guppy pregnancy

[chrysler_12]

i thought guppies are supposed to give birth very quickly... how come mine doesnt?

i have 1 male and 1 female guppy in my 10g tank... they've been there for 2 months already... no signs of pregnancy yet...

 

[dss2004]

They should have already dropped babies by now. They are probably getting eaten by other fish. Are you sure you have a male and a female. Livebears ECSPECIALLY guppies usually give birth every thirty days. I would make sure you are giving the fish a treat if you want to keep a couple. Also make sure you have a male and female.

 

[chrysler_12]

yes im pretty sure i have a male and a female coz the female looks very dull compared to the male guppy...here's a link of photos of my fishes, including the guppies... http://www.freewebs.com/chrysler_12/tankinfo.htm

 

[convict_frenzy]

i'll probably agree that they might have been eaten by ur other fishes. you could also try increasing ur temp to about 80 deg or so which is kinda in the breeding temp range or you can place ur 2 guppies in a bare bottom tank with a heater & sponge filter. a 2.5 gal would do. hope that helps

 

[timisu87]

Seperating them from them the regular tank would really help. Perhaps they are getting sucked into the filter?

 

[foty89]

Most likely that the fry have been eaten. Guppies are terrible about that, bad parents. Your best bet is to look at the tank at first light each day and net the fry as soon as you see them. Then put them in a fry holding pen until they are a little bit bigger and can fend for themselves better.

 

[revfred]

You might add another female. They do better with a "trio". Doesn't stress the one female so much. Raising the temp is a good idea ... Wrap something like a fine mesh around your filter intake and provide lots of dense floating weeds for the fry to hide.

 

[chrysler_12]

but aren't they suppose to show signs first at least while they're pregnant?

 

[Firebug]

From the pic, she doesn't look ready yet. When her belly is really big and her gravid spot is large, you will know she is near ready to drop fry. Any idea how old she is?

 

[MrParker]

Well the male looks really old and with my close observations of the guppies i use to have that reproduced. I had 3 males 2 were smaller and younger, and there were ALWAYS tryin to use their weapon on the ladies if you know what i mean, and the older bigger one with bigger fins was never really interested in the ladies....as if his sex drive was gone or something. So thats a possibility. You might want to get a younger male.

other than that, everyone else said it all, temp up. And you'll DEFINATELY be able to tell when shes pregnant.

 

[chrysler_12]

how can you tell if they're old already? coz the thing is, i wasn't the one who picked them out...

 

[MrParker]

his fins and body looks fully developed very long and large fins usually.

 

[chrysler_12]

probably like how old?

 

[MrParker]

lol i'm not sure, he just looks very mature....watch him and the female together...if he chases her then i'm not sure why theres no pregnancy. If he is just mellow and keeps to himself...good chance he needs some guppy viagra