she has quite a wide stomach and she has that black dot. she keeps jumping out into the big tank. should i put her in again and put the lid on the trap or leave her?
2007-11-10 15:41:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
ive been a guppy breeder in the past, and if you think she is expecting soon, she needs to stay in the baby trap, or the other guppys will eat her babies, but let her out imediatly after she gives birth, and of course leave the babies in there, put some plants and rocks in there to make it a lil more comfortable, she may feel she is put on display, and that could be stressing her out, or her baby trap could be to small, i have one and its a good size, and mine never seemed to mind staying in there.
or if she seems to still have problems with it, if you get enough plants to cover the tank, let her have her babies in the fish tank, the babies will naturally hide in the plants, and the other guppies wont get them, but make sure you buy baby fish food, so it sinks to the bottom and the babies can get it without being exposed. ask a local pet store for fish food for baby fish or fish food that will sink if you cant seem to find any.
i always loved guppys, they are just too cute.
good luck :)
2007-11-10 15:59:40 · answer #1 · answered by soccersweetie982005 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She clearly doesn't want to be in the trap. If she's stressed from being inside it, she may hold onto her fry for a longer time.
I've personally never liked the breeders. I've had a few fish that would jump out of them like yours, plus they seemed to hold onto the fry longer. If you have a portion of the tank that's well planted (even with fake plants) the females will use this to give birth, and the plants give the fry enough cover that most survive.
If you don't have that option, you can try putting her back into the trap, or just let her stay out and see what happens. I have a trio of guppies I've acclimated to saltwater (most people don't even know that this can be done, but they survive if the salt is increased over about 4-7 days). I wanted to add them to another established tank, but the two females gave birth in the 2.5 gallon tank I was using to acclimate them. No trap, no cover other than one piece of live rock, and the fry weren't eaten (although a few got "mouthed" by the male, but he spit them back out).
2007-11-10 15:52:05 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Leave her in the main tank. Breeding traps often stress or upset a pregnant female, even to the point that they abort their fry or injure themselves, sometimes even to the point of death. If you keep your female healthy she can always have more fry, but if you lose her due to stress, you'll lose all the future fry she may have produced as well. Use lots of plants or spawning mops to give the fry a place to hide and they will be able to survive in the main tank. If your female is a chronic fry eater, then even a breeding trap won't stop her anyways. I let all my guppies drop in the community tank and believe me, I have MORE than enough fry!
2007-11-10 16:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by Ghost Shrimp Fan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
May be your fish want to find a good spot to deliver its' fries. Put some fresh water plants in the tank. If it still jump out, just cover the tank.
2007-11-10 15:52:37 · answer #4 · answered by leon adrianto 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fish abortion. its the only way.
2007-11-10 15:50:08 · answer #5 · answered by lauraa <3 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋