Dark Guppy

[nakomis90]

im struggling to tell if my guppy is pregnant shes large but i cant tell if theres a gravid spot present due to her dark colouring
please help lol

sorry for the picture quality not the best i could have took

 

[12azor]

Cannot see a picture? Or is that just me?

 

[nakomis90]

sorry re did the imges

Cannot see a picture? Or is that just me?

sorry images were to big

 

[12azor]

Well on the top left picture it is looking a bit square which is one sign of being pregnant.
The bottom picture is dark around the gravid spot, which is another sign of being pregnant, but strangely you can't see it on the second picture.

But overall I think you may have a pregnant guppy.
Good Luck

 

[nakomis90]

Well on the top left picture it is looking a bit square which is one sign of being pregnant.
The bottom picture is dark around the gravid spot, which is another sign of being pregnant, but strangely you can't see it on the second picture.

But overall I think you may have a pregnant guppy.
Good Luck

WOOOOOO thankyou

she was pregnant when we bought her so no idea how the fry will look!

 

[12azor]

Is this the second time she has been pregnant? As they can old sperm for up to 7 months... Or maybe less.

 

[nakomis90]

Is this the second time she has been pregnant? As they can old sperm for up to 7 months... Or maybe less.

im not sure she was bought today!
i bought another female that has a gravid spot im sure shes pregnant!,
can you tell from that pic how far shes gone, im not sure when to put her into the bredding box trap

 

[12azor]

Maybe 2 weeks. Cannot be sure though.

Is this the first time you have had fry?

 

[nakomis90]

Maybe 2 weeks. Cannot be sure though.

Is this the first time you have had fry?

for me yeah my partner is out of practice!
lol
ill try posting a better pic

 

[guppylord]

Hi
Im nakomis90's partner,would you suggest placing the guppy into a breeding trap or leaving things to nature?
I do have a plant in the tank for the fry to hide in.

 

[12azor]

Could you post a picture of your tank by any chance? I would love to see what plants you have and if there are enough hiding places. What fish do you have aswell?
As I keep my fry in the tank they will grow 3x larger than those that are kept in the breeding net. If they aren't enough hiding spaces in between dense plants, of holes in wood of very small clay pots where they can hide.

 

[guppylord]

Could you post a picture of your tank by any chance? I would love to see what plants you have and if there are enough hiding places. What fish do you have aswell?
As I keep my fry in the tank they will grow 3x larger than those that are kept in the breeding net. If they aren't enough hiding spaces in between dense plants, of holes in wood of very small clay pots where they can hide.

nakomis is trying her best to get a pic,infact she's chasing the guppies round the tank lol Hmmmm at the minute i only have 1 plant in it but thats pretty big they have a castle in which my other fry used to hide in there is also an ornament they can use,we just have the guppies and neon tetras and a alge eater

 

[12azor]

Well they sound easy. If your neons are small then they should be able to eat newly born fry anyway.

I was only after a list of your fish and a picture of your whole aquarium so it all fits in the picture
If you want you can get small real ferns in colours Green, Red, Orange or blue which would be quite good for see through fry. You can get these at your lfs.

 

[guppylord]

Well they sound easy. If your neons are small then they should be able to eat newly born fry anyway.

I was only after a list of your fish and a picture of your whole aquarium so it all fits in the picture
If you want you can get small real ferns in colours Green, Red, Orange or blue which would be quite good for see through fry.

cheers mate

 

[modaz]

i know your all excited about the possible pregnant guppy but the dark gravid spot (which i can see in your pic) doesnt mean that she is pregnant, most LFS gups are all ready pregnant but some are not, the gravid area will increase in size the further on obviously and swelling will be apparent after 10 days from conception, she doesnt look at all squared.
leaving her in the tank with a plant that is dense in growth is the best option, gup fry will hide there as its a natural instinct to do so, keeping you adults fed once a day with a small amount of food will keep them from eating the fry, at about 3-5 days (depending on how brave they are) the fry will start to swim at the middle/bottom of the tank and sometimes will swim at the top in an area where the adults are not, dont worry b/c gup fry can swim mega fast compared to adult gups, you'll be surprised how quick their reactions are when needing to get out of trouble.
if youve got other fish in the tank apart from guppies then the likely hood that they will be eaten will be alot higher.