Is Red Albino Guppy Different From Other Guppies

[coolfishfan]

I have different types of guppies and most of them are thriving.
The tank is spacious enough for the number and I change 25-30% water every week.
 
But I dont know why RED ALBINO GUPPY doesn't seem to be happy/healthy at all.
I buy a guppy only if it looks healthy. This guppy looks healthy in the store.
But after two days of stay in my tank its tail shrinks and its movement is shaky.
 
I have always replaced the sick ones with the new ones from the store which looked healthy there.
I keep doing this every month. 
 
I think I am successful in keeping guppies except this red one.
I need suggestions on how to keep this red albino guppy happy along with other guppy tank mates
 
Thanks.
 
 

 

[TallTree01]

I'm not really sure at all but maybe as he's albino the light is hurting him. Try giving him some shade and see what he does.

 

[bluesword23516]

Any albino animal have a much larger possibility of being sick. I am sure it is the same for fish as well.

 

[coolfishfan]

The lights are not very bright to hurt it and also I keep the lights on for not more than 5-6 hours a day.
 
Here is a pic that I have captured just now.
 
The image size was too big to upload, so I have croped the image and not sure of the clarity.

 

[coolfishfan]

   Waiting........Waiting........Waiting !!  
 
for some crucial advice.............

 

[TallTree01]

It's fins seem a little clamped.
Is he eating well?
What are your ammonia and nitrite readings?

 

[bluesword23516]

Definitely not normal, is he picked on at all? Do you put them in a quarantine tank before the main tank?

 

[coolfishfan]

Sorry, I dont have testing kits

 , never felt the need though.
 
I had kept him in the quarantine tank for a week and he looked fine there.
 
He is sick only when he is in company with other guppy types.
 
 
 
 

 

[LyraGuppi]

Please get some test kits! 
Ditto to TallTree.

 

[coolfishfan]

Yes, I think I must get one.
 
Please suggest me the best all-in-one(pH, ammonia, nitrite, chlorine) test kit.
 
Thanks.

 

[TallTree01]

Api master test kit.
As an albino and a guppy, he is more susceptible to toxins than most fish as a result of his line breeding and inbreeding.

 

[the_lock_man]

 
I have always replaced the sick ones with the new ones from the store which looked healthy there.
I keep doing this every month. 
 

 
I'm rather concerned by this statement - it implies that you have dead fish on a regular basis. This suggests to me that you are not actually successfully keeping any fish. A healthy guppy will live for years, not a few weeks.
 
How much do you know about the nitrogen cycle in fish tanks, and does your tank have a filter and a heater?

 

[coolfishfan]

Thanks TallTree01 !
 
I will get the API Master Kit.

 

[coolfishfan]

 

 
I have always replaced the sick ones with the new ones from the store which looked healthy there.
I keep doing this every month. 
 

 
I'm rather concerned by this statement - it implies that you have dead fish on a regular basis. This suggests to me that you are not actually successfully keeping any fish. A healthy guppy will live for years, not a few weeks.
 
How much do you know about the nitrogen cycle in fish tanks, and does your tank have a filter and a heater?
 

 
Yes, I do have a filter and a heater too and also I understand the nitrogen cycle.
 
I think you should read my first post properly. The whole discussion is only about the red albino guppy.
 
I have clearly specified that all the guppies are thriving except the red albino guppy.