Weird petsmart behavior

[SouthAmericanCichlids]

This is not a quaestion as much as an observation. So I am currently breeding guppies and I got a new one from petsmart to freshen up the genes. And for some reason throughout these past few weeks to a month. It's been super "Jumpy". He jumps out of the water all the time but the ones I bred don't really jump out of the water if they hear a loud noise. Jump back to January the original guppies I got from petsmart and I had the tiniest hole in my lid (I cover it now), and they jumped through it, I noticed one was gone but couldn't find it (It was hiding behind the lip of the towel) until I found another one. So what I think is strange, all the guppies from petsmart tend to jump out of the water and the ones I breed don't jump out of the water. I don't know I thought I would share this weird behavior I've been noticing.

 

[jkkgron2]

I almost wonder if at petsmart they had food stuck to the top of the tank? Maybe the guppy’s were jumping because they expected food to be up there.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Like a Pavlov's Dog thing...my wife got guppies for a bit but she thought they were borderline obscene with their behavior so they got rehomed long ago.

 

[Momgoose56]

This is not a quaestion as much as an observation. So I am currently breeding guppies and I got a new one from petsmart to freshen up the genes. And for some reason throughout these past few weeks to a month. It's been super "Jumpy". He jumps out of the water all the time but the ones I bred don't really jump out of the water if they hear a loud noise. Jump back to January the original guppies I got from petsmart and I had the tiniest hole in my lid (I cover it now), and they jumped through it, I noticed one was gone but couldn't find it (It was hiding behind the lip of the towel) until I found another one. So what I think is strange, all the guppies from petsmart tend to jump out of the water and the ones I breed don't jump out of the water. I don't know I thought I would share this weird behavior I've been noticing.

What are all your tank parameters? Tap parameters? What is your routine for tank maintanance?
Most fish try to jump out of a tank for a reason...usually bad water. Might want to look into that.

 

[SouthAmericanCichlids]

No it's only the ones from petsmart, not the ones I bred and raised.

 

[Ling313]

I got half of my guppies from petsmart, other half from petco. They’re definitely feisty but no jumping out of the water

 

[Momgoose56]

No it's only the ones from petsmart, not the ones I bred and raised.

Exactly. They may be reacting to your water. I suggest testing it.

 

[SouthAmericanCichlids]

Yes, I do have water on the higher end of their spectrum, actually been trying to lower it (Naturally).

 

[Falena]

Do they use autofeeders at petsmart? I'm not from the states so I've never been to a petsmart.
Also, are they jumping right off the bat?
How are you acclimating them? The ph/gh/kh might be drastically different from home and the petsmart. Livebearers are sensitive to lower pH/hardness and I know they can breed and live in them fine if thats how they were raised in the first place. But if not, they can suffer. I personally cannot keep Livebearers period, because I have soft acidic water and they die on me.

 

[SouthAmericanCichlids]

I put a cup of water in every 15 minutes until it's full, they jump right away.