guppy giving birth

[archfry]

how long does a guppy give birth. I just saw fry in the breeding net and I wanted to know when to move her. I know there's about 12 hours when the mommy won't eat the fry and I want to save as many as I can.

I bought the guppy today and this is my first fry (I'm not sure my molly is pregnant). Nice Chirtmas present gotten on a whim!

10g tank:
male fancy tail red blonde guppy
female guppy
gold sailfin molly
dalmation molly
black molly
plecostmus
...and new fry

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Plecostomus get to over a foot in length. I think I told you that before...

I don't think that twelve hour thing is true. My female once dropped an entire batch and turned around and ate half her fry as they popped out of her.

With enough stress, she'll eat them. Keep a close watch, since she is probably very stressed out.

The dropping can take from a few hours to a few days (not the entire time period).

 

[archfry]

Right now the pleco is barely two inches, I'll remove him when he grows bigger.

I eventually moved the guppy momma from the net. It doesn't look like she had any more and my community tank has cover(It was a stressful day for her). Still two is better than none and great for my first. I expect the guppy factory to produce many in a month Thanks, the fry look nice and healthy.

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Glad to hear it.

If you want to have better luck and worry less about the fry being eaten, invest in a five-galon breeding/ growout tank.