My guppy..?

Question

Ok I got 4 gupys the other day..2 males and 2 females...one of my females is half black and silver and she stays down on the gravel alot just kinda hovering there.I dont think she is pregnant but I cant really see seeing she is black and I cant tell if there is a black spot behind her or not.Ne one have ne ideas on this?? Thanx!

Answer 1

I,ve raised guppies all of my life. You can almost count on her being pregnant with 2 males in with her. She will get very big though and it will become obvious to you. Her abdomen will thin out and you can see the little baby fishies inside of her. My experiance is that it is better to have one male and 3 females, then your females won,t be hasseled by 2 males at a time. This can really be a hinderance to the female even while they are pregnant.

Answer 2

Idealy you should get a few more females. A really good ratio is one male to three females. Otherwise the females will be bred to death. Also, make sure your water is nice and warm. Should be around 78 degrees. She may be ready to spawn or she could be stressed. Another thing pretty much essential for guppies is salt. Use aquarium salt, not table. All you need is 1tbs for every 5 gallons of water.

Answer 3

You may want to get a couple more females, it could be that the males are harassing her too much. The usual ratio for livebearers is 1 male per 2 female so the females don't get stressed out from the males affection.

Answer 4

Don't listen to "damotherloader", it is really fun to read responses from complete idiots though, just wait a little bit, it should be fine. Why would scientists spend so much time mutating fish into such nice colors if they just plan for it to be fed to a turtle? Guppies are pets first, food second.

Nosoop4u

Answer 5

well, first you should not have gotten guppys as pets. They are feeder fish, like feed em' to your turttle or sumtin. so they wont last long. Well, if shes sick then the vet or somebody cant do any thing.

Answer 6

guppys are pets, not feeder fish!!!!