Good evening everyone,
My large swordtail seems to have been pregnant for ages!!!
I bought her about 6 weeks ago and she looked pretty well gravid then. Last evening I thought it was about time I put her into the net and was hopeful that by today she would have dropped her fry.
But no nothing.
Last night after putting her in she seemed to stress a bit, swimming up and down the sides and I got a bit worried because I did not want to cause her too much stress that I would lose her.
Kept the light off all last evening and today but now she is just lying on the bottom.
Have I jumped the gun and put her in too early?
Can anyone advise on how much longer they think she has through the dreadful photos!!! (took them through the net because I did not want to stress her even more by lifting her out).
Is it cruel to net such a beautiful fish just to try and save the fry?
She is suspended in the fry tank that homes 2 week old guppy fry and 3 week old molly fry so did not really want to have her swimming freely for her to feast on the babies already in there although I do with expecting guppies and mollies but she is so much larger.
Any advice would be grateful please.
My large swordtail seems to have been pregnant for ages!!!
I bought her about 6 weeks ago and she looked pretty well gravid then. Last evening I thought it was about time I put her into the net and was hopeful that by today she would have dropped her fry.
But no nothing.
Last night after putting her in she seemed to stress a bit, swimming up and down the sides and I got a bit worried because I did not want to cause her too much stress that I would lose her.
Kept the light off all last evening and today but now she is just lying on the bottom.
Have I jumped the gun and put her in too early?
Can anyone advise on how much longer they think she has through the dreadful photos!!! (took them through the net because I did not want to stress her even more by lifting her out).
Is it cruel to net such a beautiful fish just to try and save the fry?
She is suspended in the fry tank that homes 2 week old guppy fry and 3 week old molly fry so did not really want to have her swimming freely for her to feast on the babies already in there although I do with expecting guppies and mollies but she is so much larger.
Any advice would be grateful please.