Blue and white peacockfish is very adaptable to the environment. It thrives and distributes in the lower reaches of rivers, lakes, and ditches in some tropical regions. Its wild habitats are diverse, mainly in fresh water. Watersheds and lakes. There are also a few breeders who think it looks good and keep it at home. If you want to raise it, do you know how to choose blue and white guppies? What should you pay attention to when choosing?

How to choose blue and white guppies?

1. Try to choose blue and white guppies that have no physical injuries, be stricter, it is best to prune There are no injured or dead guppies in the tank, so as not to bring the source of disease home, pay attention when new fish are put out of the tank. Peacocks are kept together with peacocks that have been raised for a period of time, but the newly bought guppies are first quarantined in the quarantine tank. The purpose is to prevent the peacocks that have been raised for a period of time from introducing bacteria to the new peacocks. The lack of resistance caused the death of the guppies.

2. Select the fins that are not tightened. If the fins are tightened, it means that the blue and white guppy is not able to adapt to the environment, or the amount of bacteria in the water is too high. If you buy it back There are big changes in the process, probably the guppies will lie under the tank as soon as they go back.

3. Blue and white guppies will grab the feed, which means their health should be good.

4. Observe whether the blue-and-white guppy has internal parasites. You can observe whether there is a bifurcated red protrusion in the anus; Parasites, it is best not to buy.

Blue-and-white guppies have some tips for choosing:

If the purpose is to breed new species, it is best to choose younger blue-and-white guppies, although Fully mature blue and white guppies are beautiful regardless of sex, but may be beyond the golden age of fertility, so it is best to choose young and vigorous blue and white guppies. Strong males will follow the female and keep chasing the female. fish.

Points to choose when purchasing:

1. Whether it is active swimming: Any healthy blue and white guppies will swim lively everywhere in the fish tank. If the fish is bulky, or swings its head to swim, or stops at the bottom of the water, there must be a problem with the fish.

2. Is there any problem with the luster or gill movement of the blue-and-white guppy: Observe the lively fish carefully. For a truly healthy individual, the body color must be shiny. If suffering from white spot disease, etc., there must be white spots with different root patterns; in addition, if the movement of the gills is very fast, there is also a fear of illness.

3. Whether it is an old blue-and-white guppy fish: a fish with a beautiful body color and a very complete and beautiful tail fin, which is already in its prime. Although there are some differences due to species or feeding conditions, the average lifespan of a guppy is about a year; it will be disappointing if the feeding will end soon, so be sure to choose young fish that are about to start growing perfectly. If it is for the purpose of reproduction, it is necessary to select individuals who are about to enter the breeding age.