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help!!'pregnant' guppy

bunnycutie

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i have 2 big goldfishes and a female and male guppy in a 10gallon tank.i had the male&female guppy for 2 weeks and the female was told to be pregnant.her gravid spot is orange with tiiiiny black dots(about 15...like REALLY small,you can only see it under strong light),her belly is normal...not really big...like shes not pregnant...is she pregnant?
now i removed her&the male to a 1.5gal tank so hopefully they will mate(if shes not pregnant).what should i do?is she pregnant?
 
First i would like to comment that goldfish are a coldwater fish(should not have a heater in the tank) and guppies are a tropical fish, they require a heater(they live in 74-79F) so those two types fish should not be in the same environment. Your guppies should be kept in ratio 1:3 male to females because males will harass females when wanting to mate so having 3 females will spread out the stress the male will cause.
As for the pregnancy, yes most likely your female guppy is pregnant, especially since you have a male guppy with her. Guppies reproduce very easily and quickly. Females can give birth every 28days and can store a males sperm for up to 3 months. This is why its best to buy only guppies of the same sex unless you want your tank to be crowded with babies(or you have other tanks for the fry). You can either choose to leave your babies in their current tank where mom and dad(and probably the gold fish) will readily eat them or suck them out with a turkey baster and put them in a small tank(like a 5g) and try to raise them for yourself or to sell them to stores as adults(will take up to 6 months for this though). Each litter is around 20-40 fry. I would seperate your sexes of guppies or your female will keep giving birth every month.
To help you out, here is a picture of my female guppy only 2 hours before she gave birth:
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