Could My Guppy Be Firing Blanks?

[lock77]

I've had 1 male along with 2 females for around 3 months and still no babies. Is there such a thing as an infertile guppy?

 

[mjford1]

I've had 1 male along with 2 females for around 3 months and still no babies. Is there such a thing as an infertile guppy?

Maybe he preffers male guppies

I've heard of female guppies being infertile as they get older, i had one myself from a young age that never once was gravid and all the males ignored her even when she was young... strange

 

[Akasha72]

I've heard of female guppies being infertile as they get older, i had one myself from a young age that never once was gravid and all the males ignored her even when she was young... strange

Happens with platies too. I have 2 females who have never been pregnant - both have some kind genetic problem though I think as they are massive in size - both a good 8cm in length which is almost double the size of my other adult platies

 

[FishBlast]

I've had 1 male along with 2 females for around 3 months and still no babies. Is there such a thing as an infertile guppy?

My F3 generation of guppies. Had several females, neither of them ever got pregnant for the whole 1 - 1.5 years they lived. They died and I got left with males only. I never bought guppies so there was no way to save the colony or to check which was the infertile side.

 

[OldMan47]

There are indeed sterile matches from time to time, just as there are in people. It is one re4ason that a breeder never lets his stock get down to a single fish of each sex. If he does, he risks losing that line through infertility.