When Will Guppy Give Berth?

[snork6]

ok so i tried to put up a pic but it sad it was 2 big so let me tell you what i think is sines of here about to give berth she is supper fat she has a big black dot under her so is she going to give berth soon i need to know!!!!!

 

[fluttermoth]

You need to watch out for her 'squaring off'; that means her stomach will develop 'corners', like she's swallowed a box.

Once they're squared off, they usually give birth within a day or two, although they can hold onto the fry for longer if they feel stressed or unsafe.

It's best to leave her in the main tank, unless you have a spare tank with a cycled filter to put her in.

Breeding boxes and nets are not a good idea; they're too small.

 

[snork6]

Update I can see the baby's eyes's in here bottom should I separate her? I'm so stressed this is my first time helping the mom have the baby's the other time she had them in the knight and I didn't even know she was pragnet

 

[Donya]

should I separate her? 

 
 
Fluttermoth already answered this.
 
 

It's best to leave her in the main tank, unless you have a spare tank with a cycled filter to put her in.

Breeding boxes and nets are not a good idea; they're too small.

 

[snork6]

Ok I'm so happy my guppy is now the mom of 14 baby fry and still mor to come

 

[snork6]

Ok so the totle is 14 thank you to all who helped and flutter moth I put her in a breeder box sorry but I felt I needed to she is swimming fine and is healthy

 

[fluttermoth]

Okay; but let her out as soon as you can, and remember, if the fry are in the breeders box, you'll need to change the water in it at least twice a day

 

[snork6]

Ok she's Ben out for about 5hours now she is still vary healthy and I have a box in the tank that has negating do I still need to do the water change? Thank you snork6

 

[fluttermoth]

Yes, you do still need to do the water changes.

However many holes or slits your breeder box has (or even if it is a net), there isn't enough flow through the box to keep the water clean. You'll need to crush up some food (whatever the adults eat, they don't need special food) so it's small enough for them to eat.

 

[snork6]

Do you mean chage the water in the tank or just the box cuz tht would be hard

 

[fluttermoth]

I meant the box although, obviously, you'll need to be doing your regular water changes in the main tank as well!
 
I don't see why changing the water in a breeder box would be hard? All you need do is scoop some water out of it, pour it in the main tank, then scoop some tank water back in again.

 

[sandyroz]

What I used to do to clean out my breeder box before I moved my fry out into a separate tank was I used a turkey baster to gather some of the food that accumulated at the bottom and top and some of the water. It works well and I've never scooped out any of the fry but do check! 

 

[snork6]

Oh that's what you meant the reason it will be so hard is cuz it's netting water just comes right throow I can see how that would work in a plastic one but not in a netted one

 

[fluttermoth]

If it's a net one, it should be even easier; just scoop some of the water in the net out, and new water should flow back in through the net.

 

[snork6]

Ok thank you so much