common guppies

[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]

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

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!