Pregnant Guppy Or Bloated Male?

Crissi453

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I have posted this on 2 other forums and 4 people said bloated male. and 4 others have said yes pregnant. I have had them for 2 weeks. I have 10 gallon Tank . 2 Guppys , 3 Glofish, and 1 corey catfish. they all eat well. And the guppy in question does not seem to have any problems getting rid of food. I need some opinions. (youtube video below) 
 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXBwHWjTURs&list=PLUMw9zGMrCZNMficH-evSwBYiUKE1lVf4
 
I havn't had livebearers but have always read males have a gonopodium, and it looks like the one in question has that. So..bloated male?
 
That's a hard one. I breed guppies and sometimes it can be hard to tell what gender.  How old is the fish? 
 
Crissi453 said:
I have posted this on 2 other forums and 4 people said bloated male. and 4 others have said yes pregnant. I have had them for 2 weeks. I have 10 gallon Tank . 2 Guppys , 3 Glofish, and 1 corey catfish. they all eat well. And the guppy in question does not seem to have any problems getting rid of food. I need some opinions. (youtube video below) 
 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXBwHWjTURs&list=PLUMw9zGMrCZNMficH-evSwBYiUKE1lVf4
 
I honestly have no clue how old they are. I bought them for my daughter at Petsmart. 
 
Just watched it, quality isn't great so can't say if there is a blackish spot, is there? Look up pregnant guppie and they will have a black spot in belly area which is the main give away to a pregnant livebearer.
 
blueboy1 said:
The link seems broken?
Works fine for me? Highlight it, copy & paste.
 
Or this. :p
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXBwHWjTURs&list=PLUMw9zGMrCZNMficH-evSwBYiUKE1lVf4
 
I'd say male. But he looks as though he has been fed a lot of fatty food which has given him the pot belly / bloated look
 
You have to copy and paste the link.  I would guess a male guppy.  Does it ever chase the other fish like the orange on was?
 
The Gracie spot isn't a great way to tell. Some females don't get one, and males can get one.
The way to tell is the anal fin, but if it is a young fish it can be extremely hard to tell.
 
The yellow one never chase the orange or tries to dance like the orange one. and i cannot tell if there is a spot. i dunno if its my light or the color of the fish but i just see shiny fat guppy lol
 
On first thought I assumed male but I guess you will know for fact with in a couple of weeks if you see the little ones then! :)
 
i can say when i look at the two . the orange one i can see the anal fin. especially when he points it at the yellow one all the time. and his looks different from the yellow ones. the yellow ones looks more connected to the belly. or relaxed fin . if that makes any sense. i started looking for info on this when i noticed the yellow one was a bit more fat than it was 2 weeks ago. and the orange one pops his top fin up and vibrates in front of the yellow and chases it around nonstop
 
Looks like it has a gonopodium so that would make it male. We shall see...
 

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