When will my female guppy give birth!?

Question

I have 2 small guppies in a small 2.5 gallon minibow. Do you guys think thats an ok amount for a 2.5? Also, I have female flamingo guppy, and a normal male guppy. Even though the male is not a "flamingo" guppy, can they still reproduce? I think my female guppy is pregnant because she has the black spot behind her stomach. How long will it take for her to give birth, well what i mean is in how long, and how many fry do they usually have? Also, if I keep the fry in the same container, will ALL the fry get eaten u[, or only some?

Yes bird, but I will soon be getting a bigger tank. Like around a 10 gal. BTW, how many guppies/ and or platies can I fit in a 10 gal?

Answer 1

Iceni - glad to see I finally changed your mind on the guppy breeding with other livebearers thing. It's kinda creepy how they do that, isn't it?

That being said, Seabass, your tank truly is too small to handle all the fish and the frog you have in there now - to add babies to it will simply be too much for your bioload. You will see your ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates peak, which will throw your pH off, which will cause many, if not all, of your fish to die. I'm begging you, for the sake of your fish, to get a larger tank. They have no control over their lives when they are in your care - you have taken them on as your pets, the least you can do is properly care for them.

You cannot even think about successfully breeding guppies in anything less than a ten-gallon tank, and even that is a bit on the small side.

Ideally, if you really want to keep guppies in that tank, look into three male only or female only guppies. Do not mix sexes, as they WILL reproduce.

Now, for your guppy info -

Yes, even though they're not the same guppy type, they will still reproduce. The females give birth every 21-35 days, and will continue "dropping" (giving birth) for up to six times from a single sexual encounter. They will generally have from 10-40 fry in a single drop. The actual birthing process takes about 6-8 hours to complete, but it can be longer or shorter depending on how experienced your mother is.

Yes, both the males and females will eat the fry - they're something of a delicacy to them (sick, isn't it?). If, in a large enough tank, you were to successfully breed them, as long as you have plenty of hiding spots and plant coverage (including floating plants), you should have some of the fry survive, but most people will tell you to separate the parents from the fry so that more will live.

EDIT: Glad to hear you're getting a bigger tank. You can safely fit 10-12 in that tank, but you'll need to make sure you have a good filter and an air pump for added aeration to keep them safe. Make sure you cycle the tank before you put the fish in there to avoid losses.

Answer 2

this is for you if you need to know when 'she' will give birth.
Its a very simple version so that even newbys can understand

ok here it goes

1:Is she bigger then normal?

2:Is she less active then normal?

3: is she sulking away/ hiding


4:is the gravid spot dark plack.

5: feed the fish. Is the female guppy eating? (whatch closely to see if she actualy eats it and not spit it out.


if you answered yes to 3 of these questions then she will give birth soon. if you answerd yes to ONLY question 5 3 2 then she might be sick


Your simple explanation is very good. However, you must note that individual differences may apply. In other words, one pregnant female about to give birth may not display the same symptoms as another.

However, a good idea is to keep a close eye on her. Other signs that have been noted are:

1. Brighter colouration than usual

2. A tendency to hide near the heater

3. The gravid spot will become darker and larger than usual

4. Some people claim to see the eyes of the fry (I believe this means the fry are getting quite large and matured so birth should be reasonably close by)

5. The belly of the fish is slightly squared off and she looks like she is about to burst

Naturally, the more experience you have the better at recognising when your female is going to give birth



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Guppies will not give birth until the conditions are just right. Keep your lights on a rigid schedule (a timer helps) of about 9 hours of light a day. Make sure the tank temp is about 78-80 F and provide lots of hiding places. They should give birth in several days


here all the links to the info i found and theres more info on the sites maybe theyll help you out

Answer 3

Guppies can cross breed with other live bearers, so breeding with other colors of guppies is easy. Your guppy will delay the birth as long as possible if she is stressed (months and months). Put her in a larger tank and the development of fry will pick up speed. If you keep her where she is, when she has her fry, they will be dinner. There will be anywhere from one to 100 fry.
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Answer 4

should take a few hours or days do remove the babys and put them in another tank the fish will definatly eat them

Answer 5

watch the other fish they will follow her close cause they will eat the babies as they are born

Answer 6

http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/Serva_Breedingguppy.html

Answer 7

guppys dont give birth. they lay eggs like all fishes. duh.