โ๏ธ Lighting: Moderate (Enhances colors but avoid excessive exposure to prevent stress)
๐ฑ Substrate & Plants: Fine gravel or sand; live plants provide hiding spots and oxygen.
๐จ CO2 Sensitivity: Low; avoid excessive CO2 as it can affect pH stability.
๐งช Ammonia & Nitrites: 0 ppm (Toxic to guppies, regular water changes required)
๐ Water Flow: Low to moderate (Guppies prefer calm waters)
๐ Tank Size: Minimum 10 gallons for a small group (Larger tanks offer better stability)
Keep water conditions stable, and your guppies will stay vibrant, healthy, and active! ๐
Direction
๐ How to Acclimate New Guppy Fish
๐น ๐ฆ Unpack Carefully โ Gently remove the bag containing your guppies from the shipping box.
๐น ๐ก๏ธ Float to Match Temperature โ Place the sealed bag in your tank for 15-20 minutes to equalize water temperature.
๐น ๐ง Drip Acclimate โ Slowly add small amounts of tank water to the bag every 5 minutes for about 30-45 minutes.
๐น ๐ Release Gently โ Use a net to transfer the guppies into the tank, avoiding adding bag water.
๐น ๐ก Dim the Lights โ Reduce lighting for a few hours to minimize stress.
๐น ๐ Monitor Behavior โ Guppies may be shy at first; allow them time to explore.
๐น ๐ก๏ธ Check Water Parameters โ Ensure pH, temperature, and ammonia levels match their needs.
๐น ๐ฝ๏ธ Wait Before Feeding โ Feed after 4-6 hours once theyโve adjusted.
With proper acclimation, your guppies will settle in quickly and thrive in their new home! ๐
Grower Pick Product
Flat Rate Shipping As Low As $25
At Tropicflow, we strive to make the shipping process as affordable and convenient as possible for our customers. Our flat rate shipping starts as low as $20, and the more fish you purchase, the more you save on shipping fees. We encourage our customers to combine as many fish as possible in each order to take advantage of these cost-saving opportunities.
High Quality Product
At Tropicflow, we take pride in shipping only the highest quality product to our customers. Our fish, plant are carefully selected for their excellent health, vibrant colors, and wide, full tails.
100% Live Arrive Guarantee
Tropicflow takes great pride in the quality of our products, and we proudly extend a 100% Live Arrival Guarantee for every shipment we dispatch. In the unfortunate event that any of the livestock or plants in your order do not survive upon arrival, we are dedicated to offering you a full refund in the form of store credit, covering the precise cost of the item, excluding shipping expenses. Your satisfaction is our commitment!
Purple Dragon Guppy Fish โ Rich Purple Color with Intricate Dragon Pattern
๐ Deep Purple & Violet Tones with Bold Dragon-Style Markings
The Purple Dragon Guppy Fish is a striking fancy guppy variety featuring rich purple, violet, and deep blue coloration combined with an intricate Dragon-style pattern across the body and fins. Its darker jewel-toned color palette gives the fish a bold, premium appearance that stands out beautifully in planted and display aquariums.
The signature Dragon pattern creates a detailed combination of scale markings, fine lines, spots, and contrasting reticulated patterns. These markings give the body an armored, dragon-scale appearance while adding extra depth to the purple coloration.
Depending on aquarium lighting and viewing angle, the body may shift between lavender, violet, royal purple, dark blue, and metallic purple tones. The flowing tail and dorsal fin help display the intricate pattern as the fish swims, creating an elegant and dramatic visual effect.
๐ Purple Dragon Guppy Fish Care Guide
Feature
Details
๐ฌ Scientific Name
Poecilia reticulata
๐ Origin
Captive-bred ornamental strain
๐จ Color
Purple, violet, lavender, and deep blue tones
๐ Pattern
Intricate Dragon-style scale and fin markings
โจ Special Feature
Rich purple coloration combined with detailed dragon-scale patterning
๐ Size
Up to 2 inches (5 cm)
โณ Lifespan
Approximately 1โ2 years with proper care
๐ก Temperature
72ยฐโ78ยฐF (22ยฐโ26ยฐC)
๐ง pH Range
6.7โ7.8
๐ฟ Plant Friendly?
โ Yes, excellent for planted aquariums
๐ฝ Diet
Omnivore; quality flakes, micro pellets, frozen foods, and live foods
๐ค Behavior
Peaceful, social, active, and suitable for community aquariums
๐ Tank Size
Minimum 10 gallons recommended for a group
๐ Why Choose Purple Dragon Guppies?
The Purple Dragon Guppy Fish is an excellent choice for aquarists who enjoy darker, more unusual fancy guppy colors. Its combination of deep purple tones and intricate Dragon-style markings creates a sophisticated appearance with plenty of visual detail.
The purple and violet coloration contrasts beautifully against bright green aquatic plants, pale sand, driftwood, and darker aquarium backgrounds. Under quality aquarium lighting, subtle metallic highlights can make the scales and patterned fins appear even more vivid.
Whether added to a fancy guppy collection, planted aquarium, breeding project, or peaceful community tank, the Purple Dragon Guppy Fish brings a dramatic combination of jewel-toned color, detailed pattern, and graceful swimming behavior.
So happy with these fish! Was a little hesitant about buying online, but was so worth it! These little fish came well packaged, healthy, and absolutely beautiful!
Overall very pleased with the guppies.
I was hoping to get green dragon guppies but they are more on the blue side.
Great quality. Look forward to buying more.
This was my first time ordering fish online and to be honest I was nervous about the shipping process. However, the fish were very well packaged and all of my fish survived and are healthy. The quality of the fish are also very high and they are the highlight of my aquarium. I will be ordering my fish from Tropicflow in the future.
Absolutely love their colors and even got a 6th. so a free one which was super nice of them. They are still doing great after a few weeks and look stunning when swimming
I was really hoping they would come alive. And thankfully thanks to there awesome packaging system the did. Yes weโre they a little bit skinny and skittish yes but they also spent some time in transit. Will totally but more fish from them in the future. (Sorry about the pictures they donโt do them Justice)
I've bought 4-5 additions to my tank from Tropicflow, these were packed and shipped in the best possible way, and better than any other seller. The fish looked exactly like the pictures, they are clearly in good health, and they adapted faster than any other addition to the tank I've ever gotten.
