Why Aren't My Guppies Breeding?! :s

[smellie92]

hi all, i have got a mixture of male and female guppies (hard to keep track with the amount of babies!) i have 2 females that are constantly pregnant and producing fry, the problem comes with the 2 newest females that i bought from my LFS. They just dont seem to be getting pregnant, despite having a good ratio of males to females. could it be that they are still too young or could it be something else?

any help would be appreciated

cheers.

 

[HAMBONE]

hi all, i have got a mixture of male and female guppies (hard to keep track with the amount of babies!) i have 2 females that are constantly pregnant and producing fry, the problem comes with the 2 newest females that i bought from my LFS. They just dont seem to be getting pregnant, despite having a good ratio of males to females. could it be that they are still too young or could it be something else?

any help would be appreciated

cheers.

give it some time..

 

[FishBlast]

hi all, i have got a mixture of male and female guppies (hard to keep track with the amount of babies!) i have 2 females that are constantly pregnant and producing fry, the problem comes with the 2 newest females that i bought from my LFS. They just dont seem to be getting pregnant, despite having a good ratio of males to females. could it be that they are still too young or could it be something else?

any help would be appreciated

cheers.

How big are they and how long have they been in the tank? it should take around 1 month for them to drop fry, and their spot should darken, they don't always get fat before birth.

Alternatively, they could be sterile (I've had it happen to a whole generation of mine, that's when I lost the whole line...)

 

[NeonNeptune]

Some times younger females only have a few fry that it isn't even noticeable that they are pregnant. One time, one of my guppies only had one fry.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Some times younger females only have a few fry that it isn't even noticeable that they are pregnant. One time, one of my guppies only had one fry.

Yes, this was the case with my youngest, I knew she was pregnant but she was so tiny that it looked like she had ages to go and then suddenly dropped 4 fry.

 

[Scales9]

One of my females gave birth to her fry 9 weeks ago and is only now starting to look pregnant again , give it time and I am sure they will give you fry.

 

[StandbySetting]

Try leaving the lights dimmed with some candles around the tank, it'll help them to get in 'the mood'.

 

[NeonNeptune]

Try leaving the lights dimmed with some candles around the tank, it'll help them to get in 'the mood'.

HAHA, you just put two guppies together and they would get in the "mood"

 

[FishBlast]

Was expecting someone to mention a certain blue pill... LOL.