The Golden Guppy features a bright, shimmering golden body with smooth fins, making it a striking and hardy variety perfect for beginners and hobbyists.
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The Golden Guppy features a bright, shimmering golden body with smooth fins, making it a striking and hardy variety perfect for beginners and hobbyists.
A rich golden-yellow body with matching fins. Some strains show metallic shine or gradient tones. Males are slimmer and more colorful, while females are larger with less intense gold coloration.
1–3 years
Omnivorous
The Golden Guppy is a timeless favorite due to its simple beauty, hardiness, and ease of care. It adds a warm golden glow to aquariums and is perfect for both beginners and experienced keepers.
Beginner
10 gallons
6.8 – 7.8
Moderately hard to hard
22°C – 28°C (72°F – 82°F)
2.5 inches
Compatible with neon tetras, mollies, platies, rasboras, Corydoras, shrimps, snails, and other peaceful species.
Aggressive cichlids, male bettas, tiger barbs, serpae tetras, and any fin-nipping or predatory species.
Poecilia reticulata
Poeciliidae
Selective breeding from guppy strains originally native to South America.
Friendly and social; best kept in groups or harems (one male with multiple females).
Feed high-quality guppy flakes or micro-pellets, along with live or frozen foods like brine shrimp and daphnia. Occasional vegetable-based foods assist digestion.
Livebearer – females produce free-swimming fry every few weeks.
Females give birth every 4–6 weeks, producing 20–40 fry. Provide floating plants and moss to protect fry from adults. Fry grow quickly when fed baby brine shrimp, microworms, or crushed flakes.
pH between 6.8–7.8 with moderate hardness. Perform weekly water changes of 25–30% to keep conditions stable.
Prone to ich, fin rot, and fungal infections if water quality drops. Maintain stable water parameters to avoid stress.
Peaceful and social
A very peaceful and active swimmer that explores all levels of the tank. Males display colorful fins while courting females and thrive in groups.
The Golden Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is a classic and popular guppy variety known for its radiant golden-yellow coloration that glows under aquarium lighting. Selectively bred for its vivid hue and smooth fin patterns, the Golden Guppy is ideal for community aquariums and planted tanks. This variety is easy to care for, highly adaptable, and breeds readily, making it a favorite among guppy enthusiasts worldwide. Its bright colors create a warm, vibrant aesthetic in any aquarium setup.