OK I have a young guppy...Im not sure how old..but I got her about a month ago and she has had a very very dark gravid spot ever since I got her.She loks very very prego but Im not sure..she's looked like this since I got her.She has no color yet and she is smaller than my other females but not by much.I was wondering what is going on with her..I keep waiting for her to pop but Im not sure now if she will...if ne one can help me plz do!!
2007-07-24 16:10:11 · 3 answers · asked by ((^}Jesshorty^{)) 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
she looks like this:
http://guppyplace.tripod.com/preghby.jpg
2007-07-24 16:26:12 · update #1
she looks like this:
http://guppyplace.tripod.com/preghby.jpg
2007-07-24 16:26:33 · update #2
your pics don't show up
But if she looks anything like that, then she's going to have fry very soon
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=812528
The gestation period for any livebearer is 28 days
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-07-25 10:58:04 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but your picture is still not showing up.
Female guppies can become pregnant as young as 4 weeks. They can also store sperm from a male for up to 6 months. While the normal gestation period for guppies is 28-30 days, a guppy that is not in good health or doesn't like the water conditions it is living in can hold fry indefinitely and not give birth until it feels that conditions are just right. Guppies that become pregnant especially young will often hold fry until they are older and their bodies are more mature and capable of remaining healthy after dropping the babies. This can make waiting for a female guppy to drop her fry seem to take forever!
Also, many young female guppies with darker colored bodies have gravid spots that may appear dark whether they are pregnant or not. The color of the gravid spot can vary quite a bit from guppy to guppy depending on the coloration of the fish. Sometimes a guppy that has eaten a lot will look quite fat and pregnant (especially a fry) even though it is not.
Try cutting back on feeding (it's actually quite good for guppies to go a day or two between feedings once in a while) and see if your guppy gets any skinnier or not.
2007-07-24 17:16:48 · answer #2 · answered by Ghost Shrimp Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dark gravid spot probably means she's pregnet. I have a full 20 gal tank full of guppies, and there's always a few that have the dark gravid spot. Guppies can mature very young, so even if she's young, she's probably mature enough to have babies
2007-07-24 16:19:52 · answer #3 · answered by Esty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋