my guppy just gave birth to about 10 babies. Do they need a lot of room? When can they start reproducing and can they reproduce among themselves even though they are related? And shouldn't the guppy have given birth to about 50 babies...not just 10? (i know for a fact that she does not have any more in her)
2006-08-18 02:19:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
she did not eat any of the babies...I am watching her every move ever since she started giving birth
2006-08-18 02:30:46 · update #1
she may have eaten them some fish babies have to be separated from the other fish including mom because the adults eat them
2006-08-18 02:27:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's better to seperate them from the parents. Sometimes the parent will eat the young. They do not really need lots of room. By about 1 mth, they should be able to reproduce and can inter-breed. That's the way of getting a pure breed. This is also how the breeders get a pure breed. You will need to select the ones you want and also seprate the males & females. The female can carry the sprems from the males and hold them for a long time. Therefore good to separate the male & female from young before the "birds & bees" happens. Usually the 1st reproduction will have more babies... while the 2nd or 3rd time will be quite little. Therefore the female that you have may be giving her 2nd or 3rd "litter".
2006-08-18 03:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by fishingdog7 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No guppy has ever had 50 babies. 5 - 15 babys depending on the size of the fish.
2006-08-18 03:03:43 · answer #3 · answered by Who am I? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they don't need room now
what confusion 10 is normal(depends on size or it may have eaten up)!!!!!!!
they will start reproducing themselves automatically!!!!!!!
u don't need to do anything
Guess u have separated them from mother guppy
if not do it immediately they are known to eat their own young!!
all the best
2006-08-18 04:56:04 · answer #4 · answered by R.C P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
congratulation ~~!!
ya please seperate the mom and fry, or else ur fry will keep missing .. in mom's stomach ..
normally a healthy fry will grow mature in 2 - 3 months (this a bit depends on how u feed them when they are fry) .. after tat they will start mate themself and then you will find getting more guppies within 6 months, because they mostly get birth every month ~~!!
happy guppying ~~!!
2006-08-18 05:46:49 · answer #5 · answered by maggie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first time they give birth its about on average are between 8 and 25 babies
2006-08-18 02:30:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Guppies eat there babies. So, she probably ate most of them. You can prevent this by a breeding box, or plant a lot of plants. They can breed when the males get their colors, and pointed anal fin. Females usually are grey, or have less colors. There anal fins are fan shaped. Also, females get a dark spot by there anal fin when there pregnant. http://guppyplace.tripod.com/Breeding.html
2006-08-18 04:49:51 · answer #7 · answered by bettachick6721 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think when fish have babies aren't you suppose to separate them from the mum or she will eat them :S
2006-08-18 02:33:26 · answer #8 · answered by Allison M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey JuJu-ever hear of a book store or a library???????????? Try looking there!
2006-08-18 09:44:52 · answer #9 · answered by coltsmommy1997 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don`t you have a book or something like that? when not just give a quick call to a pet shop.
2006-08-18 02:26:07 · answer #10 · answered by wdmv 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋