my guppy is acting wierd!
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Tokis-Phoenix
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If she's hanging around the bottom of the tank lots on her own she is probably ready to give birth any moment.
When it comes to fry there are two options in raising them that are imediatly available to you;
a. Buy a breeding net; you can either move the mother fish into the net just before she is about to give birth(make sure the net has decent shade and flow from the filter and some peices of plant in it, preferably ones that have lots of little leaves for the fry to hide in when they are born) or simply collect the fry up after they have been born and put them in the net.
A breeding net can hold up to 15 to 20 fry, anymore and you need to get another one; breeding nets are a good way to ensure good survival of the fry.
b. Make sure the tank has lots of tightly planted areas or marble/rock piles for the fry to hide in when they are born; this way has mixed results as fry can still be eaten by the adults but is good if you are not too bothered or don't want huge amounts of fry to survive.
There isn't much you can do to make her give birth faster, just make sure she has a stress free enviroment as much as posible(nice planted areas in the tank and hiding places; she won't want to be disturbed by other fish when giving birth) and let nature take its course; making sure she has a varied nutitious diet will help ensure healthy fry and make it easier for the mother guppy to recover after birth
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ps: if you want to breed guppys or other fish more in the future it will probably be worth buying a fry tank in the future as it makes the whole process alot easier for you and the fish although is not that nesarsary.
When it comes to fry there are two options in raising them that are imediatly available to you;
a. Buy a breeding net; you can either move the mother fish into the net just before she is about to give birth(make sure the net has decent shade and flow from the filter and some peices of plant in it, preferably ones that have lots of little leaves for the fry to hide in when they are born) or simply collect the fry up after they have been born and put them in the net.
A breeding net can hold up to 15 to 20 fry, anymore and you need to get another one; breeding nets are a good way to ensure good survival of the fry.
b. Make sure the tank has lots of tightly planted areas or marble/rock piles for the fry to hide in when they are born; this way has mixed results as fry can still be eaten by the adults but is good if you are not too bothered or don't want huge amounts of fry to survive.
There isn't much you can do to make her give birth faster, just make sure she has a stress free enviroment as much as posible(nice planted areas in the tank and hiding places; she won't want to be disturbed by other fish when giving birth) and let nature take its course; making sure she has a varied nutitious diet will help ensure healthy fry and make it easier for the mother guppy to recover after birth
.ps: if you want to breed guppys or other fish more in the future it will probably be worth buying a fry tank in the future as it makes the whole process alot easier for you and the fish although is not that nesarsary.
Tokis-Phoenix
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ps: just to make sure your guppys pregnant, she should have a gravid patch near the back of her tummy which is basically a dark patch, otherwise she could be ill if she doesn't have this.
Joby
Hypan addict
Are her scales sticking out like pinecones? could be dropsy if so then she's a goner
If she does die whether from dropsy or problem pregnancy you can try cutting her open straight after she dies, but although I have done this a few times in the past, I've never gotten live fry out. I sometimes think that the fry die inside the female and this is what kills her
If she does die whether from dropsy or problem pregnancy you can try cutting her open straight after she dies, but although I have done this a few times in the past, I've never gotten live fry out. I sometimes think that the fry die inside the female and this is what kills her
arrr 
.If she does die 
u may as well try to get the babies out .if they r curled up put them in a little container and give them a little fick with a spoon it worked for me . good luck whatever happens. 
please tell us what happens i would like to no.
Thanxs
PAIGE
.If she does die u may as well try to get the babies out .if they r curled up put them in a little container and give them a little fick with a spoon it worked for me . good luck whatever happens. please tell us what happens i would like to no.
Thanxs
PAIGE
Tokis-Phoenix
^_^
ps: if you have to cut her open to get the fry out make sure you have somthing very sharp at hand to do so like a razor blade as fish skin/scales are very tough and slimy; hopefully you won't have to do this though, good luck
xanthianacid
Fish Crazy
Got the same problem at the moment, even though the tank she's in is very well planted the two male guppies with her have been harrassing her terribly, but she is so huge (We thought the last girl guppy was huge before she gave birth, this one is younger and smaller except for the pregnant belly which is definately bigger).
Don't think she's too good. At least she is still eating and now she's in a breeding net she might be able to relax enough to give birth. Its just taking so long I'm concerned for her.
Don't think she's too good. At least she is still eating and now she's in a breeding net she might be able to relax enough to give birth. Its just taking so long I'm concerned for her.
it was last friday, right? bad news..... they all died... i wasn't waiting for it to die because it started swimming upside down.... i got a sharp knife and slowly cut it... a lot of babies were stuck... they were already formed... but they were dead(or still dead?).... all i did was feed it to my tetras... sad though.....
lilfishie
Its a kinda MAGIC!! ^_^
awwwwwwww sorry for your losses
Guppy and her fry
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