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Pregnant Gup VS Dropsy?
By Gupgup08 from the GupGup08 department, Section Ask Guppylog Posted on Mon Feb 19, 2007 at 06:16:31 PM PST

I've had my fresh water tank running for about 4 months now. And my female gup has been pregnant for a month now. She looked fine until a couple days ago, but I'm new with fresh water so I didnt really think anything of it.

I did some research and found out that she may have dropsy. She looks like a tiny little pinecone. I've read that there is no cure for it, but I just wanted to make sure. But is it possible for my little gup to have her fry before dying, and if so, will the fry have any defects from the female having dropsy.
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanx

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Pregnant Gup VS Dropsy? | 2 comments (2 topical, 0 hidden)

Re: Pregnant Gup VS Dropsy? (none / 0) (#1)
by guppylover427 on Tue Feb 06, 2007 at 03:55:23 PM PST

She might not have been pregnant at all. I had bought a female guppy who very fat,but it turned out she has dropsy all along. I'm sorry to say but she might not be pregnant at all.
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You raise a couple very interesting (none / 0) (#2)
by unclescott on Wed Feb 07, 2007 at 06:45:12 PM PST

questions. Yours is a very sick guppy. Whether she will drop fry or not, probably none of us know. Try a lot of TLC, beginning with a 25% water change with treated water, the same temperature as that of the aquarium. The next day possible, do a 30% water change with treated water. (If you have some gallon water bottles, fill and treat them now so they will be ready.) Walk those frequent partial water changes up to 45%.

Dropsy is a sign or actually signs of several bacterial infections. The vast majority of times, those things happen because the aquarium's water isn't as clean as it could be. Maybe she will become well enough to drop fry before she probably does die. If I were to bet, I would bet no though. :(

After the water change, please click on the link to Immediate Help and read up on Cycling an Aquarium and then check out the sections on guppy breeding and caring for the fry. ;)

Guppylover427 also raises a good question. The guppy could have been pregnant. The fight against bacterial infections could have killed the fry or dramatically slowed down their development. Her body had other uses for her food. And female guppies have even been known to reabsorb fetuses.

Good luck and all the best!

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Pregnant Gup VS Dropsy? | 2 comments (2 topical, 0 hidden)

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