Guppy, Prolapsed Uterus

[nosoup4you]

Hey all! One of my young females just dropped her first batch of fry. She had quite a bit of trouble birthing and now has a rather ugly prolapsed uterus. Obviously she should be removed from breeding (if not euthanized), but is this something congenital that should cause worry in regard to breeding her offspring?

 

[hughessomefish]

I would deffinatly pull her out of breeding,i have never had this happen to one of my guppys but i am sure oldman47 when he reads this he will give you great advice on what to do

 

[OldMan47]

I wish that was true HughesSomeFish. It is a condition that I have not noticed in any of my fish before. I have seen reports, on other reliable forums, of females having difficult births if fed a high protein diet during the gestation. The concept was that the fry grow too large while developing and cause injuries to the female. I do not recall any advice of what to do when the damage has been done though. I always prefer my own experience to things that I read, but this one is outside my experience. I would try isolating her and letting her try to heal herself, fish are remarkably resilient when given the chance.

 

[nosoup4you]

Good news! Her prolapse has nearly disappeared. All that is left is just a bit of redness. She is eating normally but seems to be a bit less active. The fry did not really appear to be any larger than normal and she is a big fish. I fed her spirulina, brine shrimp, and Spectrum Thera A as well as whatever algae tabs and veggie treats she could steal from the snails. It's a heavily planted tank so there is always an abundance of forage. I suppose I could be guilty of overfeeding a bit lately. I have baby Pomacea bridgesii in there and I wanted to make sure they got their share.

 

[hughessomefish]

when the prolapsed ended if its alright for me to ask,what did you do to heal it,like did you pull the guppy out of breeding?or just let it be?

 

[nosoup4you]

She is in isolation at the moment. I do not intend to breed her again but she likely has several more sperm packets to carry her into 4-5 months of pregnancies. I hope the poor girl holds up.