Guppy Giving Birth!

[lamont1980]

Morning all, yesterday I noticed one of my guppies had given birth, I now have 4 fry. Nothing else since 3pm yesterday though and she is still pretty big. Her gravid spot looked red this morning and she is pooing red. Is this normal for a birthing guppie.

Any advice on how I go on with this would be most appreciated.

Ta

 

[fluttermoth]

Where is the guppy; in the main tank or in a breeders box/net?

 

[lamont1980]

She's in a breeder box, it has a segregation unit for the kiddies. 

 

[fluttermoth]

In that case, she might be holding onto the fry because she feels stressed. It's normally best to just let them have their fry in the main tank.

 

[lamont1980]

Yeah, I've put her into the main tank. The only issue I have with that is incase they get eaten. Any that I see I'll catch and stick them in the box. 
 
Ta