I dont know how many weeks she has been prego for... this is what she looks like so far..
http://fins.actwin.com/fresh-pics/guppy-female.jpg (this is not my guppy but so far its what she looks like)
anyone know how many weeks prego she is? what should I do? when should I place her in the breeding trap? thank you! :-)
2007-04-09 12:43:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
It's always a wild guess, but I would put that fish somewhere just over half way... call it about 15-20 days or something like that. One sign that she is near the end of her term will be that her belly really hangs down and is kind of squared off on the end. Not so round anymore. It's hard to explain but you'll know it when you see it. That usually happens several days before she delivers, but that's not a hard and fast rule. The top two females in this picture are very pregnant
http://canning.wemm.org/~peter/fish045.jpg
What to do depends on if you want to keep the fry or not. If so you will need to have a breeders net or a separate tank ready for her when she look like the above fish. Until then just keep her tank clean and keep feeding her a well balanced, varied diet.
Hope that helps
MM
2007-04-09 13:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally a female guppy, platty/swordtail, or molly will start hanging out near the bottom, or in a corner a day before giving birth. From the picture I'd say at least a week, or 2. It depends on how many fry she has. Keep in mind she'll give birth to 10-30 fry. So most people just let the fry fend for themselves.
2007-04-09 14:20:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
when you see her hiding, put her in a breeder that lets the fry drop down so she dont eat them, id say you got about another week or two...you should be able to see eyes in her belly then you know shes ready
2007-04-09 12:54:03 · answer #3 · answered by sterlingchains66 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a midwife and put an ambulance on standby quick--
you truly don't know how much time you have -- personally
I'd have at least 20 gals of water boiling at this time.
taking the short way out, if i wasn,t fer sure i put her in the
breeding container and seewhat happens
2007-04-09 12:52:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
put her in seclusion now, for they give birth in around 28 days. You will have from 20-200 babies, congrats.
2007-04-09 12:52:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
just bring it to the vet. even though it's kinda weird taking a fish to the vet, do it anyways.
2007-04-09 12:51:41 · answer #6 · answered by fuzzywuzzy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋