New To Tropical Fish

[Mimi]

Hi I'm new to tropical fish but have researched however come across something I can't find information on so I hope someone can help. We have 4 guppy's 3 female and 1 male. No sooner did we put them in was the male chasing the females and the black spot they say to look for was there and became bigger and dark. From what I read it meant pregnant. Today we come home and look at them and they still look big but don't have black spot any more it's red and sort of clear. One of the girls looks square and has a couple black dots but not the big spot like before. I guess what I want to know is have they had the fry or were they not pregnant in first place?? Or are they still pregnant? Hope someone can help.

 

[This Old Spouse]

Welcome to the forum!

Is there any chance yoy can post photos?

It's pretty much a given that with a male and three females, you're going to have fry. Hard to tell if they've already had some, but I doubt it. You should have some little tykes swimming around.

They're really not ready to give birth until they've "squared off" and look like a box from the side. From the front and back they'll be almost round. Don't depend on the gravid spot or its color to determine how far along a female is. Nearly all the females I have show a gravid spot, sometimes black and sometimes just pink, and they range in age from 2 weeks to 8 months, so that really doesn't matter.

Here's a squared off guppy:

 

[Mimi]

Thanks. Just didn't know what happened as they were black then pick now turned black again. One looks slot like the pic you added. The other two look big but not square. Can't see any little things any where so no idea if some been born already or not. Just wait and see.

 

[This Old Spouse]

You'll most likely get more fry than you know what to do with, and if the one looks like the photo, it'll be soon.

Please keep us posted!

 

[CrazyAirborne]

yeah get ready for lots of babies! its inevitable!

 

[ARMS87]

welcome