Fancy Female Guppy

The female guppy genes are the most dominant when looking for inherited traits in offspring. Since the males are constantly trying to mate with the females, it is always a good idea to have more females than males in the fish tank. We offer a grab bag selection of female guppies for a low price to keep the balance in this battle of the sexes. Do not be surprised to receive pregnant guppies; see the BLOG. Males and females are sorted by type and separated by the breeders and we keep them separated at the warehouse. However, many females are pregnant prior to separating, and females can have several broods before the "occurrence" runs its course.

Quick Facts

Care Guide

Tank setup: Give them a heater, a gentle filter and plenty of plants, including some floating plants where babies can hide. Guppies like slightly hard water.

Feeding: Feed a quality flake or small pellet once or twice a day, only as much as they eat in a couple of minutes. They also enjoy frozen foods like bloodworms and brine shrimp.

Tankmates: Guppies get along with other small, peaceful fish such as platies, mollies, corydoras, small tetras and rasboras. Avoid fin-nippers like tiger barbs and larger fish that could eat them.

Breeding: Guppies are livebearers and breed easily. Females give birth to live babies about once a month, and adults will eat the babies, so thick plants give them a place to hide.

Good to know: Female guppies are larger and plainer than males, but many fancy varieties show some color in the tail.