Ronald

i have 6 common guppies and one died and another guppy tends to pick at it

lolagurl

u should take it out so the guppies dont pick at it...lol...its not good to leave a dead fish in a tank
btw.how big is ur tank

wolfman21

They'll eat it if you don't take it out.

Neville

how did it die?!! well, i don't think guppies will eat it completely, u better take it out immediately before it spreads diseases. what is the ratio of males and females? how big is your tank?

wolfman21

Yeah you don't want to let it rot because of the potential for diseases

Ronald

i took it out before I even started this thread and i was concerned about why it was picking on it's own kind. i would never leave dead fish in a tank lol

Dino

All fish will do this.

Dino

wolfman21

They see it as possible food or trying to see if its still alive. Its normal to pick on their own

tan.b

fish have no morals!! they'll eat they're own babies after all!

Neville

except blue acaras, they r very caring parents.

wolfman21

Guppies do like their own babies. Someone I knew had a guppy that as soon as she gave birth, she would be eating the babies as they tried to get to the top of the tank!