I have 2 guppy mothers. Between them, I have something like 60 babies born within three months! However, I notice all the babies look the same; even the babies which are now nearing adulthood. I see very little difference in appearance between them and their mothers, whether the fry is/are male or female--- they all look like their mother!
2007-02-01 07:23:24 · 7 answers · asked by Albert G. 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Males(if they are the 'wild' breed, not the cultivated breed sold as fancy guppies) will show colors at about 4 months. They are black, red, neon, yellow, all colors of the rainbow. They're beautiful. The females, as far as I know, never look alike. The males may or may not have a slightly forked tail, being more 'torpedo' shaped than anything. They have a rod shaped anal fin called the gondopodium.... or their penis, which is what it is. Thats how female guppies can give birth to live yong. All livebearers have this.
As for the fancy breed, I have just mated my pair and their babies actually came out clear, but a month later they have black fins and spots. Its very interesting. It depends on what breed you have, but normally it takes 4 months for them to mature in color. Also, if you notice one constantly swimming around a larger guppy, this may be a male.
Hope it helped!
2007-02-01 09:42:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can seperate the males and females already. The males have an odd tube-shaped anal fin that lays close to the belly. The females have a fan-shaped anal fin like a normal fish.
Sometimes males don't develope the bright color patterns. If you go by color you might accidentally leave some males with the females. Then guess what, the "duds" will be the ones breeding and reproducing!
2007-02-01 08:16:46 · answer #2 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The males will eventually get some color, it just takes time. Look for colors to start appearing on some of the individuals, it will be really faint and gradual, so just be patient.
Once you start seeing color, it might be a good idea to remove the colored ones and keep them separate, we had over 120 guppies at one time but once we separated the males and females the birthrate nearly stopped. I think the females were happy.
2007-02-01 07:31:13 · answer #3 · answered by John G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hi, yes guppies do all look similar although there are a varitey of colours, When they are born and start to grow they all look alike, Males though are smaller than the females and they have what I called tucked up fins underneath where the femaie has a larger full fin, Hope this helps
2007-02-01 07:30:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only element i will think of of is... now and back while fish have their infants, lots of the infants at the instant are not completely stepped forward like various different ones. while maximum of those infants are waiting, some is probably not. they could stay to tell the story and would possibly not.
2016-10-16 10:16:34 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is normal. your kids are growing kind of slow -- try doing water changes on a more regular basis. fresh water helps speed up fry growth.
2007-02-01 07:30:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is normal but they will change a little after they grow up a little more.
2007-02-01 07:27:56 · answer #7 · answered by country-gurl_20 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋