when do guppies drop fry ?

Question

i have a couple of femail guppies, and i noticed that they have a dark spot near the bottom . i know this happens when it is pregnant but how do you know when the guppy is goin gto drop the fry ? besides the fact that they get somewhat slower and hide often, how do you know when to seperate the guppy into the breeder ?

Answer 1

They grow till they really look like they could pop. The gravid spot keeps getting darker too. Once your female starts to distance herself from your other fish, then you know she's about ready too. Watch her when she eats too, she will more than likely spit her food back out. She might hide, or just sit around the warmest part of your tank. But the main thing you'll notice, is she might not swim as much, she's larger, and the gravid spot is dark, almost black. Good luck and I hope I helped!

OH YA! Make sure the fry have plenty of places to hide if you keep them in the same tank. After about 2 weeks, they really swim around and discover the tank.

Answer 2

it in many cases takes 3 months for guppy fry to get pregnent. Scince your fry are already 2 months previous i'd think of the fry have nonetheless a million month to pass till now they are able to get pregnent. My guppy fry have been born some days after yours and that they seem squared too.

Answer 3

there is no sure way to tell, just make sure you have some things and plants in the bottom of the tank for fry to hide in, or there are net breeders that hang in the tank and the pg mommy guppy can be seperated within the same tank.

Answer 4

The gestation period is 28 days
They get kind of a squary look underneathe their head
Here is a video that shows it actually how that looks
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=812528
She was actually only 2 hours before birth


Hope that helps
Good luck


EB

Answer 5

no idear darling.