Guppy Cobra Metallic
Channel: Aqua Paradise
Date: 26/03/2023

Guppy (lat. Poecilia reticulata or Guppy) is a freshwater viviparous fish of the Poeciliidae family. Synonym - Millionenfisch. Guppy is the most popular and unpretentious aquarium fish. In a home aquarium, it inhabits all layers. In captivity, it lives longer and grows larger than in nature. Aquariums most often contain various breeds of guppies or the result of mixing them.
Guppies have a pronounced sexual dimorphism - males and females differ in size, shape, and color: The size of males is 1.5-4 sm. The body is slender. Pedigree individuals often have long fins. The coloring is often bright. Males have a specialized organ - gonopodia - a phallic-shaped anal fin.
The size of females is 2.8-7 sm, with an enlarged abdomen, in the anal region of which eggs are visible. The fins are always proportionately smaller than those of the males. Females from natural habitats and many breeds are gray with a pronounced rhombic grid of scales, for which the species got its name: "reticulum" from lat. - mesh, mesh. #guppy #cobra #metallic