Sorry me again! I have a guppy thats pregnant and ive put it in a wee clear box to seperate it but i was wondering how long it takes to give birth,its been like this for a month roughly but i feel bad its stuck in the box for so long,im sure that cant be doing it any good either or is that just the way it is with fish...God i sound so stupid, i've got to start somewhere i suppose lol thanks again...
2007-11-14 05:10:06 · 9 answers · asked by KEEP 'ER LIT 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
She still has the big black dot,does this not mean she is still pregnant?
2007-11-14 05:36:14 · update #1
Pee Tee...thank you for your advice but i havent sacrificed any so far and i do take it seriously.I found alot of conflicting advice on websites so just wanted more opinions.Im trying my best.
2007-11-14 06:40:33 · update #2
Sometimes they reabsorb the young when put in the box, though if she is still showing black then perhaps she's just not ready yet! How big is she? They usually look as if they are ready to pop just before they give birth. Which if she's been there that long she should be! Also is there a place for the fry to drop through to get away from mum. She could have given birth already and eaten them, I'm afraid! If I want to raise the fry I put the mum in a small tank of her own with some low plastic plants and a couple of areas of pebbles that the fry can hide in. I can then remove Mum and raise the fry in the small tank till they are big enough to face the perils of the community tank. I don't do it every time or I'd soon be over-run with fish and when I leave them a couple usually make it. Even with a pair of Angelfish which are very predatory! Trouble with live-bearers is once they start breeding you can't stop them! Put her back in the main area and try again with another fish. I'd recommend a breeding net rather than the box type though I think they are too small, and again something for the fry to hide away in. GOOD LUCK!
2007-11-14 05:57:36 · answer #1 · answered by willowGSD 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The experience i have had when breeding guppies is that its best to put a pregnant female that is obviously close to birth (which can usually be noticed when the female starts to ignore food at feeding time and the colours in the female sometimes get brighter closer to birth) in a separate 15 litre tank with spawning mops or java moss for the babies to hide. I have let female guppies give birth in a plastic spawning traps before but this usually leads to a lot of the babies being eaten due to the small dimensions of the box despite having a grill to separate the babies that have fallen through as they just swim back up threw the gaps. Moving a female too early can also cause her to miscarriage her babies. In the best case scenario, if you see the female starting to drop babies move her into a separate container. It can take between 30mins to several hours for all the babies to be dropped in my experience, it can all ride on if the female is a first time mother.
2007-11-14 06:37:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If she has been in the box for 30 days and hasn't given birth, she was not pregnant [gravid] when you put her in there. I think 28 days is the gestation period for them.
Female guppys will have a dark area around their anal area most of the time. When they become pregnant, it will get much darker and their bellies will swell noticeably. Sometimes you can even see the eyes of the developing fry in the dark area where the skin is stretched thin.
As was said in another post, you should do away with the plastic box and get a breeding net for the next time you place her in isolation to have babies. It allows the tank water to flow freely through it and keeps her healthier than in a closed box with only a few small holes in it.
Feel free to email me if you have more questions.
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2007-11-14 06:09:24 · answer #3 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It sound as though your Guppy may not give birth now, next time she is pregnant. Get your self a breeding net it is bigger than the clear plastic box that you have. And whilst she is in the net feed her plenty of live food like daphnia, this will keep her peek condition for giving birth.
2007-11-14 05:31:41 · answer #4 · answered by Dragon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Moving fish just before they are ready to deliver will usually cause problems with the birth. The little plastic boxes are fish killers. Don't use them! Your female is probably reabsorbing the dead fry back into her system or she is slowly dieing. Either way it's a cruel thing to do. Please learn more about caring for live-bearing fish before sacrificing anymore of them. Not lol.
2007-11-14 05:55:38 · answer #5 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guppys normally go black round the back end when ready to give birth, we have never used a breeding tank we found it better to use very small gravel and lots of plants and we get quite a lot survive
2007-11-14 05:16:55 · answer #6 · answered by chobalobba 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
I have had lots of experiences with guppys and i know you just get so ready and want the babys to just burst out but it is most likely that she has aborted them now so release her asap and next time let her have them in the tank and net them out after, or take the risk in the net but i usually just fish mine out of my community tank.
Good luck!
2007-11-14 05:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by jords-will-solve-it 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put it in the ocean and it should give birth before it dies
2007-11-14 05:12:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 9⤋
lol
2007-11-14 05:13:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 8⤋