Are They Pregnant?

[KENYA]

HI THERE ARE MY GUPPIES PREGNANT?HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE BEFORE THEY ARE BORN?

 

[drewry]

HI THERE ARE MY GUPPIES PREGNANT?HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE BEFORE THEY ARE BORN?

yeah they look like it hard to say how long before they have fry

i use floating plants in mine so if they have fry in my tank they dont all get eaten

 

[KENYA]

HI THERE ARE MY GUPPIES PREGNANT?HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE BEFORE THEY ARE BORN?

yeah they look like it hard to say how long before they have fry i use floating plants in mine so if they have fry in my tank they dont all get eaten

DO THEY EAT THEIR OWN THEN?ALSO HAVE PLATYS IN WITH THEM,ONE FEMALE SWORDTAIL ONE PLEC AND A RAINBOW SHARK

HI THERE ARE MY GUPPIES PREGNANT?HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE BEFORE THEY ARE BORN?

yeah they look like it hard to say how long before they have fry i use floating plants in mine so if they have fry in my tank they dont all get eaten

DO THEY EAT THEIR OWN THEN?ALSO HAVE PLATYS IN WITH THEM,ONE FEMALE SWORDTAIL ONE PLEC AND A RAINBOW SHARK

OH AND TWO MOLLIES LOL

 

[drewry]

HI THERE ARE MY GUPPIES PREGNANT?HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE BEFORE THEY ARE BORN?

yeah they look like it hard to say how long before they have fry i use floating plants in mine so if they have fry in my tank they dont all get eaten

DO THEY EAT THEIR OWN THEN?ALSO HAVE PLATYS IN WITH THEM,ONE FEMALE SWORDTAIL ONE PLEC AND A RAINBOW SHARK

HI THERE ARE MY GUPPIES PREGNANT?HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE BEFORE THEY ARE BORN?

yeah they look like it hard to say how long before they have fry i use floating plants in mine so if they have fry in my tank they dont all get eaten

DO THEY EAT THEIR OWN THEN?ALSO HAVE PLATYS IN WITH THEM,ONE FEMALE SWORDTAIL ONE PLEC AND A RAINBOW SHARK

OH AND TWO MOLLIES LOL

yeah they do if you dont have any were for the fry to hide they will eat them allyour other fish will be glad to eat them aswell

 

[Heather.]

Aslong as they have plenty hiding spaces some might survive .. But as Drewy said they will get eaten if no where to hide.. x

 

[KENYA]

Aslong as they have plenty hiding spaces some might survive .. But as Drewy said they will get eaten if no where to hide.. x

THERE ARE HNG PLACES.JUST WISH I KNEW HOW LONG TILL THEY HAD THEM!!!!!

 

[lilfishie]

its near impossible to tell the exact time for me on other peoples fish, as every fish gets a different size, but if you remember the dates, write them dow or something then you know around 4 weeks later there will be more

 

[pratty675]

yes they are pregnant lol

 

[LauraFrog]

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That Is A Hot Platy! *drools*
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Like everybody else said, it's kinda hard to tell when the fish is going to drop. See the very dark spots on the flanks of the guppies? Those are called eye spots or gravid spots. They are the eyes of the fry forming inside the mum. Judging by the darkness of the spots and the size of the mother's abdomen, I'd say ten days for the fish on the left and a week for the fish on the right, but I could be way out. I just had a platy drop tonight (been sitting around with an aspirator and a labouring fish in a jug) and she was massive, looked like someone stuck a bike pump up her butt and blew her up. I've had platies drop at half that size, they just have fewer fry (Jester dropped 81. I'm still in shock.)

 

[KENYA]

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That Is A Hot Platy! *drools*
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Like everybody else said, it's kinda hard to tell when the fish is going to drop. See the very dark spots on the flanks of the guppies? Those are called eye spots or gravid spots. They are the eyes of the fry forming inside the mum. Judging by the darkness of the spots and the size of the mother's abdomen, I'd say ten days for the fish on the left and a week for the fish on the right, but I could be way out. I just had a platy drop tonight (been sitting around with an aspirator and a labouring fish in a jug) and she was massive, looked like someone stuck a bike pump up her butt and blew her up. I've had platies drop at half that size, they just have fewer fry (Jester dropped 81. I'm still in shock.)

ooooooooooooooooooo i'm all excited now,i hope not too many get eaten lol i have a breeding trap that i will put the fry into when i see them,hopefully they will be safe in there.Are they all coloured straight away or do they all look the same when they are born?

 

[pratty675]

yes they look pregnant

 

[poopsydrew]

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That Is A Hot Platy! *drools*
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Like everybody else said, it's kinda hard to tell when the fish is going to drop. See the very dark spots on the flanks of the guppies? Those are called eye spots or gravid spots. They are the eyes of the fry forming inside the mum. Judging by the darkness of the spots and the size of the mother's abdomen, I'd say ten days for the fish on the left and a week for the fish on the right, but I could be way out. I just had a platy drop tonight (been sitting around with an aspirator and a labouring fish in a jug) and she was massive, looked like someone stuck a bike pump up her butt and blew her up. I've had platies drop at half that size, they just have fewer fry (Jester dropped 81. I'm still in shock.)

ooooooooooooooooooo i'm all excited now,i hope not too many get eaten lol i have a breeding trap that i will put the fry into when i see them,hopefully they will be safe in there.Are they all coloured straight away or do they all look the same when they are born?

-Most of them will be eaten before you can find/catch them. Better to put the female into her own tank to drop the fry then raise them alone, if you want a high fry rate. They can show color just depends, some come out very golden others black etc.
-You will see more colors as they grow.
-If you dont have another tank you CAN use a breeding trap, but they arent reccomended and the female may abort due to being stressed in the trap.
-All in all, if you want maybe just 1 or 2, leave the female in the tank and see if some make it.
-If you want a lot of fry and can house them, isolate her in a 10 gallon with a sponnge filter and some floating riccia or some other floating plants.
Here's a good link to help you out, this will tell you everything: *Link*

Good luck to you and your fish, and be careful, this hobby is extremly addicting and there is no going back once you have MTS,

Drew