first pregnancy

claireroe

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hi already posted this pic in the tropical chit chat and was informed it should be in here but i don't know how to move it so re posted . Anyway , this guppie is pregnant i was told by the shopkeeper , how long will she be and what do i do ? do i have to feed her anyhing special and when do i put er in a breeding net etc ? just general help please x

my pic of preg guppie
 
I would say she'll give birth in about a week; buy a breeding net, some fry food like hikari "first bites" and some extra food for the mum like freezedried bloodworms/tubifex/daphinia and some plants for the tank.
Set the breeding net up and do some some water changes over the next couple of days to keep it as clean as posible and raise the tank temp to 26 degrees if you havn't already got it at that temp.
Feed the pregnant fish some of your freezdried foods with her fish flakes every couple of days to give her some extra strength/energy.
When you set the breeding net up, do not put it directly under the tank lights(if you can't put somthing on top of it to shade it) but put it somwhere where it will get good current/flow from the tanks filter. Put a stone in it to weight it down and a peice of plant.
Using the remaining plants to create some heavily planted areas in the tank so when the fry(baby fish) are born they can hide from the adults and not all get eaten. Put the fry when they are born into the breeding net and feed them some of the fry food- i would feed them 4times a day and remember to keep the net clean and take out any uneaten food after half an hour.
 
ok great thanks a lot ,how do i know when shes ready ? willshe behave different ? I'm worried that i will miss the birth and all the fry will be eaten .
 
The birth can take hours- its best not to disturb her while she's giving birth and she can have anything between 5 and 40 fry although most people don't have more than 20.
If you are realy worried that all the fry are gonna get eaten, move her into the breeding net in 6 days time(put some extra peices of plant in the net); you will know when she's thinking about giving birth as she'll start spending more and more time on her own near any planted areas in the tank close to the bottom of the tank.
 

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