The Rainbow World of Guppies

I've always been fascinated by guppies since I was young but have never got to rearing them - until recently. I was inspired when I visited a relative and saw his family successfully rear guppies in a ceramic container. I was fascinated to see many young ones swimming around too - proving that fry could survice - albeit at a lower survival rate, perhaps - even when pregnant guppies were not separated from the main community. So I bought 20 of them - to be exact 22 since the pet shop gives me two for free for the 20 I bought. The first batch all died - at the rate of two to three a day. Discouraged, I visited the aquarium shop again and was advised to buy a packet of salt to treat the water. So I acquired another 22 guppies - 10 female and 12 males (again including two complimentary ones!). This time, I seem to have succeeded. Three days later, the guppies are swimming what to me like happily, except for one that is now swimming with difficulty and whose days appear to be numbered. One female has died.
This lens is inspired by my newfound interest, which hopefully will lead it to becoming a hobby as well. I call this lens the Rainbow World of Guppies because I am fascinated by their myriad colors.

The guppy fish - small but beauriful and colorful - is one of the most popular aquarium species in the world.

P/S The photo, which portrays The Rainbow World of Guppies concept, was culled from a Google image search and a note accompanying the image said the image in its original context can be found on a Andrewunknown page.