Sitemaps

killer guppies2007-11-24 23:38:00

I have had 2 male guppies and an albino cat fish for over a year and decided to give breeding a go. I bought 4 female guppies a week ago and one of the females has killed both males and finally my albino catfish :( what did I do wrong??

Answers:

That's quite odd. Did you specifically see the female guppy attacking the other fish?

Just out of curiosity, what size tank did you have these fish in? Any clue what your water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH) were? Poor water quality will sometimes lead to aggression, but I've never heard of a guppy attacking and killing a catfish.

---

THE ONLY MISTAKE YOU DID WAS YOU PUT THE GUPPIES IN THE WATER.

INSTEAD YOU SHOULD HAVE PUT THEM IN HOT OIL & SEASONED THEM WITH SALT & PEPPER.

PURRRRRFECT.

---

take this fish out and stick a pin through its head

---

Hmm.that is rather odd. I would think the albino catfish is bigger than the guppies (sorry guys.but in the fish kingdom, usually size DOES matter). Also, I would assume guppies are a more communal and peaceful tankmates..

Introducing new fish into a tank also messes up the established 'pecking order'. :\

---

It sounds like your water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph, etc) were not well-balanced. By adding more fish you increase the ammonia input (fish waste). The more ammonia, the more bacteria needed to breakdown the ammonia. Unfortunately there is time between the increase in ammonia and the bacteria's numbers to even it out.