Guppy Mating Behavior?

[MrsEspoNYC7]

I have placed three virgin female guppies in a 10 gallon with an already pregnant female guppy, than I moved my favorite male to the tank in hopes of having some fry that look like him. The only problem I am having is that he seems to have taken a liking to the female that is already pregnant and is ignoring the other three. I know guppies aren't supposed to form mating pairs but this is the second time I'm seeing this behavior ( one of my lyretail males wouldn't leave the side of one specific female).
Has anyone else noticed similar mating habits with their guppies?
Should I remove the pregnant female?
What is normal mating behavior for guppies?

Any advice or opinions would be great. Thanks

 

[ncguppy830]

Aye, normal breeding behaviors.... Ive bred so many but not really observed it, it happens so much its irrelevant to watch. Im not sure.

 

[MrsEspoNYC7]

Yeah I was just watching this time since its my first shot at selectively breeding.

 

[DiddleBug]

Yea, I've had males that have a favorite female. It can be annoying when they ignore all the others and chase a big pregnant female. Maybe you'd have better luck if you took the pregnant female out... then he'd have no other choice but to like the virgin females.

 

[MrsEspoNYC7]

That's what I figured, thanks diddle bug.

I feel like a mean parent separating them haha

 

[DiddleBug]

Good luck with them!  

 

[Sophie]

Probably the pregnancy hormones making her seem much more of a catch to him. He'd rather go for the already pregnant one as it shows how fertile she is

 

[Deepatlantis]

I think sometimes it takes the boys a couple of days to notice the other girls! Patience.