Guppy Birthing Problems

ItsBradleyy

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My guppy, I brought her from the petshop around 2-3 weeks ago and she was heavily pregnant
 
Shortly after I added her to my tank i noticed she gave birth too two fry but no more (i was assuming it was stress birthing of a new eviroment and horny males) 
 
I moved her too my small breeding/sick fish tank and she has been in there for over two weeks
her belly stayed the same
her gravid spot is the same if not bigger
she is still heavily pregnant but won't give birth at all!
 
Her personality is weird, half the time she will just stay in one place near the bottom, the next she is freaking out going fast as ever and sometimes she just wobbles fast.
 
I was wondering if the babies are stuck or anything because she has been pregnant for nearly two months because the pet shop owner said they had her for over 2-3 weeks also before i purchased her and she is pregnant. 
 
Hi, try turning turning the heater up a couple of degrees and adding some aquarium salt.... turn her light off earlier so reducing the amount of light during the day, this may help with stress....

Maybe feed her shelled peas also.... this can help with constipation, nearly all pregnant mums whether they have fins or feet suffer with constipation!
Keep her in the breeding tank as movement anywhere causes stress and she will hold on to her babies or abort them if she's agitated too much, having said this try not to be so active around the tank watching her...she's probably thinking "where will I end up next" if nothing happens in the next few days do a 20% water change every other day. Good luck
 
Females can also keep fry for a long time.  I had a female who was pregnant for over two months before she dropped a ton of babies.  Just be patient
 

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