I'm worried that there is something wrong, it's been under there all day and won't come out even when It's feeding time. Could it be sick or something? I do have another guppy in the tank and it seems just fine.
2007-01-05 12:23:18 · 13 answers · asked by soraya 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
She's going to have babies. You need to isolate her from the other fish, and you need to isolate her from her babies (she will eat them). There is a clear plastic box type chamber that you put her in and when she gives birth the babies fall through a baffle that she cant get through.Buy some fake plastic grass and put it on the floor of the tank. this will give the new guppies a place to hide until they are big enough to fend for themselves.
2007-01-05 12:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Her "gravid spot" will grow large and darken as the fertilized eggs develop. Closer to delivery time, the spot will be nearly black. Some say they are even able to see the developed babies within the gravid spot, but I can't say I have seen this.
Often times, when delivery is near, the female will be having difficulties swimming due the weight of the developing fry. I don't always notice this problem, but it should be something you watch for on a daily basis.
The female will try to find a hiding place, being it behind plants in the tank or often times, my females hang out near the heater. They just seem to want to be left alone for delivery time and don't want to be bothered especially by the frisky males.
What are the symptoms of delivery? The most noticeable thing the females do which I spot immediately, is they refuse to eat. This is MY indication the females will be delivering soon. If you watch them daily at feeding times, you should be able to notice which fish isn't eating. Then you know the babies will soon be delivered. Although some females may take in food, which appears they are eating, but keep watching to be certain they don't spit the food out of their mouths.
Other symptoms are brilliant, vibrant, colors in the female, or pacing up and down the sides of the tank. Hiding near a heater or in plants. Perhaps even sitting on the bottom. A female may even have her head pointed down and tail pointed up in attempts to deliver. The belly of the female will become "squared", meaning as the birthing canal drops into place it will have a protrusion from the gravid spot giving the appearance her belly has squared off.
The next thing you should do is have a breeding tank or net set in the main aquarium. Actually, I suggest you have two available. One for the female giving birth, a second for the fry. Some of the breeder tanks come with a divider section to separate the birthing female from her fry, but the fry don't necessarily stay in the section they're meant to be in which will lead to the female eating the fry after she delivers the last baby. So, if you're able to, seperate the fry from the female, and separate the female from the other fish.
Leave the female in her breeding tank, anywhere from 24-48 hours after delivery so she may rest awhile before being released into the main tank to be harrased by the males. Make certain you also feed her after delivery as she will be extremely hungry.
2007-01-05 17:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, sounds like she's pregnant. get a second tank running or a separator to keep the adults from the fry, or they'll eat them. my guppies ate all their babies, because i was out of town for a couple of days when she had them and i didn't know, until there was only one left... :(
also, if it's not pregnant, then there's a chance that the other fish is being teritorial.... try separating them anyway, and see if it helps.
also, could just be sleeping, or being lazy........ pick the rock up and make sure that it's still swimming around and doesn't have any nasties on him (or her - like ick or fungus.).
good luck!!
2007-01-05 12:59:10 · answer #3 · answered by Silver Thunderbird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is sick but also if its a female, maybe it is about to have some fry. I would suggest separating the fish if it is female and fat and has a dark gravis spot.
2007-01-06 03:28:01 · answer #4 · answered by babyj248 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he fears you. the more than any othe tank fish are the hardest to bond with. you must use a large flashlight battery to trigger his interest then start trying to hand feed him. don't feed him any other way. he will llove you eventually. fish gotta eat.
2007-01-05 12:29:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guppy Fish hibernate in the winter. It is closely related to the hedgehog
2007-01-05 12:25:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Is he afraid of the light?
Oh--here is another idea. Maybe he is a she and she is pregnant and about to have babies....looking for a nice safe place for them to hide.
2007-01-05 12:25:53 · answer #7 · answered by Missy Lyons 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is fine. He is just hiding.
2007-01-05 12:25:56 · answer #8 · answered by 13 year old girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is the light too harsh? sometimes they dont like harsh light. It's also possible that its sick or dead.
2007-01-05 12:26:00 · answer #9 · answered by clm_8991 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it ight be hiding from other fish.
2007-01-05 15:30:54 · answer #10 · answered by Orange Range 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋