Pregnant Guppy

[chigwellhammer]

I posted this 1 week ago and she seems to exploded in that time lol!

Last week

Now

Any idea roughly how long? Would love to try save a couple fry before they are dinner

 

[fluttermoth]

Hmm...she's not quite squared off yet. less than a week though, I reckon.

 

[chigwellhammer]

Scrub that she is having them as we speak !!!!!??

 

[Tartan-Guppy]

Congrats, little baby guppies !
 
Plenty of moss or hornwort or similar for the fry to hide in ? 

 

[chigwellhammer]

Few places hopefully they can hide, Only saw one and lost the sote of that already

 

[looking-glass]

have you got anywhere you can move the fry too or have you left them to hide in the tank 

 

[chigwellhammer]

Ive just managed to catch the guppy and put her in a trap, is this ok?

I think she only had one no idea where it is hiding though

 

[fluttermoth]

I don't recommend breeding traps , no. Best leave her in the main tank and catch a few fry later, if you want a few to grow on. Guppies aren't huge fry eaters, you'll be able to find a few
 
Breeding traps are a bit small for the females and it can stress them out and make them hold the fry in.

 

[chigwellhammer]

Took your advice flutter and let her out

 

[csfishkeeper]

Congrats on the new fry.
 
As you've found out, not all guppies get squared off before giving birth. Now you can expect more from this female in the next 26-34 days.
 
As mentioned, not all fish eat fry. In my 8 months of keeping fish, I've only lost 1 fry to predation and a ghost shrimp caught that one. My advice would be to watch and see if you have any fry eaters in your tank and if you do, move the fry. It's too stressful to move adults, especially when they just gave birth.
 
She may drop more over the next few days also, so keep an eye out for new babies.

 

[fluttermoth]

As you've found out, not all guppies get squared off before giving birth.

Especially true for young females, having their first or second broods.

I was going to say in my post, "it might be sooner if she's a young fish", but then I thought she didn't look very young, so I didn't!

Wish I had now, I would have looked wiser

 

[chigwellhammer]

Unless the fry are very good at hide & seek they have all been eaten

 

[fluttermoth]

They are very good at hide and seek though!

It wouldn't surprise me at all if you see a couple out and about over the next couple of weeks; they come out more and more the larger they get.

And if not, there'll be another lot in a month or so...

 

[chigwellhammer]

haha fair enough, Thanks for help Flutter

 

[lefty07603]

i thought i had lost them all with my last batch. Turns out i had 7 hiding the whole time!