I have 3 male guppies and 1 female guppy...Do u guys think she will ever become pregnant?

Question

The males look like they want to mate with her but everytime they atempt to get next to her she just swims away from them.

Answer 1

Your guppy is probably pregnant now. But If your tank is large enough you should try to buy more female guppies. There is supposed to be three females to every male. When the female has babies there is a smell that the males sense and he will eat the babies as they come out of her. When she gets fat buy a breeder trap. The way to tell if she is close it the spot by her belly will be black. Also she will not be eating as much or swimming around as much. She will hang out at the bottom of the tank. Another way to tell is that her stomach will look square like instead of round.

Answer 2

*sigh... Maybe, maybe not. I can tell you for sure, however, that she is extremely stressed right now (which may be contributing to the fact that she is not pregnant yet). You NEED to keep guppies in a 2 female to 1 male ratio. Otherwise, the males will always be up your female's tail.

As long as your water conditions are within acceptable ranges (0ppm ammonia and nitrite, less than 40ppm [though less than 20ppm is ideal] nitrate, pH at around 7.0), you should be seeing babies. If, after a month, you still don't see any babies, add two more females. If, after another month, you still don't see any babies, try adding marine salt to create a brackish environment (which guppies do prefer, though they can live without it).

Also, you should, ideally, have them in at least a 15-gallon tank with plenty of plants (real or fake) and hiding spots. Make sure you're doing weekly water changes of at least 20%. Also, make sure your heater is set at around 78 degrees (if you don't have a heater, get one) - water at too cool a temperature can inhibit mating.

Answer 3

Your female is probably already pregnant - look for a dark area above her anal fin called a gravid spot. However, if your guppy is stressed (constantly being chased by males, lights on too long, water not warm enough, no hiding places), she will hold onto the fry for a much longer period of time. Buy a fish tank divider and turn your heater up to 80.

Answer 4

You should have more females then males, as to many males will stress out a female.

Chances are she is already pregnant though :)

The swimming away may be because she is stressed and tired of being constantly bothered by the males, but normally its a chase and catch sort of thing anyway.

Answer 5

Of course. Sometimes it just takes time. The males will get her! I would for sure get more females. There should be more females than males. If you want to keep 3 males, then get like 4 more females so the males will leave the 1 female alone.

Answer 6

There is a good chance that should could become pregnant, but what are the conditions you have them in currently? How big is your tank/aquarium? How warm is the water? These things matter when it comes to breeding.

Check this link out for some other details...
http://www.aquariacentral.com/species/db.cgi?db=fresh&uid=default&ID=0557&view_records=1

Answer 7

a girl would get pregnant and supply delivery yet frequently they or the male eats them earlier they enhance up and earlier you could surely see them. make advantageous there is countless flowers for the fry to hide in, the water's sparkling etc..

Answer 8

Probably give it time my friend had guppies , soon you'll have a tank full.

Answer 9

well, maybe u should even the odds! buy 2 females and 2 males. hope u have the right breeding tools or ur babies will be dead!

Answer 10

She is only playing hard to get. Give it time.