# Guppy

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## Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Species | Fish |
| Origin | South America |
| Size Category | Nano |

## Vital Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Body Length | 3.81–5.08 cm |
| Lifespan | 2–4 years |

## Adult Preventive Care
- **Exercise Needs**: Beginner care level
- **Grooming**: Omnivore
- **Annual Exam Focus**: Compatible: Cory catfish, neon tetras, danios, gouramis, mollies, platies, rainbowfish, rasboras, swordtails, nerite snails, freshwater shrimp
- **Routine Care**: Incompatible: Tiger barbs, bala sharks, goldfish, large aggressive fish, fin nippers

## Health Predispositions
| Condition | Onset Stage | Risk | Hereditary | Screening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ich (White Spot Disease) | adult | medium | No | No |
| Fin and Tail Rot | adult | medium | No | No |
| Dropsy | adult | high | No | No |
| Velvet (Oodinium) | adult | high | No | No |
| Columnaris (Mouth Fungus) | adult | high | No | No |

## Breeding & Genetics
- **CHIC Required Tests**: Easy, livebearers
- **Recommended DNA Tests**: Poecilia reticulata

## Behavioral Ethogram
- **Locomotion**: Active swimming in middle and top portions of tank, schooling behavior, male courtship dances, tail chasing, begging for food
- **Social**: Peaceful, active, social
- **Stress/Displacement**: Color fading, hiding, clamped fins, gasping at surface, hunched-over posture, loss of appetite, lethargy

## AI Communication Decoding
- **AI-Trainable Signals**: Fin flapping, color fading, hunched-over posture, gasping at surface, hiding behavior, erratic swimming, clamped fins
- **Context-Dependent Vocalizations**: Color fading, hiding, clamped fins, gasping at surface, hunched-over posture, loss of appetite, lethargy
- **Interspecies Communication**: Water type: Freshwater, pH: 7-8

## Water Parameters & Husbandry
- **Water Temperature**: 22.2-27.7°C
- **pH Range**: pH 7-8
- **Water Type & Tank**: Freshwater, Min tank: 18.9L
- **Diet Type**: Omnivore
- **Care Notes**: Difficulty: Beginner. Temperament: Peaceful, active, social

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