Guppy Pregnant

[omega59]

My two females are pregnant but I'm wondering what their behaviour is like when they are going to drop?

 

[ChrisChrisChris]

My two females are pregnant but I'm wondering what their behaviour is like when they are going to drop?

Immediately before birth they usually get quite grouchy/angry and will chase fish away.
They will seek a lonely place.

They seem to get contractions and they can swim backwards, bend their tail as if they're tensing etc. Then POP.... their bottom looks slightly pointed and out comes the babys.

Hopefully she doesn't turn around and get them, thats heart breaking.

Good luck, a few plants and well fed fish should reduce the chances IME.
Only had 3 births though currently.

 

[5teady_2012]

Check out my pinned thread in my signautre, it tells u all u need to know in there/


They will become very unsocial
The anal area will slighty open up
The back end of the fish's belly will drop as much as the front causing it to square off.
The gravid spot may darken (not the best indication)
You will see little black dots in the gravid spot (the fry's eyes)
From a over head view, she will look very wide.
From a back or front view, she will be ball shaped



Other behaviour when ready to drop...

The fish will be static in movement whilst dropping fry, (only while the fry is actually coming out)
They may hide away in plants and other areas.
They will dwell on the bottom of the tank.
They will go to corners of the tank (top and bottom)
They may hang around the heater, internal filters, etc.

 

[omega59]

Well her belly does buldge out at the bottom now, I don't see a dark gravid spit, but I do notice a white tube like open near her bottom fins. She has been hideing or staying at the top.

 

[biokid101]

shes gonna give birth maybe today or tomorrow! get ready!! my swordtail opened her birthing tube and she gave birth that night.my guppies opened their birthing tube and they gave birth that night!!

 

[5teady_2012]

shes gonna give birth maybe today or tomorrow! get ready!! my swordtail opened her birthing tube and she gave birth that night.my guppies opened their birthing tube and they gave birth that night!!

lol, thats one hell of a statement without even seeing a picture...

Can u get a pic of her and il give ya more details.

 

[biokid101]

yea ur right...my bad! but its possible it happened for me. but since she doesnt have a big gravid spot idk.

 

[omega59]

sorry to report. the female died. she wasn't pregnant at all as you all were saying. she had dropsy. she swelled up big time as she hanged around the surface and her skin was sticking out. at the end she layed on the side dead.

 

[OldMan47]

Sorry to hear that Omega. I always find it hard when I lose a fish in my tanks.

 

[biokid101]

awee im sorry

 

[omega59]

thanks, i'm keeping an eye on the last 2 guppies as the tank resumes it's cycling process

 

[5teady_2012]

Sorry for your loss mate, good luck with the rest

 

[omega59]

Well, I just cleaned the tank and the other fish are fine. But... I found 9 free swimming fry lmao. I quickly removed the two guppies and all plants and started scooping them out. They are in a net box I hope that's okay. Any idea how long they can remain in the net breeder box?

 

[biokid101]

u can keep them in there until they r bigger than the biggest fishs mouth that u have in the tank. asround 1 month or two.

 

[omega59]

Is it good to only feed them bloodworms dried? It us all protiene and I like them to grow quickly so I can get the net out.