Female Guppy Being Harrassed

[naomilovesherfish]

hi i have a beautiful female guppy which is about 4 weeks pregnant, she didnt mind the males snupping around but now she seems to be getting frustrated with them. the buggas are chasing her everywhere. i have put her in my breeders net for tonight just to let her cool down, she seems ok though feeding well. could it be they know she hasnt got long to drop???

thanks
naomi
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[Colin_T]

Male guppies (and other livebearers) are randy buggers that will continually chase females around. I prefer to keep only female or males in a tank rather than having both sexes in the same tank. This stops the males pestering the females. When you want to breed them you can add a male for a week and he can do his thing, then he can go back in his cage
If you have a number of males then I would suggest separating the sexes. In a mixed tank you want at least 3 females per male and have lots of hiding places for the females. Floating plants like water sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides) makes an excellent plant for guppies.

 

[naomilovesherfish]

Male guppies (and other livebearers) are randy buggers that will continually chase females around. I prefer to keep only female or males in a tank rather than having both sexes in the same tank. This stops the males pestering the females. When you want to breed them you can add a male for a week and he can do his thing, then he can go back in his cage
If you have a number of males then I would suggest separating the sexes. In a mixed tank you want at least 3 females per male and have lots of hiding places for the females. Floating plants like water sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides) makes an excellent plant for guppies.

the tank is well mixed and there are more females than males but the males all seem to want the same one, i am hoping to get a small tank foe breeding. but i have had successful births withput having one.

naomi
xxx

 

[naomilovesherfish]

Male guppies (and other livebearers) are randy buggers that will continually chase females around. I prefer to keep only female or males in a tank rather than having both sexes in the same tank. This stops the males pestering the females. When you want to breed them you can add a male for a week and he can do his thing, then he can go back in his cage
If you have a number of males then I would suggest separating the sexes. In a mixed tank you want at least 3 females per male and have lots of hiding places for the females. Floating plants like water sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides) makes an excellent plant for guppies.

will she be ok back with the males though, i dont want to have to leave her in the net, i dont want her getting stressed and absorbing her babies, but then again if i were to leave her in the net would she give birth quicker with not having all the hassel of the men?? (she is feeding in the net)

naomi
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[Colin_T]

if she is happy and feeding in the net, then leave her there. She can give birth and recover for a few days before going back into the main tank. Otherwise stick the males in the net and leave the females in the main tank.

 

[naomilovesherfish]

if she is happy and feeding in the net, then leave her there. She can give birth and recover for a few days before going back into the main tank. Otherwise stick the males in the net and leave the females in the main tank.

she is 4 weeks gone so hopefully she hasnt got long to go anyway. i will see how she gets on in the net, if i have any problems i will take her out straight away.

naomi
xxx