its got like black spots in its stomach and i ts getting really pregnet and its been this way for about 2 weeks ,when i got it .and if it is pegnet when should it have babys and what should i do with it and my birthbay is in 7 days and im getting a 10 galon fish tank should i make it into a breeding tank...that were my guppys are going.there in a community fish tank in a 20 gallon with 20 other fish.
2006-11-11 07:08:43 · 7 answers · asked by Roxy! 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
All female guppies have a gravid spot, the dark spot, but if it looks like it is getting bigger or if you can see the babies then yes it is pregnant. They give birth around 28 days after becoming pregnant. If you get your new tank before she has them then set it up and put her in there to give birth if you want to keep them, have lots of plants for the babies to hide too. A female can get pregnant up to 6 times with only 1 encounter with a male, not for the rest of its life. If you want to learn a little more about them then check this site out, http://www.guppies.com/
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2006-11-11 09:03:43 · answer #1 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To really be sure feed her frozen brine shrimp, black worms and freeze dried worms. That good food will encourage her to realease the babies. There will be about 12-30 babies and soem may even still be eggs or already dead. This may occur again a month or so later because she can store the eggs inside for months at a time and release them under the right conditions. Set the aquariun temperature at 78-82 degrees. Use only a sponge filter so no babies get sucked up in th epower filter. Uusually you can tell if she is really pregnant because she will be plump, and do 20% water changes every day instead of every week to encourage her along. This will help us e eif shes pregnant and how far along.
2006-11-11 07:27:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it has a black triangle at the base of it's stomach it is pregnant,the mother eats its own children so you should buy a birthing tank,this is a small rectangular tank that floats on the surface of your aquarium ,the mother is in the top half and when she gives birth the newborn swim down into the bottom half,when they are big enough let them out but make sure you have a lot of plants in the tank so they can hide from the other fish which will eat them.
2006-11-11 07:20:29 · answer #3 · answered by benny_bull_frog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want to make a breeding tank that would be great just make sure the fry have plenty of places to hide if you don't. I have guppies in two different tank one is just guppies and fry, the other is a community tank and i get plenty of fry in both...
2006-11-11 09:00:50 · answer #4 · answered by lilbit_883_hugger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a guppy that was 6 years ol;d when it died (i know unbelieveable right) i was pregnate for the whole six years. I do know they eat their children so keep them seperated. The reason my guppy never had babies is because she would kill every other fish that lived with it. But to the point yes it is pregnate.
2006-11-11 07:55:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
other guppies will eat the babies. Even there mom. Im not sure if its pregnant but if she is then she's just gonna keep having babies. Even if you take the male out. Once female guppies are bred they keep reproducing until they die. Go figure...
2006-11-11 07:11:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if it does have baby make sure you take out the babies that other will eat the babies so will the mom
2006-11-11 07:28:31 · answer #7 · answered by swimbabe1012 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋