jim r Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I would like views on what is the best food for guppies please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze-dragon Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 smaller guppies? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 All sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 no no she means little guppies food for big guppies :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 colourbits are a larger sized granule but are crushed down real easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 When I had guppys, I was feeding them on JBL novobea & microworms The babies grew pretty quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Thanks guys, I have been feeding them on aquaone and shortly after feeding they flash for about 10 minutes then behave normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Decap is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Have you only just started using that type of food? I've never used aquaone before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Decap is awesome I second that .. easy to use and the fish love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I have been using it for over 18months on 2000 guppies in 10 different tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 well my guppies are a bit spoilt I guess... they get tropical flakes in the morning and in the evening they get different things each night... decaps brine shrimp, (Their FAV!), dried blood worms (their 2nd Fav), dried Tubifex, shrimp pellets and sinking tabs(which they always steal some from the bottom dwellers) , tropical granules, and a deshelled pea once a week, plus they always nibbles at the other veges for the Bristlnose.. pumpkin is popular. I figure if I keep their diet varied they will be fine, though one guppy ahs decided the tropical flakes arn't good enough for him anymore and he waits for the eveing meal! Whilst another guppy eats everything in sight. They get live food in the form of fry but in summer I will be growing mozzie larvae for my fishies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 When I was breeding livebearers I made a mix of oxe heart, vegetables and porridge ground up finely and cooked like a steam pudding then stored in the freezer. I had them in bare tanks and added a lump each day and any left was removed. With a pilot light they get to graze 24/7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raewyna Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Daily food morning and night is mixture of VitaPet goldfish flake and Tetramin crisps. Once or twice a week they get a mix of Aquarian cichlid pellets and peas. And at present I'm doing brine shrimp for the baby angels so they get some of that each day too. I always soak the cichlid pellets before feeding them (even to the angels) and for the peas I soak them to thaw, then squash and feed just the inside. My understanding is that wild guppies eat about 40% algae so plant matter is an important part of a balanced diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 mine get flake (wardleys), bloodworms, beef heart (grated), shrimp, whitebait, and last night they did some serious damage to half a zucchini that was meant for the bristlenoses :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alienara Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 mine get flake (wardleys), bloodworms, beef heart (grated), shrimp, whitebait, and last night they did some serious damage to half a zucchini that was meant for the bristlenoses :lol: i read that guppies diet do include greens as well so normally people would boil peas and deshell it before giving it to their guppies. probably why they went after the zucchini since your diet seems to be mainly meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesarz Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Thanks guys, I have been feeding them on aquaone and shortly after feeding they flash for about 10 minutes then behave normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Iv got a jar of commercial grade fish food here, the stuff they feed young trout on. Work well IMO I can give you a bag if you want jim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Thanks Hans, I will try it. When will you be home next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Thanks Hans, I will try it. When will you be home next? Ill drop round on sat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_fish Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Mine eat _everything_, lol. Basically, the bigger the variety you can provide for them, the better, I would guess. Mine eat from about 6 different dried flake/granulated foods which are supplemented a couple of times a week with frozen food (brine shrimp, Livebearer Tucker [which is awesome - it contains lots of meat & veg & they adore it]), greens (cucumber/zucchini/peas) and more rarely in winter, daphnia or microworms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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