You look at your tank, and your heart sinks. One of your guppies is acting weird. It’s not swimming forward. Instead, it’s bobbing in place, swimming vertically. Maybe its head is pointing up, gasping at the surface. Maybe its head is pointing down, fighting to stay off the floor. Maybe it looks like it’s struggling […]
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If you have female guppies in a tank with a male, the answer is almost always “Yes, she is pregnant.” But beginners often panic. You see a female getting huge, and you wonder: Is she about to give birth? Is she just overfed? Or worse—does she have Dropsy? As someone who watches thousands of guppies
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(Why Stability is the New Beauty) There’s a phase almost every guppy keeper in Malaysia goes through. At first, the tank is lively. Colorful. Active. Then slowly, it becomes chaotic. The males never stop chasing. The females never stop running. Babies appear constantly, then start disappearing one by one. Eventually, you find yourself at the
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You are at the fish shop. You see a tank full of active, silver fish zooming back and forth. They look like mini sharks. They have the high dorsal fin, the sleek body, and the cool “shark” swim. You ask the uncle, “How much?” He says, “Murah saja. RM2 seekor. Ikan Patri.” You think you
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If you join any international Betta fish group on Facebook, the first thing they will scream at you is: “Where is your heater? Bettas are tropical fish! They need 78°F (26°C)!” They are not wrong. Bettas are tropical fish.But here is the thing: We live in the tropics. In Kuala Lumpur, Penang, or Johor, our
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There’s a type of guppy tank you almost never see on Instagram. It doesn’t win aquascaping contests. It doesn’t have crisp layouts or perfect symmetry. It wouldn’t look “aesthetic” under those expensive, bright white lights. But months later—even years later— the fish are still alive. The water is rock solid. The owner is relaxed. That’s
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There’s a quiet moment in every fish shop. You’re standing in front of the guppy tank—lights buzzing, water a little cloudy, fish flashing colors at the glass. Some look incredible. Some look… tired. Most people choose with their eyes. That’s understandable. In many shops, guppies are sold as “colors,” not as living animals. But if
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You see them in every aquarium shop. They are bright orange, they have three distinct black stripes, and they wiggle excitedly at the glass like puppies. They are often labeled “Clown Loach – RM8.” They look perfect. They look like “Nemo” for freshwater. You think, “I’ll take three for my 2-foot tank.” Stop. The Clown
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When people ask how long guppies live, the internet gives a clean, easy answer: “Two to three years.” That answer is technically correct. It’s also deeply misleading. Because in a real home aquarium, almost no guppy actually lives that long. If you’ve kept guppies for any amount of time in Malaysia, you already know this.
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There’s a moment every guppy keeper goes through. You stand in front of your tank, watching a fish you paid good money for—perfect tail, glowing colors, a clean “pure” strain—and you think: “Why does this one look like it’s about to die… but the ugly drain guppy I caught as a kid in the longkang
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