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Blocked birth canal?? | 19 comments (19 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Blocked birth canal?? (none / 0) (#2)
by Alisa on Sat Feb 25, 2006 at 05:30:30 PM PST

I had this happen last month. Nodules that were most likely inner body "parts" or fluid coming from the back end, hiding by the heater, swimming with a lowered tail. She was getting increasingly listless. She was also incredibly pregnant, the biggest I've ever seen a guppy female, and had passed her due date a week beforehand. I had used the ice water method of euthanasia, but then I couldn't help thinking of the fry that might still be alive inside so I fished her out and ... made sure she wasn't going to come back to life (as she was only in the ice water unconscious for a few moments). Then, pushing out what was in her abdomen, I found several unmoving fry. Thinking they might be dead or chilled to death, I gave them a chance by dipping them on my fingertip into the water. Amazingly enough, they "unpopped" from their circular position and "rested" like they do after being just born. They're still alive in my fry partition of my tank. So it is possible to rescue the fry, albeit it's rather gory.

Re: Blocked birth canal?? (none / 0) (#3)
by aurorahorse on Sat Feb 25, 2006 at 06:02:56 PM PST

Thanks. I don't think I could do that...<sighs> I just don't have the stomach for it. Honestly, I don't care so much if the fry live...I'd rather have the mom. I like to raise them, but I just let them go in the 55 gallon with lots of plants and let nature take its course. This female has been through a lot...survived from my overstocking tank a few times (thought I was okay since it was established), so she's rather special.

Funny enough, she is moving around more now...though shakily. But still as active as normal last hour or two. I don't want her to suffer...but I wonder if I should wait and see? Though I remember having this happen years ago and the female dying. Poor girl.:(

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Blocked birth canal?? | 19 comments (19 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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