hii. wanna ask.
i noticed that the color of my guppy became pudar and pudar la.
before all of them so colorfull, but now look like no color.
what do u think happened?

harima007: can make it more details like ur tank size, any plant, light.....etc. wat color is ur guppies? is it the lighting is too strong? wats ur water ph value? any symtoms of sickness? u can try to put some salt and ketapang leaf (if u dont mind the color wil change to a bit brownish) [5gallon to 1 tbs salt]. wat food u feeding them? i feed them with bloodworm, flakes food.

my tank size around 1.5 ft i think. i dont know what happened actually, bcoz i asked my roomate to look after them around a week. when i reach, every thing was changed. at that week, my friend didnt put any plant inside, exp bunga tiruan, and no light.
color of mine are blue, and yellow almost. i know nothing about the water ph value. hehe.
about feeding, i just give them "makanan ikan halus" (i dont know what to call). no extra feed.
then, i'll try to put some salt? how much?
where can i get ketapang leaf, bloodworm? how much of cost?

harima007: i think u can feed them with tubiflex if u wan, rm1 per pack, 1.5' tank then i think u can put half table spoon of salt in it, then c how they doing for 1-2 days, if stil the same, then put in another half table spoon of salt, dont worry, it wont kill ur guppies. do u change the water? how often?? the best is around 1 week change 30-40% of water, and if u can, try to put some live aqua plants there, guppies like it very much. do they hv clamp tail? age the water for 2-3 days b4 u use it. ketapang i hv no idea where to get in ur area, but i hv a few ketapang trees in front of my house the best is give them llive food then color wilb very nice, but u hv to bear the risk tat they might get parasite n desease too correct me if i am wrong all sifuu. thnxx

ok, i'll do what u asked to do.
about their tail, i think all are ok.
can u show me how the ketapang trees look like?

harima007: i try to snap a foto for u about the tree.. if thry dont hv clamp tail then i think it is not sickness, but mayb u just need to change water, put some salt [they do like salt], and if u can try out tubiflex la, if u dont know wats is it u can consult the LFS taukeh...ketapang is very common in penang...other place i hv no idea d......

Is it something like this? I simply google, I also don't know what they looked like.

http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Cryptocor...n/Ketapang.html


RB

hi all masters: ketapang leaf and tree : http://www.topbb.com/bsm/viewtopic.php?t=129&mforum=bsm hope this help and hoping sifuu John Low dont mind i pinjam his article here....
master RB: tats not the ketapang i meant......
just sharing info, correct me if i am wrong all sifuuu

to those guppy master here, Are those tiny putut snails give disadvantages/advantages to the guppies in the aquarium?
My aquarium has been infected with these putut snails... damn hard to eliminate them.

NP. I also don't know. Eh.. no need master or sifuu sifuu lah. No master here, just a regular side hobbyist.


RB

hahaha, same same here, me also. just a hobbyist only
bro asern: wat is "putut snail"?sorry i dont understand the word but snail u can just put one dwarf puffer fish in it but make sure u keep ur eyes on it bcos beside snails it wil tends to attack small fish like guppies too....another cheapest way is remove them one by one manually la, like i do, but after u clean them out the following u will c some new babies snails appear again so u just remove them again, after tat ur tank wil b free from snail aldi, these 2 methods i tried b4, but my poor puffer after finish it job dont know where it disappear d, i find all the corner of house also cant find it....mayb eat by cicakman kut?? just sharing info..

hi all, noob here ,

been having the same problem as harima007 as my guppies turned no color later swim slow then upside down and then die... . i watched them die slowly....this happens after the 3rd water changed done this evening. now reading through the forum i have put in some salt into the aquarium water. tomorrow will go and find kepatang leafs near my house as per suggested by u guys. one question though.

is it really effective to put in the ketapang leaf to guppies? coz from what i've known and seen my frens who bred and kept bettas do put in ketapang leafs so that their bettas will be healthy.water of course will turn grayish in color same as the leaf color itself. will it work fork guppies too?? if it does i dont really mind trying.

yes it did heal some sickness, but b4 u just put in the ketapang i suggest u "cook" the ketapang 1st then only just let it dry (dont wash with tab water), then after tat only u put in, normally i just put in for 3 days then i will take out the leaf, no need to put til it rot inside the tank, bcoz it wil lower water ph to around 6-6.5, if u put it too long it wil go to 5.something which ur guppies dont really like tat.. after they recover then next time no need to put ketapang anymore, unless u keeping bettas like i do...but guppy do like a bit salty water, 5 gallon with 1 tbs salt or less....dont too much or ur fish bcome "ikan masin". but i still suggest u try to identify wat kind of sickness tat ur guppies having then go for right medic, the best u can post some pics here so others masters can help u.....just my opinion,

hai, i'm new here.
one question, at one time, berapa banyak anak gapi yang lahir?
mine, only one baby. now already big, around two months i think.

hahaha, bro dien, i think some of the fries been eaten aldi, my small small guppies also got 5-6 fries......the best is put a lot plants in the tank/or make a lot hiding place for fries....then u can get higher rate of fries.....unless u r so free like me sitting whole day in front of tank just wait to see it deliver babies.....2 months around 1.5-2cm long aldi right?? just my opinion.....

oo.. i think she will deliver only one baby at one time.. hehe..
ya, it reach 2 cm long..

hahaha, ya one time deliver one, many times then deliver many babies lo, hahaha :lol:just put alot plants or deco for the fries to hide then later u wil hv a tank of guppies

i used to put some plants before, but the plants not kekal lama..
either they broke them, or the plant layu and busuk..
any idea or sugestion how to keep the plants long in the water?

u can try to keep some fern la, or moss also can, they dont need much light, just a normal aqua light will do, everyday just light up for 4-6 hrs enug la if u lazy, but i do put some fert la, they grow like madman.....u can refer the pics i post in aquarium fish thread there.... or plastic plants also can, no need light, fert n anything...

jaspery27, putut is my word expression for small/tiny.
so putting a few dwarf puffer will do?
does this puffer eat guppy fries?