Guppies require plenty of protein for growth. As they’re opportunistic feeders, they graze on whatever lives or falls into their environment.
Guppy fish feed on mosquito larvae, blood worms and other live insects found in nature as well as algae, plant fragments and any digestible waste products found nearby.
Guppies should be fed high-quality fish flakes or vegetable pellets that offer nutrients similar to what they find in nature, without polluting the aquarium water. This will also avoid dirtying up their environment.
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Potatoes
Guppies can be finicky eaters, so it is essential that they receive a wide variety of foods. In nature, guppies are true omnivores: in addition to eating algae and bug larvae they will devour diatoms, microscopic crustaceans and plant fragments with gusto!
Add vegetables to your guppy’s diet in addition to fish flakes or pellets. Boil or raw, try feeding lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, carrots, or zucchini as serving options – any uneaten food should be removed within several hours after feeding!
Guppies’ diets should include a variety of protein sources to ensure they receive all of the vitamins and minerals required for health during their breeding periods, and reduces the likelihood that females deplete their reserves during puberty and prematurely reproduce.
Carrots
Guppies require an abundance of plant material in their diet, making vegetables an integral component. Guppies also enjoy nibbling away at algae found in most ponds and water tanks which contains an abundance of essential vitamins and minerals.
Your guppy should be fed boiled or steamed carrots, sweet potato and other high-nutrition veggies such as zucchini, spinach leaves, peas, broccoli, cabbage and kale. Always wash these foods prior to feeding them to your guppies.
Guppies should also receive chicken breast, which is high in protein but low in fat and contains calcium, iron and vitamin B-6. In addition, you can offer your fish some cooked and boiled rice which should then be given as treats.
Bananas
Guppies enjoy eating homemade food items such as bananas, which contain vitamin C and B-6 as well as minerals such as potassium and magnesium, making them a delicious treat. You may consider serving small amounts to give as treats.
Guppies should also be fed other healthy food such as cucumbers, lettuce, peas, tomatoes and zucchini as these provide essential vitamins, minerals and fiber – whether served raw or blanched.
Hard-boiled egg yolks offer an excellent source of protein and other essential nutrients; however, you should only feed these treats occasionally; their main food should consist of commercial fish flakes or pellets designed with specific nutritional value in mind.
Live Insects
Guppies in the wild feed on both animal- and plant-based foods. While both fresh and frozen options may be consumed, live foods offer particular nutritional value for guppy fish. Mosquito larvae contain high concentrations of proteins which help them maintain healthy skin, fins, and scales; other sources include daphnia and brine shrimp as good protein sources.
Guppy fish enjoy a diet rich with flake foods and freeze-dried foods like brine shrimp or blood worms, in addition to fruit and vegetable bits like bananas, potatoes, peas, zucchini, and lettuce. Because some items can be difficult for their digestive systems to process at once, many owners opt for creating homemade food specifically designed for their guppy.
Brine Shrimp
Guppies require a varied diet and adding different food sources can be an excellent way to ensure this. In addition to fish flakes, freeze dried food and vegetables are other great choices that will add variety for your guppy while deterring it from bullying its own fry during breeding.
Guppies are known for being opportunistic feeders in their natural environments and will consume virtually anything that comes their way, from live insects and larvae to decomposing leaves. When kept as captive fish, however, guppies may be fed commercial pelleted or flaked fish food, homemade blends with protein-rich bloodworms, brine shrimp or cooked egg yolk as well as cucumbers, peas or lettuce for feeding purposes.
