Is My Fish Pregnant

[Take2lover]

I just bought some guppies about a week ago and don't really know a hole lot and someone had said that guppies get pregnant easily and I think mine might be but I can't tell can someone please let me know if they are and how long till I expect some baby frys.

 

[the_lock_man]

Welcome to the forum. For future reference, if you have a read of what you've actually written, you'll see that there is no way that anyone can know for sure - we aren't psychic.
 
I can tell you that "someone" was right. If you have male guppies in the same tank as females, then the females will spend their lives pregnant, dropping fry every 4-6 weeks. If you only have females, they will have fry drops every 4-6 weeks until about 6 months after they last had contact with a male.
 
As for when you can expect fry, well, since you haven't posted any photos, I cannot even start to guess, but as per the above, it will be sometime in the next 4-6 weeks. Note, however, that fry make very tasty food for fish, and if you have little plant cover in your tank, it is unlikely that any will survive. Very often, even the mother will turn around and eat them.

 

[Lunar Jetman]

Using my newly developed extra sensory powers I predict your guppy probably is pregnant but a photo would probably confirm this. Basically, they get fat, get what's called a gravid spot by their anal fin which goes dark and in latter stages of pregnancy they get "boxed off" which means they become squarer in shape.
 
Gestation usually takes about a three to four weeks and you can expect anything from 2 to 30 fry, possibly more.

 

[PrincessKiara]

Can you distinguish between males and females? In guppies, this is very easy.
Can you spot little eyes in the dark spot above your female's anal fin? That is the surest guide as to whether they are pregnant. It's sooooo cute
Does your female look very fat?
If so, get a separate tank ready if you want to save any fry!