I think her size may be diet related as well.
In addition to the "worm bowl", toss in some brine shrimp.
Give her a little space, so she doesn't have to compete for her food.
Women need pampering when they're pregnant!
I think this goes for fish too. ;-)
Oh, and yes, you can go over the one gallon per inch of fish rule. That is just a standard most people go by.
With guppies, that can be easy to do, intentionally, or otherwise.
Just remember to "up" your maintenance on your tanks, vacuuming, water changes, testing, etc.
I'll be the first to admit that I have had to go over at times, especially when I had trouble with my LFS not having any room for my "extras" for quite a while.
At one point I thought to myself, "It's a good thing Scott L. can't see this tank right now!"
I was really stuck!! Getting another set up was out of the question financially, space wise, and husband wise.
Then one person suggested to me to take them to the bait shops by the lake, I about lost it.
But, I kept a close watch on all the fish, and as soon as I could determine one's sex, they went to my larger community tank,(if they were male)or had to remain behind.
I had to test the water each day, vacuum,(to remove any uneaten food, and add new water), add an air stone, pull out anything that didn't add value(plastic plants/decorations)and it was a ROYAL pain. =(
The good news was, I didn't loose any fish, or have anything really bad happen,(like an ich breakout, or worse). Lucky? You bet, but it wasn't all luck, there was a lot of work mixed in.
And, as soon as I could possibly correct the situation, I did.
I did find a store to take my guppies, but they didn't pay money, or even give store credit for guppies. But that was OK, they did have a clean, spacious, beautiful home for them.
And that was what I wanted for them after all.
:-)
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