Wild guppies invading the Amazon

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5 жыл бұрын

Guppies are lovely, but they are also one of the World's most invasive fish species. They live and breed in some 'marginal' habitats, and may get more colourful when they live alongside us in the city...

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@alexanderjentes 3 ай бұрын

I recently discovered a large population of them thriving in a small river (which winds through thick primary and secondary rainforest) not too far from where I live in Subic Bay (in the Philippines). Quite naturally I was intrigued and ended catching a small number of them (most of which were female and a few male, but all adults) with the original intention of keeping a small feeder stock for my son’s pet Philippine Box Turtle. However, after I saw the first few fry swimming in and amongst the three males and four females, I’ve now decided to keep and breed them. Although they aren’t natural or endemic to the Philippines (having been brought by the Americans during the turn of the last century to help quell mosquito larvae and stop the spread of malaria and dengue) they have become a native species and are now established in most freshwater bodies across the archipelago.

@ImperialAgent-us3kn 3 жыл бұрын

i used to catch these fish with mosquito fish in philippines, brings back memories.

@princenadroj9766 4 жыл бұрын

I love guppies, I used to have them in a big tank with some ghost shrimp, and a couple of tetras. The fish would rapidly breed and I started off with five females and three males; three months later, their numbers swelled to 50 or 60, with multiple generations of them.

@neonbrown7348 3 жыл бұрын

now just imagine those beginning guppies in a 1000 gallon tank

@smit17xp 3 жыл бұрын

So what happened next ?

@jerardnijel 3 жыл бұрын

This is the same breed I caught in the street canals in Trinidad. They can live in the filthiest of water

@aimanahmad7246 3 жыл бұрын

This species is used to control and kills Dengue mosquitoes in Malaysia canals exspecially in industrial Area dirtiest sewage’s and canals

@K15_08 2 жыл бұрын

We also a lot of guppies in the river near our house I usually catch wild guppies to feed to my turtle

@user-oc9in1ql5o 3 ай бұрын

Facts and they have no value well at least this type of guppies

@garywarner9388 13 күн бұрын

They hav value you just don't know

@garywarner9388 13 күн бұрын

Trinidad have the prettiest wild guppies in the world

@user-lf1fd6yw2i Жыл бұрын

from aparri cagayan po😊

@user-jn6iv7dv7k Жыл бұрын

This is an interesting video, guppies are a very large invasive population in whole world. But in most cases, compare with others, guppies have little impact on local native species?

@rnldmanuel88 Жыл бұрын

Mosquito fish are related to guppies but have caused a lot of issues because they are aggressive.

@IvansGuppies 7 ай бұрын

Super interesting. Thank you for the video!

@scaffa1478 2 жыл бұрын

It is really interesting to see their wild behavior, much more fun to watch then the typical "go up and down the tank to flash and mate" they seem more cautious with their movement. A shame they are invasive tho...

@rc-w-3487 Жыл бұрын

A small but I suppose positive thing is you can get these fish for free and it wouldn’t hurt anything. Even if they were to go extinct in the area it would be a good thing since they were never meant to be there in the first place

@bahamuttss 4 жыл бұрын

There are also in Indonesia!

@albrightblazerartguy 2 жыл бұрын

I caught it yesterday outside of my house drain

@rambo410 Жыл бұрын

cant find these in the pet stores. These are orginally from Trinidad and Antigua and got introduced in most places

@twives9066 7 ай бұрын

I have been looking for them everywhere and cannot find any for sale. Lots of beautiful fancy guppies but no common wild caught guppies.

@Rinkyu 2 жыл бұрын

Paiche looks leyendary

@jesusjoseph1899 5 жыл бұрын

U can find anywhere in the world.To stop mosquito breeding.U can actually keep males and females together jus have a 1:2/3 male to female ratio and all should be fine

@autogeek7258 10 ай бұрын

Guppies are found all over central and South America They are not invasive

@aFieldBiologist 10 ай бұрын

The distribution map is about 10 seconds into the video - they are not native to the areas these were found, but I agree they are don't appear to be invasive in natural Amazonian habitats - only in areas impacted by humans. So my title may be somewhat misleading! In other parts of the world they may be more problematic.

@berenicehickey9755 6 ай бұрын

They still live in some of the drains here in Singapore...

@fadhilthevisionary1518 Жыл бұрын

Wait, in my country fish store, this fish sells as mosquito fish. I'm confius, this is wild guppies?

@aFieldBiologist Жыл бұрын

They are sometimes called mosquito fish, but there is also a similar species of mosquito fish in the genus Gambusia

@Sp3llw0rk Жыл бұрын

These look like Poecilia wingei imo

@aFieldBiologist Жыл бұрын

Maybe - since they are introduced from captive populations they likely have some hybridization. But to be sure I’d need a good look at the gonopodium! The males here also lack the dark central band that is typical (but not completely diagnostic) for P. Wingei… happy to get more thoughts!

@user-lf1fd6yw2i Жыл бұрын

pa order po ng dalawang lalaki po 😊