My female has a dark black gravid spot,sometimes it turns redish then goes black again,she will sit still and flap her fins quickly,she was doing that for 10 minutes then stopped now she is swiiming around the tank,the male is always next to her,and the other female pokes at her stomach..Is she pregnant?
I have a 6 gallon tank with alot of caves and plants
2007-07-23 16:19:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Now she is in one corner of the tank sitting still,is she gonna have fry?
2007-07-23 16:21:04 · update #1
Now she is moving up and down the side of the tank?
2007-07-23 16:24:11 · update #2
The answer to your question is yes. If there is a male present in your tank then any female has a 99.99% chance of being pregnant. I think your Guppy is ready to have some babies, just hope you have some hiding places for them when they come or they could be lunch.
2007-07-23 16:40:26 · answer #1 · answered by Dustinius 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She is looking for a place to lay her eggs. The other fish poke her to help her along. the male stays next to her cause he wants to impregnate her but she is pregnant already. she should have a big puffy stomach and it shouldn't be long now. the other fish might eat the babys so if you want to keep them then you need a breeding tank. it's a seperate cage that floats in the tank to keep everyone else away.
Hope this helps
2007-07-23 23:31:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i would move her into a breeding tank. one of the problems that is standing out in my mind, is the other fish.
Stress causes females not to drop their young, as simply she feels it isnt a good place to drop.
With the other fish by her, it wont make a good place to frop eggs as the otherfish may eat the fry.
So they have intank breeder traps or you should move her into a 10 gallon tank with alot of live plants.
2007-07-23 23:39:06 · answer #3 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, she is pregnant and it sounds like she may be ready to have the babies. Others are correct however, with other fish in the tank you should not expect many, if any, to survive. baby fish are food for adult fish, even the mom.
MM
2007-07-23 23:38:49 · answer #4 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
sounds like she is but you need to move her to a diffrent tank because the other fish will eat the babies and after she delivers them you need to move her back to old tank cause as soon as she gets hungary she will also eat her own young
2007-07-23 23:27:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I definitely agree with swtlatinkisses, your guppy is pregnant and you need to follow the certain precautions. Very important to separtate her from the tank she's in right now!
2007-07-23 23:50:04 · answer #6 · answered by pudgy120 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
oh yeah she's getting raeady to have birth see it's like she's going into labor when she sits in the corner by herself then she'll starting having the fry
2007-07-24 15:47:36 · answer #7 · answered by Still learning 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i agree.
2007-07-23 23:32:33 · answer #8 · answered by kdogg91 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋