29/09/2022
Welcome to Jim E Gee's Guppies. I raise guppies as a hobby and love to share my fish with others. I don't raise them for showing so you get the best line, not a maintenance line. These were born, bred and photographed in the U.S.A. in my own home. They were raised on the best foods with optimum water quality. They are fixed strains, which means, when they have babies they will resemble the parents. Watching them grow into the colored long finned adults is the best thing about these little fish. The guppies you see in the store are usually past their prime and sometimes even sterile. I've been breeding fish for 25+ years but always come back to the guppy.
The guppies will be sent express or priority in an insulated box double bagged with every precaution taken to insure their survival. If an unavoidable shipping tragedy happens I will replace, with additional shipping charge, or refund minus shipping. I'll need a clear picture of the unopened bag sent to within two hours of verified delivery. I can accommodate just about any delivery day (with express) you would like, just let me know when someone will be there. I can also arrange for the post office to call you for pick up when they arrive. The post office can only ship two days to some areas, the guppies should still be fine. I can email you with the delivery options once I check with them.
Thank you for looking.
Check out the hardy young guppies in this video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCMvhnZIUQU&eurl=http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit2&feature=player_embedded
WATER
Guppies are very easy to care for. A temperature of 72 to 78 is ideal with younger fish on the warmer side. This will help the young fry to grow. My PH is right around 7 and moderately hard. I use non-iodized salt at a rate of 1 or 2 teaspoons per 5 gallons as a preventative measure. Guppies seem to do better with a little salt and if you feed them brine shrimp, the shrimp will live much longer. Water changes should be about 30% done weekly or bi-weekly. Try to avoid over crowding. 10 to 15 adult guppies per ten gallons max.
FOOD
Guppies like a wide variety of food. They are omnivorous and need protein to grow. I feed them a combination of different flakes and dry foods including earthworms, plankton, blood worms and spirulina disks. I also include frozen and live foods like beef heart, chicken liver, and twice daily feedings of brine shrimp. Newborns sometimes get vinegar eels.
WHEN THEY ARRIVE:
Inspect the bag and make sure your guppies are doing well. Remove them from outer bag and open or cut top off of inner bag. You can use the insulated box they came in to support bags or gently pour them into a clean (not cleaned with soap) container. The best way to acclimate them is to use a drip tube. I use a valve and airline tubing to do this. Fill the tube with water from tank and set valve so it drips about one drop every second or two. When the water level reaches 3X the level the guppies where shipped in they should be fine. If you don't have a tube you can also pour small amounts of water every 15 minutes or so until water reaches same level. Then pour guppies into a net and place in tank. If you use a container you may be able to net them right out.
ENJOY YOUR GUPPIES!!!!!!!
