Emily1234

My female guppy has been pregnant now for well over 30 days and the poor thing has been in the breeder box for a week now. She has droped 2 fry a week ago today and no more since. The ones she droped im sure werent ready to come because one stayed in a circular shape for about 24 hours and the other didnt stay alive for long. She is still looking quite big and squarish and i want to take her out of the breeders box because she is getting stressed now but i want to make sure ALL the fry survive and not get eaten. PLEASE HELP!

Butterfly

She will not release her fry if she is stressed. If you have lots of plants(live or artificial) and other hiding/sleeping places some of her fry may survive.
Carol

Sammyboi1993

I agree with Carol, if you let her out and keep a close eye on the corners of your tank after because i tend to find a lot of guppy fry their. Not all fry will servive but thats nature for you.

Emily1234

Oh ok then what type of plants would you recommend for the fry?

shellbell4ever

They will hide anywhere they can They have very strong survival instincts (LOL)
I like to have bushy plants in with mine, or some bottom covered one (not sure of their names)best of luck

samth

Mossy type plants tend to provide good hiding spots.

Emily1234

could it be the temperature causing stress?

Sammyboi1993

It Could but guppys can servive in a range of tempartures, i would say around 25 degree's C or 85 Degrees F.

aquarist48

Good morning,

Java Moss would be great for the fry to hide in. Best of luck for healthy fry!
Please keep us posted.
Ken

Akari_32

as well as being stressed, guppies eggs can be fertalized at differnt times, so the fry she has in her tummy may not be all the same 'age.' Juice, my female, dropped a few like 3 weeks ago, then dropped about 15 last weekend. its really wierd, but it happens sometimes

Emily1234

Thats really weird never heard of it but that may be the reason. Thanks for all the advice...

shellbell4ever

How's your Momma Guppy doing now?

XkazzyX

i found all my baby guppies hiding in the corner.i didnt know they were there.i have 7 now. but i still have got 3 guppies that are pregnant.

Emily1234

still nothing...

Akari_32

dont worry! they'll come soon enough! as some one else said somewhere on here, it the "hurry up and wait game," which is a very good name for it lol