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Signs my guppy gave birth

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By NTGinBspa, Section Ask Guppylog
Posted on Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 08:41:29 AM PST
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I have a pregnant female guppy.  



She is large and her gravid spot was very dark.  I just checked on her and it looks like her gravid spot is gone!  She is still large, I can't see any fry in the tank (10 gal, with plants).  Did I miss them and she ate them, or did she not deliver yet.  I don't know what to do?  Should I seperate her.  I have a breeders net in the tank.  Any advice would be helpful.  Thanks
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Signs my guppy gave birth | 2 comments (2 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: Signs my guppy gave birth (none / 0) (#2)
by Scott Lockwood on Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 08:02:21 AM PST

-1, diary entry.

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Welcome to guppylog NTGinBspa! (none / 0) (#1)
by unclescott on Sat Aug 23, 2008 at 12:37:54 AM PST

You didn't mention a lot about your aquarium, the residents in it or the way the tank is arranged. So any responses must, of necessity, be brief and speculative.

Chances are she either dropped live fry that we eaten or if she was moved suddenly or not long  before she was due, she might have miscarried. :(

If you would like more thoughts on what happened, please expand your description of what your aquarium is like. One of the very thoughtful members of Guppylog worked up a very useful check list. Picking up on her wise and innovative idea, I added to the list. Please take a look at all 40 questions in
http://www.guppylog.com/story/2005/6/24/82111/0134

Some of those queries will not pertain to your situation. But some may and if so, please answer them. That will provide a greater understanding of what conditions your female guppy is living in.

You might also wish to click on the Immediate Help link (to the upper right of this page). Skimming the discussions recorded in the third through the sixth or seventh might be of use to you.

Breeder's nets may be useful in saving fry. Something to consider though: if you couldn't separate your pregnant female guppy to another tank then where would you raise the fry so that they grow large and healthy?

I know that sounds like we're spending your money. But raising young fish to blooming adulthood does take a little space.

And with guppies and other livebearer, though fancy guppies may be more demanding in terms of the quality of care, we all worry about saving fry. Within a short time we worry about where in the world to put all of the fry. ;)

That is a problem common to almost all of us who would like to see pet fish procreate. :)

This last thought isn't meant to sound unfriendly but if you had skimmed the log submission before yours (it is always wise to look over a site a little before posting) you would see why submitting a diary is more in your best interests that submitting a log, which may not be seen by hardly anyone.

 (Sometimes members of a forum are stuck with the software. We work out our own ways of getting around a well intended but cumbersome idea.)

Hope to hear from you in more detail.

All the best!



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