor deceased guppy was so gentle and friendly. Why do I have these death guppies now.
Will they calm down or will they always be like this?
What to do???