Stuck! Pls Help Fast!

[Meggie :)]

I think my guppy is giving birth and she has something stuck...it looks like an egg or something...idk...it looks like a sack...what do i do? is she going to be okay?!

 

[Meggie :)]

okay i just got back from swim practice and now she has a tail sticking out that looks like it's stuck? do you think this is maybe her first birth?

Also, I am not up for saving babies (although i won't purposely kill them if they live) but the other fish are chasing the one giving birth a lot...would it be better for the mom if i put her in a breeding net? it's not small

 

[fluttermoth]

As she's actually giving birth now, yes, put her in the net.

 

[Meggie :)]

Like i said...im not trying to save babies...i don't care if she is in or not if it doesn't make a difference on her stress level...but will it calm her down because she is being nipped by the other fish and can't get a break from it?

 

[fluttermoth]

Yes; the chasing will be stressing her out; she'll be btter off in the net until she's finished giving birth, I think

 

[Meggie :)]

thank you i got her in...but i had to move the plant around a little to get her in a spot where i could catch her and a baby fry swam out sooo cute

but she's been in labor all morning and as far as i know she has only had one and now none are coming out at all... ???

 

[fluttermoth]

She could already have had them in the main tank? Or she might be holding on to them (they can do that).

 

[Meggie :)]

okay i think she is done but i'm not sure...how can you tell when they are done birthing?

 

[fluttermoth]

Um...that's a good question, and not one I know the answer to!

 

[Meggie :)]

Haha because she started giving birth over 36 hours ago and now she is hiding in the plant still...it still looks like her chest has a "corner" to it, like it's still square but her gravid spot is small and her stomach is a lot smaller...and she still looks stressed...