Gravid spot
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Usually about a month, but it depends on the age and size of the fish. Smaller fish, and younger fish sometimes have a shorter pregnancy time. 
I KNOW what the gestation period is...what I was asking was, how long is it, usually, before the spot first appears...presuming the spot disappears after giving birth...
I guessed it's something that I'll learn from experience, but having very little at present, I thought I'd ask people who have :wink:
I guessed it's something that I'll learn from experience, but having very little at present, I thought I'd ask people who have :wink:
Oh, I'm so sorry. Still tired from my late night last night. I'm sorry!
In my experience, pretty soon. I would say...within a week. Since the gravid spot is the fries' eyes, I guess as soon as they start developing you'd see it.
In my experience, pretty soon. I would say...within a week. Since the gravid spot is the fries' eyes, I guess as soon as they start developing you'd see it.
Lol...! Thanks, that's great. I was just trying to work out quite how pregnant they all are. They all had spots when I bought them (surprise surprise ), and that was only the 27th of April...so I guess I'm none the wiser afterall! All I DO know is that they'd been in a female-only tank at the shop for about a week. So all I can deduct is that they're at LEAST 2 weeks pregnant I suppose...! B)
I DID try to put one in a breeding compartment last night, but she'd escaped it by the morning, and hadn't given birth... I give up on trying to be clever. She can have them when she has them, and if they're eaten, then it's a shame, but there we go...!
Thanks for your help, once more! You and Wilder must be glued to your computers!
), and that was only the 27th of April...so I guess I'm none the wiser afterall! All I DO know is that they'd been in a female-only tank at the shop for about a week. So all I can deduct is that they're at LEAST 2 weeks pregnant I suppose...! B)I DID try to put one in a breeding compartment last night, but she'd escaped it by the morning, and hadn't given birth... I give up on trying to be clever. She can have them when she has them, and if they're eaten, then it's a shame, but there we go...!
Thanks for your help, once more! You and Wilder must be glued to your computers!
Yeah, it can be hard to tell when you get them from a shop. After they get pregnant the first time, it seems like they ALWAYS have a gravid spot after that! 
It's hard to be clever with Livebearers...they always find a way to prove you wrong! Sometimes what I do, though, is record the day on my calendar when a female last gave birth, then go out about a month from there. It seems to work pretty well most of the time.
Actually, I don't think I am here as much as Wilder...just happened to be here in the right place at the right time!
It's hard to be clever with Livebearers...they always find a way to prove you wrong!
Sometimes what I do, though, is record the day on my calendar when a female last gave birth, then go out about a month from there. It seems to work pretty well most of the time.Actually, I don't think I am here as much as Wilder...just happened to be here in the right place at the right time!
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