jack--sos

I have just one guppy left after the other one was eaten by a tetra. I have him in a 1-2 gallon container inside the main tank where he has been for the last week or so. He seems very happy in there. When i took him out he swam straight to the back corner in the tank and stayed there untill i caught him and put back in the container. Should i get more guppies to keep him company?

Thanks
Jack

hkirchen

Is it a male or female?
Guppies are a schooling fish, and when you have 4-6 of them, they tend to stay together and be happier as a group.

Also, if it is a male, I would get one more male, and four females. This way he won't get picked on by the other male. Be careful though, you will have guppy babies with this route.

I have 2 males and 4 females, and they are quite the happy family!

jack--sos

yeah he is a male, would it be ok just to get more males? as i dont want to have to care for guppy fry. i had 5 males before and they seemed very happy

pinkfloydpuffer

I have 3 males and they are doing great.

pamelakt

Eaten by a tetra!?!?!??

jack--sos

Yeah, all of his fins and had his spine broken by my big buenos aires. He's settled down as ive introduced a shark to sort him out

Lucy

I don't think guppys are technically a schooling fish, but I agree a few of his own kind might make him feel better.
If there's something large enough in your tank to eat him, he could be scared.

jack--sos

the bigest thing in my tank appart from my pleco is my two Pearl Gouramis (around 3.5" to 4") tetra is around 1" bigger. The little guppis is only around 1.5 inches.