crackenhunter
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I had a heavily pregnant female Guppy and was all set to move her to the breeding trap.
I went to the tank and I couldn't see the fish, when I found it she was more or less sitting on top of the filter. She finally managed to muster the energy to move and I noticed that the gravid spot was gone but no sign of any fry.
Usually she is very active and constantly shunning the attention of a rather "active" male but now it's as if she can't be bothered.
Is this normal behaviour? Could it be that she has given birth and the fry have been eaten? Is it just the fact that she's tired after pregnancy that she's as inactive (my girlfriends theory!), although I'm slightly worried about the fact that she hangs about the top of the tank a lot!!
Water parameters are pH 7.0 Amonia 0 and Nitrates 0, the only thing is the Nitrite is high 4.0 but the guy at the aquatic centre says not to worry about it because it's a fairly new tank (6 weeks). I have been changing 20% of the water twice a week and all of the fish seem ok (10 Neons & another Guppy)
Thanks for any help.
I went to the tank and I couldn't see the fish, when I found it she was more or less sitting on top of the filter. She finally managed to muster the energy to move and I noticed that the gravid spot was gone but no sign of any fry.
Usually she is very active and constantly shunning the attention of a rather "active" male but now it's as if she can't be bothered.
Is this normal behaviour? Could it be that she has given birth and the fry have been eaten? Is it just the fact that she's tired after pregnancy that she's as inactive (my girlfriends theory!), although I'm slightly worried about the fact that she hangs about the top of the tank a lot!!
Water parameters are pH 7.0 Amonia 0 and Nitrates 0, the only thing is the Nitrite is high 4.0 but the guy at the aquatic centre says not to worry about it because it's a fairly new tank (6 weeks). I have been changing 20% of the water twice a week and all of the fish seem ok (10 Neons & another Guppy)
Thanks for any help.