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Breeding
By GuppyAdict, Section Ask Guppylog
Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 12:26:24 PM PST
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When my female guppy is ready to release her fry?  Is there some sort of behavior I can easily pick up on so that I can put her in a breeding net so that she will not be bothered by my other guppies?

Are they ususally still swimming when this occurs?  Do they hide?  Where do they go when they are ready?  

I am a total guppy Addict.  Help me.



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Do you know... (none / 0) (#1)
by guppygirl on Thu Aug 28, 2003 at 11:42:11 AM PST

....about when she got pregnant? This is the easiest way to know when she is due to deliver.
Usually, about 28-30 days later.

If you don't know, or aren't sure, watch the female closely.  Just before she delivers, her gravid spot should be quite dark, and you may actually be able to see the fry inside using a magnifying glass.

If you can see them, put her in the net, or another tank by herself, if you have one set up.
Sometimes I move my fish around to accomodate a favorite female who is due to deliver.

Also, her gravid spot should drop and shift slightly toward her vent.  This will give her a "squared off" appearance, looking from behind.

She will not stop swimming, or do anything unusual before she delivers.

Sometimes when you place a pregnant fish in a breeding net, they stress out. If this happens take her out, and take your chances of the fry being borne in the tank.

Increase your chances of saving the fry by adding more live plants, including some that float.
Some live plants are less expensive than plastic, they are great places for the fry to hide in, they improve your biofilter if kept neat, and add extra oxygen to the water.

Always rinse live plants very thoroughly before adding to your tank.

I hope this helps you.
Might give you some things to do to keep busy while you wait.
That can be tough for a guppy addict.
Let us know how you make out in a response or a diary entry. OK?

:-)



Breeding (none / 0) (#2)
by GuppyAdict on Thu Aug 28, 2003 at 03:15:20 PM PST

Thanks so much for the advise guppygirl.  I don't think I will have a chance to find out when my female guppy will have her fry.  She just died this morning.  

I am now down to one female and 2 fry's.

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I am very sorry!! :-( (none / 0) (#3)
by guppygirl on Thu Aug 28, 2003 at 11:22:49 PM PST

This can be really frustrating.  

Another member of the site is experiencing very similar problems.

I'll ask you some of the same questions I did them.

Is your other female pregnant as well?
What do you feed your guppies, and how often?
How old was the guppy that died?
Did you get these at a pet store or a breeder?
How large is your tank, and how often do you do water changes?

Please respond to this comment so I can help you with your remaining guppies, or any new purchases.

Thanks,
guppygirl

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HELP ME!!! (none / 0) (#4)
by GuppyAdict on Tue Sep 02, 2003 at 03:58:09 PM PST

Hi Guppygirl,

HELP ME!!!  I am still pretty upset that I killed my guppies.  I bought 3 more on Friday night and only 1 is left.  My 10 gallon tank has been running for 2 weeks now and I am doing frequent water changes.  I left them in there baggies to float in the tank, so that they could adjust to the temp my aquarium, but on Saturday night, they died.  I don't undertsand why they are dying when my 2 babies from my very first purchase are still alive, along with my 2 tetra's and my platy.  I must be doing something really wrong with my new guppies.  I am very close to giving up.  I feel really bad for killing my guppies.  

I am changing 25% of the water every week and testing my ammonia and ph at every water change.  I am feeding my guppies tropical flakes. Which by the way is making my water cloudy no matter how little I feed them.  

I have been buying my guppies at a pet store so I don't know how old they are at time of purchase.  Is there someway I can?  And when I purchase my female one's they are usually already pregnant.  I can I tell when they are getting close to giving birth?  Help me Guppygirl.  I have on more female that I would like to see give birth to her fry.  

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Calm down, breathe..... there, (none / 0) (#5)
by guppygirl on Tue Sep 02, 2003 at 07:13:32 PM PST

We will get to the bottom of this.

First, I don't like the fact that the food is making the water cloudy even when you have adjusted the amount.

Have you checked the nitrite of the water?
See, when you first set up a tank, there is no "good bacteria" in the water,  this has to develop over time.
This is called the nitrite cycle.
Nitrite is toxic to fish, but not as much as ammonia is. Still, it can be lethal.
Water changes can increase the amount of time for this cycle to develop. But, more frequent water changes can dilute the nitrite below the lethal level.
I know that's confusing.

What is the water temp of your tank? It should be between 72-78 degrees.
The pH sould be between 6.8-7.4.
Of course ammonia should be zero, as well as nitrate.

Floating the fish, If you look up the article called "Fish from Another State", I have posted some suggestions for floating fish that might help.

For right now, I wouldn't get any new fish, I would test for nitrite, and possible change the brand of food.

Let me know what the reading is, and if the cloudyness improves.

Don't give up, I'd be sad. :-(

 

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Exactly (none / 0) (#6)
by Scott Lockwood on Tue Sep 02, 2003 at 09:24:35 PM PST

I must stress what guppygirl said above: until we figure out what's wrong with the water in the tank, DON'T buy more fish!

"I love to visit PetSmart's Tropical Fish Dept. to see what new diseases are around today." -- inkmaker
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