pregnant?

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i think its a yes but maybe bloated or something, who knows... you guys so.. i've tried to get a photo...they don't stay still do they!!
Questions if it's a yes... 1. Could or should i put the male guppy in the breeding booth with the female?
2. How soon should i put her in as she looks pretty big compared to the male (who looks skinny and small)?
3. What should i do with Mister aggressive fish who is currently being kept away in the soon to be birthing booth??
 

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You can assume that all female livebearers are pregnant, all the time; they're very prolific breeders!

We don't recommend the use of breeding boxes or nets. They're too small for the female to feel comfortable, and too small for the fry to grow properly. If you want to raise some fry, then you need to add lots of hiding places to the main tank (live, fine leaved plants are best), or set up another tank. If you were to use a breeding box, you would not add the male; he'd only harass the female, possibly to death.

As for your Mr aggressive, which I think I've identified, on your other thread, as a dwarf gourami; there could be lots of reasons for this.

Can you give us full details of your tank; size, exactly what fish you have (numbers and species, if you know them; if not we can ID them for you), how the tank is decorated, how long it's been set up, plus details of your water (hardness and pH) and we can see what we can suggest.
 
oof... yes another person said it was a dwarf gourami too so at least we know what it is now yay!! hmm.. as far as i'm aware its a 36 litre tank.. with plants all over, we were under the impression enough for the tank anyway... The dwarf has a gardening habit, or always tries to pull them out of the surface (and succeeds) i have said we need another tank for a couple of days.. a little costly but i guess that's what happens and if guppies are going to be multiplying.. i was thinking perhaps put the fish who he doesn't charge into the tank.. sorry i don't know the names right now, all i know is the neons, guppies and a catfish... there are two other tiny neon types which never seem to grow (all the others got bigger) and two olympic racer types like stripy tigers and another type who gets on well with the guppies but Mr.Agressive charges at all the time, orange and brown (his names terry cause of terrys chocolate orange) i will see if i can upload footage of the tank tomorrow, maybe that will help. we have a makeshift separator at the moment as the problem seems to be getting worse but i'm concerned for him as he can't be happy in there, especially being terratorial
 

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