Guppies

[micha_l]

Hi...
i have a problem, well i have guppies and last night i found 2 little baby gubbies swimming on the bottom of the tank, next day i went and got a breeder and put those two of them in there but i looked at the bottom of the tank and found another baby guppy (just one) but i heard when a guppy has babies it has alot of them and then eats them. how can i know when my guppie is pregnant? please help!

 

[mommyof2bettas]

well, theyr belly looks really big (well, bigger than normal), and their gravid spot gets really big and really dark.

 

[micha_l]

i only found THREE in my tank because i didnt know that one of my guppies was going to have baby guppies and yah... when i see that one of the females has a bigger belly do i put them in the breeder? is it going to be ok in it? ow long would it take? thanks

 

[lilfishie]

guppies are prgnant for around 4 weeks, they can then have a lot of fry every 4 weeks after this for about 7months without the presence of a male, probably best to go down the survival of the fittist method, which is basically where you leave the fry in the main tank, this way only a few if any will survive, so you will not become over run as quick, like i did when i saved every one had way over 100 at one time

 

[micha_l]

guppies are prgnant for around 4 weeks, they can then have a lot of fry every 4 weeks after this for about 7months without the presence of a male, probably best to go down the survival of the fittist method, which is basically where you leave the fry in the main tank, this way only a few if any will survive, so you will not become over run as quick, like i did when i saved every one had way over 100 at one time

thanks for quick replies

 

[paul_219]

Guppies breed like hell. Take care of every breeding that happens

 

[Ristof]

guppies are prgnant for around 4 weeks, they can then have a lot of fry every 4 weeks after this for about 7months without the presence of a male, probably best to go down the survival of the fittist method, which is basically where you leave the fry in the main tank, this way only a few if any will survive, so you will not become over run as quick, like i did when i saved every one had way over 100 at one time

I took this method and it is working well - Most of mine still survive seeing that I only have guppies in the tank

The problem I have is after the females spit out a few different times they die. Is this normal.

I know have around 50 fry in there and one of the new females is pregnant and has already spat out a batch

 

[vinylman]

It's not unusual at all for constant breeding to literally wear out a female - that's the prime reason Guppies aren't as hardy as they were years ago. If you want really good quality Guppies, try to find a breeder that's fairly local. Fish clubs used to be excellent for this, but sadly numbers are dwindling.

 

[micha_l]

thanks for the help guys!!