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02-07-2009, 10:21 PM
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Guppy problems.
Hey guys,
I'm not big on fish but I do have a community tank. I've just 'stocked' it with 4 male guppies, 4 neon tetras and a small plec. I was told by the shop assistant they wouldn't fight, but I had my doubts. Anyway I've seen some chasing going on and today I found one of them dead. So, can you tell me wether they're fighting because they're not compatible and need females or because they're just hungry. Thanks for any advice you can offer me.
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02-07-2009, 11:08 PM
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i can't see guppies fighting to such an extent that one dies, many people just keep males (so they don't get any unwanted babies)
it's possibly due to the stress from moving, keep an eye on them, hopefully it will just be a one off also; do you know what kind of plec you have? i only ask cause i see a lot of fish shops selling baby common plecs and gibbys for community tanks (dunno how long you've kept fish in case you already know this  )
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02-07-2009, 11:12 PM
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Looks like this but lighter and obviously still young. 
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02-07-2009, 11:25 PM
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^ That's a Sailfin Pleco. I've got one just like it. Leopard Sailfin Pleco
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02-07-2009, 11:57 PM
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Have you cycled the tank?
Neons are shoaling fish and they can look like they're chasing each other. If you haven't cycled the tank then the ammonia levels could have killed the guppy and then the fish nibbled him once dead, hence the bite marks.
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03-07-2009, 02:49 AM
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I had male Guppies and they also died, I actually asked for a male and a female but the stupid fish shop gave me 2 males. They fought non stop, well they chased and it looked like they bit each other, I think they stressed themselves out that much that they died. I then got one male and 4 females and they are fine, the male guppy behaves himself
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03-07-2009, 05:33 AM
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Well guppies are premodonnas they get into shock and stress out way to fast. Are you adding salt to the water and the stress coat stuff? also how fast are u throwing them into the tank when u get them home? When i use to buy guppies I would ask for a bag with alot of water from the same tank and then when i got home i would use a 1 gallon tank and use the water from the fishstore and with some stress coat and alittle saline. Also the PH levels in the tank might be to high or low and that is stressing them out.
just putting the bag in your tank for a hour or two is more then likely not enough so doin what is just said above would make the chance of survival go way up. also They are a nipping fish so feeding them everyday usual cuts that down low. I had a 10 gal community tank with 3 guppies 2 neons 3 tigerbarbs and a pleco and i had them for a good 5 years with out any problems. The guppies and neons usually swam together. Sadly they all died when we went on holiday we had a power outage and that killed the filter and came back to dead fish. The tiger barbs were a good 4 to 5 inches and the pleco got to about 10 inches and he was only a inch when we bought him. my wife cried since it was her favorite. Last edited by vashe; 03-07-2009 at 05:39 AM.. Reason: added more info
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03-07-2009, 10:59 AM
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no one seems to have asked the simple question of, how big is the tank? for all we know it's a 20L job...?
the bite marks on dead fish would likely be afterwards when they scavenge the body but guppies always chase each other, they are trying to breed (they try it with anything that moves that doesn't turn on them, hence why if u get females with them you must get a higher ratio of females to males so that the girls aren't pestered to death
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03-07-2009, 12:50 PM
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Guppies surviving for 5 years?! Bull. A 10" plec in a 10gal tank!? Bull. 5 inch tiger barbs?!!?! Bull! 
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