Guppy Fry

[unspoken930]

How long will it be before you can tell if a guppy fry is female or male??

 

[Weaver]

From what I have read its normally 4 to 6 weeks before you can tell for sure.One of the livebearer experts can probably confirm this

 

[fi$hys]

yeh it is usually around the 6 week mark maybe a little higher but yes weaver u r correct.

 

[Annastasia]

I've never seen an actual gonopodium that early. I've noticed they have pointier anal fins, but that's about it. Maybe a little more color. That's one way to sex them, once you know what you're looking for. The earliest I have ever seen a male get a full blown gonopodium is about 2 months.

You guys have actually seen gonopodiums at 6 weeks? What do you feed your fry, steroids? Or maybe I have little slow-pokes.

 

[Weaver]

Nah
Ive got such a dolly mixture of fry in the fry tank at the minute that Im reading up everything to do with livebearer fry that I can get my hands on.
Ive just came back from my twice weekly stalk of the lfs and actually saw some being born while I was there

 

[fi$hys]

yeh whats wrong wid puttin fry on steroids Lol no i read around the 6 week mark.

 

[Annastasia]

I guess you technically can sex them at 6 weeks, by the pointier anal fin and smaller stomach (If you didn't just feed them). But if we're talking about full gonopodiums...I'd say 2-3 months.

Weaver - Did you look in the FAQs? Toxis and I wrote an article, it has some information in it about fry. Might find that helpful.

 

[fi$hys]

so we are kinda rite then

 

[Annastasia]

I wasn't trying to prove you wrong, please don't think that! I was just adding in my experiences.

 

[fi$hys]

i never said u were.Let me guess u specilise in pregancy in fish n livebearing n stuff.

 

[Weaver]

Yes Annastasia
Ive read all the articles and they are all really really helpful
I suppose after a while I will get more blase about them but at the minute Im still like a new dad.Spotted some little orange fry in the livebearer tank this morning and have transferred them over so the fry range from nearly 3 weeks old to 1 day.The lfs has said he will take whatever I breed as he knows I look after the fish properly so I have an outlet for them

Sorry,Unspoken,for hijacking thread.

 

[Annastasia]

i never said u were.Let me guess u specilise in pregancy in fish n livebearing n stuff.

Haha, I guess you could say that.

Yes Annastasia
Ive read all the articles and they are all really really helpful
I suppose after a while I will get more blase about them but at the minute Im still like a new dad.Spotted some little orange fry in the livebearer tank this morning and have transferred them over so the fry range from nearly 3 weeks old to 1 day.The lfs has said he will take whatever I breed as he knows I look after the fish properly so I have an outlet for them

Sorry,Unspoken,for hijacking thread.

Yeah, just remember...they're hardier then you think. They're used to having to survive out in the wild (community tank ). Congrats on the new ones, and I'm glad you have a place for them!

And yes, sorry Unspoken for the hi-jacking. *slaps self*