Guppy

Scientific Name: Poecillia Reticulata

Advantages

Guppies have been

used to help control

mosquitoes because

they would eat the

larvae of the

mosquitoes. When the

guppies would eat the

larvae it would help to

slow down the spread

of malaria. It is very

easy to take care of

guppy fish. They are

fun to watch too.

Adaptation

Guppies are fish that

swim very fast. The

guppies in our

classroom eat the fish

food that we give them.

They need water to

survive. They get their

oxygen from the water.

Guppies will die without

water.

“Guppies that live in

habitats where there

are predators are

usually less vividly

colored or patterned, in

order to protect

themselves. However,

where there are fewer

predators, they are

very colorful. In the

wild, guppies are found

in Trinidad and Tobago,

Venezuela, Barbados,

Guyana, Brazil,

Netherlands Antilles,

and the US Virgin

Islands. Although this

tiny freshwater fish

generally is found in

clear tropical waters, it

can also live in brackish

water.”

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"Successful propagation in seawater of

the guppy Poecilia reticulata with

reference to high salinity tolerance at

birth". Fisheries Science 63 (4): 573–575.

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Mrs. Gaiter’s

1st Grade Class

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Researchers

Joshua Colgate

Timothy Crutcher

Marcuisha Dodson

Christopher Eakes

Emmanual Hodge

Elijah Hollie

Ella Jones

Rashaad Jones

Rohan Johnson

Sonja Martin

Zymonie McFarland

Ja’mauri Nevels

Steven Page

Jordan Phelps

Zander Porter

Ahiyah White

Brian Williams