Overview
Blue Delta Guppy Male is a colorful freshwater livebearer suited for peaceful community aquariums. It does best in stable, fully cycled water with peaceful tankmates, plant cover, and a varied diet of flakes, small pellets, and occasional frozen or vegetable-based foods.
Blue Delta Guppy Male is a freshwater shrimp suited for planted tanks, shrimp tanks, and peaceful community aquariums. It does best in stable, fully cycled water with slow acclimation, plant cover, mature biofilm, and shrimp-safe tankmates.
Common Name: Blue Delta Guppy Male
Scientific Name: Poecilia reticulata
At a Glance
Type: Freshwater Shrimp
Scientific Name: Poecilia reticulata
Adult Size: Plan for adult size and colony growth.
Minimum Tank: Best in stable, cycled shrimp or planted aquariums
Temperament: Peaceful invertebrate
Care Level: Best with stable water and careful acclimation
Temperature: Keep temperature steady for the exact shrimp type
pH / GH / KH: Stable mineral content matters; verify requirements for the exact shrimp type
Diet: Biofilm, algae grazing, shrimp foods, and small supplemental foods
Best Tankmates: Peaceful shrimp-safe fish, peaceful snails, mosses, and live plants
Avoid With: Copper, aggressive fish, large predators, and tanks with unstable parameters
Care Notes
Use slow acclimation when possible. Avoid copper exposure and do not add shrimp to unstable or uncycled tanks. Plant cover, moss, and mature grazing surfaces help shrimp settle after arrival.
Shipping & Arrival
Most in-stock livestock generally ships in 1–2 business days when weather, livestock condition, and carrier timing are safe. Open the package promptly, keep lights low, and acclimate before release.
Before You Buy
- Is the tank cycled and stable?
- Is the aquarium large enough for adult size or final placement?
- Are tankmates compatible?
- Do you have appropriate food, cover, or supplies ready?
- Can you receive and acclimate the order promptly?
- Type: Freshwater Fish
- Subtype: Livebearer
- Adult size: Plan for adult size, not just size at purchase.
- Minimum tank: Best in stable, cycled community aquariums with peaceful tankmates.
- Temperament: Peaceful livebearer.
- Care level: Beginner-friendly when kept in clean, stable water.
- Temperature: Keep temperature steady and matched to peaceful tropical community fish.
- pH: Stable freshwater parameters matter more than constant correction.
- Diet: Flakes, small pellets, and occasional frozen or vegetable-based foods.
- Best kept: Peaceful groups with plant cover and compatible tankmates.
- Best tankmates: Other peaceful livebearers, small community fish, Corydoras, peaceful snails, and live plants.
- Avoid with: Aggressive cichlids, fin nippers, large predators, and goldfish.
