Swamp Guppy (Micropoecilia picta)

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Swamp Guppy

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Swamp Guppy

Micropoecilia picta

38 Litres (10 US G.)

2.5-3 cm (1-1.2")

sg

1 - 1.010

pH

7.5 - 8.2

26 -28 °C (78.8-82.4°F)

20-40 °d

1:2 M:F

Omnivore
Pellet Foods
Flake Foods
Live Foods
Other (See article)

3-5 years

Family

Poeciliidae





Additional names

Swamp Guppy, Scarlet Livebearer

Additional scientific names

Poecilia picta


Origin[edit]

Central and South America: Trinidad to the Amazon River delta.


Sexing[edit]

Males have a gonopodium.


Environment specifics[edit]

In the wild this fish inhabits mildly brackish water in canals and drainage ditches at the edges of swamps, but does venture far inland. In aquaria it is best kept in brackish conditions.

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