Guppy Giving Birth Now

AngelOfDeath

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Hello. My guppy is giving birth as we speak, need some advice

She has had one fry....and is not having anymore yet, its been about an hour, is there anything i can do to help?

She is in a breeding trap for the saftey of the fry, but she seams stressed in here, will this affect the birth?
 
just stay clear of the tank and let her be, bring nosey wont help lol, put a cover over the tank so she has some privacy.
 
How long has she been in the trap already? Stress can cause her to give birth. I've had a lot of pregnant guppies remain in the trap all day and be just fine. I never keep them in a trap longer than one day. I let them out at night, and if they are still giving birth the next day, I will put them back in. I've had one fish give birth over the course of a week. Some give birth to all their babies within an hour. So don't worry if it seems to be taking long. And don't be overly concerned about stress. Mine have done just fine. I wouldn't recommend keeping her in a trap for days on end though like some suggest. I think that's TOO MUCH stress. let her out over night and check on her the next day. If, however, you see she's obviously still giving birth you can leave her in there. She'll appreciate it.

Congrats and good luck!

As for the fry, you can put them in a seperate fry tank or bunch several plants, real or fake doesn't matter, in a corner of your tank, preferrably the side your heater is on. They will hide well in the plants and the bigger fish won't be able to swim through all the plants to eat them.
 
hi AngelOfDeath

turn your lights out if you have them on that some times helps iv had guppys go hours inbetween haveing fry just leave her to it and cheak up on her now and then :good:
 
okay thanks a lot guys

I put her in the trap about an hour ago, I woke up and there was one fry, but she still is massive and showing signs of birth, I've turned out the lights and I am checkin up on her with a torch

I was hoping she would give birth to about 30 in a quick and easy 10 mins but i dont think that's going to happen lol
 
Okay, my gup has now finished giving birth, she had 16 fry (one of them is deformed) will probs die in the night, if not i will euthanise him tomorrow
 
moving fish while birthing will cause them to either stop for a short period or will cause then to give birth quicker, it's just that yours held out a few hours.
 

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