mom guppy died after giving birth

[Neville]

hi guys,
one of my aquarist friends had 1 male guppy and 2 female guppies. 1 female guppy died yesterday after giving birth, RIP :'(. is there any partiular reason or it happens sometime?

 

[Butterfly]

Sometimes the female is weak after birth and the male aggravates them really bad. Are there lots of plants(real or artificial) in the tank for fry and females to hide/rest in? If not this might help in the future.
Carol

 

[wolfman21]

She may have been overstressed with giving birth. Maybe next time if you have a smaller quarantine tank, move her to that tank so she can give birth without the males picking on her. See if that helps. Otherwise lots of hiding places.

 

[Stradius011]

That is so common these days.....

 

[wolfman21]

I've even heard of the fry getting stuck in the female, and she can't squeeze them out and she and the fry die. It's sad but true.