Good morning! Help! Pregnant Guppy Female?

[Hofner]

Hi everyone, this is such an informative group! I was told we were buying guppy males and our fish have been together non stop since June with no issues. Now the one with a black tail is eating well but hiding at the bottom near the heater or in the corner of the tank and is avoiding the others the rest of the time. The others aren’t bothering it at all and the inter web seems to say this may be common behaviour in a pregnant guppy. So the search began to figure out if it’s a pregnant female or a sick guppy. I’ve attached a photo and any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry if it’s a bit blurry. View attachment 121025Thanks!

 

[Aspen35]

Hi everyone, this is such an informative group! I was told we were buying guppy males and our fish have been together non stop since June with no issues. Now the one with a black tail is eating well but hiding at the bottom near the heater or in the corner of the tank and is avoiding the others the rest of the time. The others aren’t bothering it at all and the inter web seems to say this may be common behaviour in a pregnant guppy. So the search began to figure out if it’s a pregnant female or a sick guppy. I’ve attached a photo and any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry if it’s a bit blurry. View attachment 121025Thanks!View attachment 121032

• From the picture, the fish looks male. A female would have an anal fin like the fish in the bottom of this photo.
  

 

[TheTenthDoctor]

I feel like that fish is a male. Fish sometimes do that. My platies will hide if there is tension between males. As long as the fish is eating and showing the signs of stress or physical illness I wouldn’t be too concerned. Just monitor it

 

[Hofner]

Thanks! Much appreciated! Water tested fine so we’ll keep an eye on him. I tried getting a few more pics during feeding time.