Guppy

[LisaS]

I have a female guppy that is pregnant.My question is lately all she is doing is staying on the bottom of the tank , Doesn't want to be bothered ...Is that a sign of birth ? She is big and has two spots near the tail ,the beginning of it...I decided to put her in the breeder... Any help would be highly appericated..
Thanks Lisa

 

[WILDER]

Copy and paste your thread over to the livebearer section of the forum.

 

[LisaS]

Copy and paste your thread over to the livebearer section of the forum.

Thanks

 

[Platygirl11]

2 questions.
1. Is her water OK/ Can you post stats on ammonia/nitrite/nitrate?
2. Can you post pictures?

 

[LisaS]

2 questions.
1. Is her water OK/ Can you post stats on ammonia/nitrite/nitrate?
2. Can you post pictures?

This is bad I don't have a tester..
I will try to take a picture .....
Thanks

 

[LisaS]

2 questions.
1. Is her water OK/ Can you post stats on ammonia/nitrite/nitrate?
2. Can you post pictures?

This is bad I don't have a tester..
I will try to take a picture .....
Thanks

I did a 20% water change and she is acting better...

 

[youngfisher]

Mine was doing this, woke up next morning to fry.

 

[lilfishie]

what is her breathing like?

 

[LisaS]

what is her breathing like?

Her breathing is rapid and the male fish are chasing her like crazy.

 

[LisaS]

Here's a picture...

 

[arobinson1984]

The other fish will tend to chase her about as she gets ready to give birth, it is sometimes a sign that she's ready to drop.

Also she could go quiet as you mentioned and some fish will get aggresive and will hide in a certain spot and chase away any fish that come near.

Andy

 

[Platygirl11]

Here's a picture...

You should probably get a test kit. When I first set up my tank I lost a fish due to poor water conditions (and misleading pet store staff...)
The fact that she perked up after a water change probably suggests that there as too much ammonia in her water.
She is cute! I'm no expert on guppy pregnancy, so I couldn't tell you if she was ready to drop, but it didn't look like she was to me...

 

[LisaS]

Here's a picture...

You should probably get a test kit. When I first set up my tank I lost a fish due to poor water conditions (and misleading pet store staff...)
The fact that she perked up after a water change probably suggests that there as too much ammonia in her water.
She is cute! I'm no expert on guppy pregnancy, so I couldn't tell you if she was ready to drop, but it didn't look like she was to me...

Thanks for the help