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October 21st, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| pregnant guppies
How do i know if a female guppy is pregnant? i see that one of my guppies which does not have such a BIG stomach but a black spot by her anul fin so i put her in a breeder net/box in my tank( her stomach is not small just not big) can anyone send me a picture of a pregnant guppy or tell me how to be sure? | 
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October 21st, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Hello wonderfulge. Femal guppies wil have a gravid spot seen in the pic of my girl: 
as you can see, it is a really dark spot. The female, before she gives birth, tends to have the stomach a littlbit biger and it looks like she swalloed a square. it looks squared off.  | |
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October 21st, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| thanks that helps alot  | |
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October 22nd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Great pic, Tony.
Good luck on your guppies, wonder!  | |
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October 22nd, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Hello Wonderfulge. Guppies give birth every 28 to 40 days. If she has a gravid spot but doesn't have a large belly I wouldn't put her in a breeder net just yet. It could really cause unnecessary stress on the girl The decision is yours of course and too you know how long you've had the fish so use your best judgment. I'd hate for you to lose your fry and the mother too. Can you post a photo of her?
Best of luck and keep us posted.
Ken | |
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October 22nd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Yea, both of my girls went huge and looked really square at the gravid spot and out popped the babies a couple of days later, so when she gets like that, keep a good eye on her!
Good luck, and if any babies are in the main part of the tank, even more good luck catching them! Ive completely gutted my tank to catch them before, they're so fast but tiny and cute | |
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October 22nd, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| they will be in the breeder net lol thanks i dont think that one is pregnant but i have two others that look fat and squared off bellies but i dont see a gravid spot are those pregnant? | |
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October 22nd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Prenant Guppies should have a Gravid spot, although some are more obvious than others, Could you perhaps post a pic? | |
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October 22nd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I saw this pic on the site in another post and thought it might help. The red line is what it looks like squared off. My female guppies gravid spot does not show much when you first turn on the lights but after a few minutes you can see it. It looks like a black spot right at the end of the belly before the tail starts. Good Luck | |
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October 22nd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Waw, thanks for the pics. is the gravid stop on the fist pic the dark spot at the start of the bottom fin?
Thank you | |
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October 22nd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Yes and if you look closely you will see it in the last pic also........... | |
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October 22nd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by redlessi  Yes and if you look closely you will see it in the last pic also........... | Great, now I see it in both and know I know!
Thanks
Wonderfulge: is she pregnant? | |
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October 22nd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| be careful of the breeder nets as they can stress the moms out............. | |
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October 24th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| three of mine are definitely pregnant now and have large bellies with gravid spots... i put all three of them in the breeder box with a small plant in it for the fry to hide in when theyre born. did i do wrong by putting them all in it? if i dont theyll jist be born in the tank and they all look about 3-5 weeks pregnant... | |
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December 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| i have a pregnant guppie too. I recently moved and ended up with an extra 8 gal tank, and i started it and left it empty threw the cycle. so when the cycle was over i went to the fish store and wanted guppies but they raised to prices and they only had one female left....so i bought her and took her home. on the ride home i realized there was a baby in the baby with her...but she still looked pregnant. so i think it just got scooped from the store tank without notice. Any ways so i watch my female everday...shes very pretty and i know shes pregnant...but it feels like everytime i look at her, her belly looks different. ( shes very shy all the time) iv had her for about 2 weeks. at first i put her in the tank and had some white cloud fish with her, but they started shredding her beautiful tail so i moved the cloud fish in with my gold fish and they all get along...so my female is completely alone (besides the baby) and a plico.....she started looking squared off but then i went back to look at her an little while later and she doesnt look so squared off.... still no babies tho  | |
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December 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| baby in the BAG with her**** | |
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December 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| can some one messege me and help me? | |
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