Is my guppy pregnant?

[Chris72494]

Only bought my guppy two weeks ago and she has been in the tank with another male, over the last week it seems as though the little dark spot has gotten bigger. I'm new to keeping fish so any second opinions would be appreciated!

 

[Sgooosh]

Only bought my guppy two weeks ago and she has been in the tank with another male, over the last week it seems as though the little dark spot has gotten bigger. I'm new to keeping fish so any second opinions would be appreciated!

yeah

 

[Chris72494]

Thanks for the reply! Any idea from the picture how long before she gives birth?

yeah

Thanks for

yeah

Thanks for the reply! Any idea from the picture how long before she gives birth?

 

[Sgooosh]

Thanks for the reply! Any idea from the picture how long before she gives birth?

Thanks for

Thanks for the reply! Any idea from the picture how long before she gives birth?

maybe in a month she is not that pregnant

 

[biofish]

Looks like it! When the gravid spot gets huge and dark you’ll know she’s close!

If you want to save the fry and raise them, make sure to get another small tank. Guppies are known to eat their own babies and so will those neon tetras.

If you wanna save the fry there are two options: move the lady into the isolation tank until she births and then once she’s done move her gently back to the main tank OR if she births in the main tank just gently scoop out any baby fry you see with a net. They’re a little frustrating to catch, as they are small and slippery but with enough patience you’ll get them. They like to hide in plants and pebble substrate so poke around the tank to see if you can find anymore. You gotta be fast though! So they don’t become snacks to the other fish. Most of my ladies give birth at night, so I often wake up and bam! There’s fry in the tank.

Female guppies can get pregnant 8 times per single mating so if your female guppy feels her environment is safe enough, you will probably keep getting fry for a few months. Or! The lady might skip a month or two before rebirthing even if no contact with a man is made. Is a bit of a surprise, haha!

 

[Sgooosh]

Looks like it! When the gravid spot gets huge and dark you’ll know she’s close!

If you want to save the fry and raise them, make sure to get another small tank. Guppies are known to eat their own babies and so will those neon tetras.

If you wanna save the fry there are two options: move the lady into the isolation tank until she births and then once she’s done move her gently back to the main tank OR if she births in the main tank just gently scoop out any baby fry you see with a net. They’re a little frustrating to catch, as they are small and slippery but with enough patience you’ll get them. They like to hide in plants and pebble substrate so poke around the tank to see if you can find anymore. You gotta be fast though! So they don’t become snacks to the other fish. Most of my ladies give birth at night, so I often wake up and bam! There’s fry in the tank.

Female guppies can get pregnant 8 times per single mating so if your female guppy feels her environment is safe enough, you will probably keep getting fry for a few months. Or! The lady might skip a month or two before rebirthing even if no contact with a man is made. Is a bit of a surprise, haha!

cool
i have a colony of guppies, i used to have this one snake guppy and he died of fin rot, but im starting to see fry that has his genes in it,, so cool

 

[emeraldking]

If she's pregnant, it's still at an early stage.