Full Red Albino Guppy

Poecilia reticulata var. Albino Full Red

The Full Red Albino is a fish of surreal beauty: completely fire red with blood-colored eyes. But albinism in aquariums is not a boast, it is a disability. The absence of melanin in their eyes makes them extremely sensitive to light. Powerful modern LED ceiling lights painfully blind them, causing constant panic. They are frail, slow, and have severe visual defects. Buying this fish to put it in a bright mixed tank is an act of pure cruelty.

Family: Poeciliidae
Origin: Linea pura asiatica creata tramite fissazione del gene dell'albinismo.
Tank use: Used in 0 tanks

Temperature

22 °C - 28 °C

7 - 8.5

Water type

Freshwater

Tank level

All levels

Adult size

6 cm

Description

Death at First Birth (Physical Collapse Futile Deaf Mute):

Albino females are as fragile as crystal. The metabolic effort of developing 20 live fry often kills them. If they are chased by a male in a bare tank, they will collapse and miscarry. Breeding requires dedicated breeding tanks, with perfect, very hard water sterilized with UV.

Care and observations

The Torture of Light (Blindness Futile Blind):

If you turn on a strong white light above an Albino Guppy, you will condemn it to pain. Its red eyes have no shield. The fish will flee to the bottom, crawling in the dark under the filters to hide. You are OBLIGED to totally darken the tank with a thick layer of floating plants and use foods soaked in garlic juice so it can find them by smell.

Fish profile

Temperament: Timido e letargico a causa dei difetti visivi.
Diet: Onnivoro. Cibo galleggiante fortemente odoroso (Aglio) per aiutarli a trovarlo con l'olfatto.
Tank level: All levels
Adult size: 6 cm
GH: 10 dGH - 30 dGH
KH: n/a
TDS: n/a
Conductivity: n/a

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