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pregnancy questions | 23 comments (23 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: The gravid spot (none / 0) (#18)
by heyheymama on Wed Feb 25, 2004 at 06:49:41 PM PST

sadly, the gravid spot looked lighter this morning and it looks like there's some red under the skin in that area - so she must have birthed during the night. they must have eaten them because i can't find any fry at all. very disappointing. poor babies.

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I'm sorry if you don't have any fry. (none / 0) (#20)
by unclescott on Wed Feb 25, 2004 at 10:10:02 PM PST

What did you do to assure that the parents were not hungry? Were they full of meaty foods and that the fry had places to hide? (I know, now they ask that!)

That red business isn't good either. You are perceptive to see it. It could be indicative of internal protosoans or worms.

For protecting fry please do a search here under fry and pregnant. Look for what we have on Camallanus and Capillaria as representative parasitic worms. The good news is that there are several anthelmintics (look for those too) which will deal with all internal and external worms.

If you computer is retarded like mine and you don't get over 30 hits searching for "fry" and "pregnant" here, go to www.google.com. Do a search for Guppylog and fry or Guppylog and pregnant or Guppylog Camallanus and so on.

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Re: I'm sorry if you don't have any fry. (none / 0) (#21)
by heyheymama on Fri Feb 27, 2004 at 04:16:22 AM PST

didn't know about the meaty food thing. you'll never believe this, but i just found one little fry beneath the rock surface, against the glass! he is the cutest baby!!! i am going to remove my fish today and clean my tank, so i will be able to do a thorough search for fry. i have all flat, marble type stones at the bottom, and i have read the fry can hide there, though i would've liked to have them sequestered at birth. i have lots of plants, too. not overcrowded but comfortable and homey (haha). and i have some of those bottom suckers, cleaning fish, but i don't know what they're called. very friendly, but they still probably sucked up some of my poor little fry. also, a week ago i read (and saw photos) about the parasites you talk about and have searched for signs since. i have not seen any worms, etc., but i have noted a pinkness around the gills and rear of some of my fish, but only the palest females. i can only see it when they're very near the light. maybe it's just their internal organs? i just don't know if this is normal or if they already had the pinkness when i got them, because i notice more about them as i get more sensitive to the fish's appearances and get to know them and more about them. maybe i'm overanalyzing their appearances. that's characteristic of my personality. one time on one female i did see stringy feces, but only once, and she's been solid since (i read that was a sign of parasites). everyone is acting happy. what do you think? no real signs, but.........? could the pinkness be normal?

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