guppy questions?

Question

i hve 5 questions about guppies.I have a pregnant one but dont kow how to take care of it

1.)how do i know when its pregnant?

2)does it need a male in the tank to get pregnant?

3)how long can its stay in the breeding box?

4)how many babies will it have?

5)Is it possible to die in the breeding box?of what reason?

Answer 1

1) Nearly any female adult guppy you ever find is pregnant. They can mate once in the tank at the store and have several batches of babies from that one mating.
2) They will need to have been exposed to a male at some point in their adult life to be pregnant, but not nessecarily in your tank. See explaination above.
3) That depends on the fish, some females don't seem to mind being in the box, others kind of freak out.
4) Anywhere from 10 to about 60 but 20-30 is common.
5) Yes, it is possible. One reason could be a lack of water flow through the box leading to no oxygen in the fish's water. I theory, she could have a heart attack from stressing out, but I think that would be really rare.

Hope that helps

MM

Answer 2

1. you will be able to tell if she is pregnant when she becomes bigger and her gravid spot grows (which is on the bottom near her bottom.) Then right before she has the babies she will get really slow and sink to the bottom of the tank. FOR MORE INFO TO THIS QUESTION: http://www.aquariumhobbyist.com/guppies/pregnancy.html

2. Yes there must be a male for her to get pregnant, but you could have bought her already pregnant.

3. As long as you are feeding it and it can swim. You should only keep her in there as long as she is pregnant and pull her out after you are sure is done giving birth. (this way she won't eat the babies.)

4. Some times the amount of fry (babies) can range from 8-15. But rarely will they all live. This is all natural.

5. Yes there is a possibility that the mother dies but i am not sure why, some times birth complications.

Good Luck.

Answer 3

1-When the guppy is pregnant, she will get a large tummy that is dark in color.
2-Yes you need to keep the male in the tank for the female to be pregnant. But there is a chance you bought a pregnant female.
3-It can stay in there well over a month.
4-It really depends on your fish. could be up to 10
5-Yes

Answer 4

1) You can sometimes tell that it is pregnant after a while it's stomach will get bug(of course).

2) Yes, It does need a male in the tank unless it is mutated or something

3) It should stay in there until the babies are born because you will never know excactly when but when they are born if they aren't in a box or little cage the other fish may eat them or chase them.

4) It can have alot. Mine had like 24 but eventually we had 7.

5) I am not sure.

Answer 5

one million)men have long tails & a skinny physique 2)women human beings get their abdomen enlarged 3)in case you have in ordinary terms guppies in the tank, no could do something. yet whilst there is the different fish, get rid of the two. 4)it fairly is effortless the have spots close to the tails of guppies.

Answer 6

better than a breeding box is some plants. get some anacharis which is cheap and just let it float. babies will hide in there. assuming u dont have some voracious fish in the tank otherwise keep to the box. my plants do well with a shot of fertilizer every couple of weeks and one fluroescant bulb on a ten gallon tank. good luck. and congrats on your new babies

Answer 7

1. it has a darken bump on it tummy.
2. yes but it could of been pregnant when you bought it, gesistion is 45 days.
3. as long as nessary, the babies fall through the bottom so the mom doesnt eat them, then you remove her and move the babies to a sepreate tank.
4. no telling, usually 2-7
5. yes remember to feed her.