LauraFrog
Fish Gatherer
I noticed last night that one of my guppy females had squared off (from behind, side on and above) and her birth tube was opened although she was still swimming with the others. I removed her and put her in my breeder - a one gallon lettuce crisper with a removable basket, which is perfect for separating the fry from the mother while providing her with enough swimming space.
About twenty minutes after I put her in I came out with a bowl of bloodworm for the other fish, and there was a really fat frog sitting in the water (even though it was brackish!) and no sign of the guppy. I chased the frog around for a bit, thinking I'd feel the shape of the fish inside it to know for sure, and then I saw the guppy on the ground. So I picked her up and put her back in and treated with melafix and ammo-lock. Her fins were moving normally and her gills looked okay - I guess she was out of the water for less than two minutes, she looked fine. So I lidded the breeder and went to bed.
This morning the guppy still looks okay though her fins are very frayed and red looking, I guess I'll just keep up the melafix for a few days. She's had the fry and most of them look normal, but I did notice that quite a few have a large rounded thing protruding from the stomach. It looks very much like the yolk sac you see on egglayer fry before they become free swimming but the fry that have it are still swimming normally.
What is this? Did it happen because the female might have dropped 12 hours or so early due to the stress? Will it go away or should I euthanise the affected fry? Also, should I feed them (Most are normal and probably hungry).
About twenty minutes after I put her in I came out with a bowl of bloodworm for the other fish, and there was a really fat frog sitting in the water (even though it was brackish!) and no sign of the guppy. I chased the frog around for a bit, thinking I'd feel the shape of the fish inside it to know for sure, and then I saw the guppy on the ground. So I picked her up and put her back in and treated with melafix and ammo-lock. Her fins were moving normally and her gills looked okay - I guess she was out of the water for less than two minutes, she looked fine. So I lidded the breeder and went to bed.
This morning the guppy still looks okay though her fins are very frayed and red looking, I guess I'll just keep up the melafix for a few days. She's had the fry and most of them look normal, but I did notice that quite a few have a large rounded thing protruding from the stomach. It looks very much like the yolk sac you see on egglayer fry before they become free swimming but the fry that have it are still swimming normally.
What is this? Did it happen because the female might have dropped 12 hours or so early due to the stress? Will it go away or should I euthanise the affected fry? Also, should I feed them (Most are normal and probably hungry).
