Fish of the Week™
by • Neil
Necessary facts: size: 2 inches, family: Mollies, type species: Poecilia latipina, genera: Acanthocephalus, Alfaro, Poecilia, Aplocheilichthys, Belonesox, Priepella, Limia, Gambusia, Laciris,Micropoecilia,
Heterandria, Girardinus, Xiphophorus, Quintana.
Guppy (Acanthocephalus reticulatus)
The Guppy or Common Millions-Fish is a smaller species of the family Poeciliidae. However, the Amazon Millions-Fish (Alfaro amazonum) is 1 inch (2 cm.). The even smaller Tiny Topminnow (Heterandria formosa) male grows to 1-and-a-half CENTIMETERS. Then there’s the 1-and-a-half inch Barred Topminnow (Quintana atrizona).
Let’s keep talking about Guppies.
As you can see, Joey put up a picture of two colorful gray Guppies with bright-red fins and wrote at the top ‘Double Guppy Trouble’. “Double Guppy (Acanthocephalus reticulatus) Trouble”. Huh? Whatever.
Let’s keep talking about Double Guppy Trouble, I MEAN…!
The Guppy is 2 inches across, making it one of the smallest poeciliid fish. RECORD-BREAKER!!!
There’s some weird children’s cartoon about Guppies (what's it called, again?) and Siamese Fighting-fish (Betta splendens). I’m never gonna watch it!!
Some scientists argue about the Guppy’s Latin name —
“It’s Poecilia reticulata!” “It is NOT! It’s Girardinus guppii!” “You’re both wrong! It’s Poecilia vivipara”, and on, and on, and on, and on.
Actually, those are junior synonyms. It’s Acanthocephalus reticulatus.
Guppies eat flakes, frozen, prepared and live foods, and practically none in the aquarium trade are wild-caught.
I hope you enjoyed this Fish of the Week™!
by • Neil
Necessary facts: size: 2 inches, family: Mollies, type species: Poecilia latipina, genera: Acanthocephalus, Alfaro, Poecilia, Aplocheilichthys, Belonesox, Priepella, Limia, Gambusia, Laciris,Micropoecilia,
Heterandria, Girardinus, Xiphophorus, Quintana.
Guppy (Acanthocephalus reticulatus)
The Guppy or Common Millions-Fish is a smaller species of the family Poeciliidae. However, the Amazon Millions-Fish (Alfaro amazonum) is 1 inch (2 cm.). The even smaller Tiny Topminnow (Heterandria formosa) male grows to 1-and-a-half CENTIMETERS. Then there’s the 1-and-a-half inch Barred Topminnow (Quintana atrizona).
Let’s keep talking about Guppies.
As you can see, Joey put up a picture of two colorful gray Guppies with bright-red fins and wrote at the top ‘Double Guppy Trouble’. “Double Guppy (Acanthocephalus reticulatus) Trouble”. Huh? Whatever.
Let’s keep talking about Double Guppy Trouble, I MEAN…!
The Guppy is 2 inches across, making it one of the smallest poeciliid fish. RECORD-BREAKER!!!
There’s some weird children’s cartoon about Guppies (what's it called, again?) and Siamese Fighting-fish (Betta splendens). I’m never gonna watch it!!
Some scientists argue about the Guppy’s Latin name —
“It’s Poecilia reticulata!” “It is NOT! It’s Girardinus guppii!” “You’re both wrong! It’s Poecilia vivipara”, and on, and on, and on, and on.
Actually, those are junior synonyms. It’s Acanthocephalus reticulatus.
Guppies eat flakes, frozen, prepared and live foods, and practically none in the aquarium trade are wild-caught.
I hope you enjoyed this Fish of the Week™!
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