Guppy biotope

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  1. owenhlewis

    owenhlewis Plankton

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    Hi ALL,
    I have just recently inherited a 80 litre tank from my uncle, and was looking to keep a predominantly guppy livebearer biotope.

    Could someone please give me some ideas as to the following:

    plants that can be used
    other fish that are compatible (e.g algae eater, bottom feeder, smaller fish)
    any decor ideas that i could use.

    any help would be great.

    cheers,

    Owen
     
    owenhlewis, Apr 13, 2009
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  2. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    the guppy biotype is probably brackish amazon one. they originated from south america.

    they can handle salinity up to 1.040(thats 50% higher then sea water)
    it may be easier to stock a regular fresh tank then a brackish one.
    but here are some brackish plants
    Brackish Plants

    here are brackish fish Index of Brackish Water Fish - on AquariumFish.net.

    i dont know which ones come from south america in the lists.

    here is a amazon biotype information(not brackish)
    Amazon Biotope by Andy Gordon and Michelle Stuart
     
    sostoudt, Apr 13, 2009
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  3. kingterra

    kingterra Skunk Shrimp

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    welcome to the reef
     
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