Nastihabits
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One of my fry has the embryo still attached, new to live breeders. Is that somewhat normal?
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chickennuggets123
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What? An 'embryo' is a developing baby... so the fry is joined.... what?
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Nastihabits
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Now in the picture its much smaller, but its that yellow bulb he is the only one of my fry that has it. I think it has goten smaller since the tree days ago that they were born, but at first the fry was having a very hard time swimming with it. do the fry feed on an embryo in the womb, and his just wasn't depleted when born
idk but it is very noticeable on the fry 
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Oh and sorry i mean embryonic sack.
idk but it is very noticeable on the fry \Oh and sorry i mean embryonic sack.
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Nastihabits
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Well he is still alive, so he should be okay right<?
chickennuggets123
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It's best to put him down. Dont let them suffer if it is deformed.
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Nastihabits
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I dont think its right to put him down. it seems to be shrinking, and he is a little fighter too!!! Took him three days but he can swim now, and also he is eating now too. So no i don't think im going to do that.
Thanks for all the help tho!
Thanks for all the help tho!
Most livebearers are born with an yolk sac and this is what feeds the fry for the first 24 hours or so, sometimes it can take a while to go though. It can also sometimes cause difficulty swimming if the fry was born premature or is the runt, in which case his/her yolk sac will be bigger and will definitely take longer to go.
I've had a few livebearers born like this and they all grew up to be healthy adults, it just happens sometimes. If it's getting better then it will definitely go away, it may just take time.
I've had a few livebearers born like this and they all grew up to be healthy adults, it just happens sometimes. If it's getting better then it will definitely go away, it may just take time.
alysonpeaches
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I would leave him, its just a yolk sac I think.
tmh0921
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A lot of guppies are born like this, it's a yolk sack and provides nourishment for the first 24-48 hours. It gets absorbed and disappears. I never saw this until I actually witnessed one of my guppies having babies. Most drop and hide and you dont see them until they are a few days old, and have already absorbed the yolk. And not all are born with the yolk sack. It's normal.
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