Baby guppy with big belly

Jinx_

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Hi,

I noticed this little girl today with a big belly.

I haven't been seeing much of her since adding 4 new fry. I noticed her being chased into hiding by other older fry, not just males.

She genuinely looks pregnant to me, I don't see a specific belly part being swollen 🤔

Could she actually have gotten pregnant at this age? There is a male that's been chasing females for you know what.

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A well fed juvenile. I even wonder if it's a female. If I look at the anal fin, it's quite pointy at the tip, which makes me say that we are dealing with a young male that will develop a gonopodium.
 
A well fed juvenile. I even wonder if it's a female. If I look at the anal fin, it's quite pointy at the tip, which makes me say that we are dealing with a young male that will develop a gonopodium.
It looks to be just silly shading, which you actually can see on her tail. And she has a visible gravid spot as well 🤠
It's just that my phone has stupid focus and doesn't let me do great close ups 😔
 
I've had a great look at her, and problem seems a bit deeper.

She's been chased into hiding most of the time by the electric blue tailed male (developing gonopodium). The blue tailed young male will be pretty aggressive towards her, I've seen him nip at the female and chase her away into hiding.

He will chase away the other young male, but that happens only sometimes and doesn't seem serious.

Is there a need for worry? I don't want to rehome either one :(
 

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