I have 8 Fish in my aquarium. 2 Black fish i dont know there names, (There are livebears) 5 Swordtails they are half grown, then i have 1 female guppy.
ok when i woke up this morning i seen 4 new baby fish swimming around. the guppy has never been with another guppy i have these fish eversince march i have no idea where the babys came from please give me some ideas.
2007-08-18 09:43:35 · 10 answers · asked by wlsr 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
If they're orange, they're swordtails
if they're black, then they're from your mollies i assume you have
Also read through these 2 links
http://fishlesscycling.com/forum/index.php?topic=252.0
http://fishlesscycling.com/forum/index.php?topic=284.0
hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-08-18 10:08:35 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
What color are the babies? If they are black they probably came from the black fish (mollies I'm guessing?). If they are clear whitish then they quite possibly could have came from the guppy. Live bearing fish can store sperm in their bodies for weeks, even months and as a result can have babies unexpectedly.
2007-08-18 16:55:45 · answer #2 · answered by dolly 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Livebearers are able to store sperm for very long periods of time, and are able to produce babies for quite some time after the male is gone. All it takes is for the female to be in the same tank as a male for a short period of time, and then you have a baby making machine.
2007-08-18 19:14:22 · answer #3 · answered by fivespeed302 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the only female you have is the guppy then it is obviously her that has given birth and the guppy's have been known either to store sperm under there scales or they have been impregnated by the other live-bearers which is not uncommon
2007-08-24 00:25:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending what they look like they can be from the black fish, or the swordtails, because swordtails are livebearers too.
2007-08-25 00:31:25 · answer #5 · answered by Trevor C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-Guppy babies are clear usually-If your guppy has been with a male at somepoint, it can carry those babies for quiet a while, most likely a male was mixed in with the females at the pet store for a while, hope that helps!
Also here is a very helpful website, that has your answer:
http://www.guppies.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=42
2007-08-18 16:58:40 · answer #6 · answered by jgentrup39 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i think it had kids with another fish or something i don't know it's just a thought.
2007-08-26 13:19:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably came from the mollies.
2007-08-18 19:17:15 · answer #8 · answered by サンライズ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will be baby mollies (black fish)
2007-08-18 17:11:38 · answer #9 · answered by Pete 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crossbreeding.
Can't say which, but with some animals it works.
Female Horse and male Donkey crossed and you get a mule ,which is unable to have any offspring of it's own incedently.
Hope this helps.
Luck to you.
Reft~
2007-08-18 16:57:28 · answer #10 · answered by Reft 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋