One of my guppies is really pregnant and the other two females in the tank are bullying it around (fin nipping, chasing etc.) Does this mean she is vulnerable and ready to drop?
2007-06-03 11:03:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Probably so. I would suggest you place her in a tank to herself with plenty of pants (live or fake) for the babies to hide in and expect babies in the next few days. To avoid the expense of so many plants, you can make a good substitute very easily. They are called spawning mops, Take some yarn and wrap it around a book about 20 times. Start at the top of the book and go long ways around until you stop back where you started. Don't pull it tight, just wrap. Next cut the yard at the top and tie a small extra piece at the bottom, opposite of where you started and stopped. Now cut the yarn back at the top. Now you have a spawning mop. Boil the mops for a few minutes to get them soft and tie them to pieces of clean styrofoam cup so they will float and hang down into the tank.
Hope that helps and best of luck with the babies!
MM
2007-06-03 11:50:25 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Either add a lot of floating plants and some java moss for the bottom and some hiding places that the adult guppys can't get to or put her in a livebearer breeding trap so the fry will be safe.
2007-06-03 18:43:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have guppies that do that and you will find most of the fry are going to be eatten right away by the other fish.
You might never see any.
You can place them in a breeders net if you want to keep them. But take out the parent first thing.
2007-06-03 18:29:20 · answer #3 · answered by MudFrog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there! Could be she's ready. I will assume that you know already that she'll have live babies. and not eggs? Right? O.K. Well in my experience, it may be wise, If possible, to remove her to a tank by herself till they are born. The others may eat the fry. Unless you're into fishy cannibalism, that's my best advice. Oh yeah, leaving the babies in a separate tank is a good idea.
2007-06-03 18:12:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To avoid stressing out the pregnant fish isolate the aggressive fish to a separate bowl/tank.
2007-06-03 18:11:17 · answer #5 · answered by Kae 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
seems ready to me, i would isolate your fish, and put it into a tank with many hiding places for the fry.
Good Luck
2007-06-03 19:20:35 · answer #6 · answered by Tunish305 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep them seperated for awile
2007-06-03 18:51:35 · answer #7 · answered by Carol k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋