My Guppy still hasn't given birth

We got a pregnant guppy from a pet store and we have had her for over 20 days and all she keeps doing is pooping white stuff a lot and I don't know if she's ready to give birth.


yellow around her gravid spot too.

 

Hello!

Guppies require a lot of patience when they’re pregnant. Guppy pregnancy can range from 20-30 (or more in rare cases) days! I understand the struggle of waiting, (i’ve done it myself quite a few times now) but as long as she’s in good conditions, you have nothing to worry about. Try not to stress out too much over it .

If more than 28-30 days pass and she still hasn’t given birth, one thing I do recommend doing is checking the Ph levels and using a test strip to make sure the water is good. Guppies WILL put off pregnancy (or miscarry/abort the babies) if the water conditions are too bad. Make sure the water is good, and the temperature is correct. (72-82°F)

If you want to try to speed up the pregnancy, I have heard that raising the temperature to a warm 78-80° may make the pregnancy go faster. I have not personally tried this myself, but people have told me that it works.

Good luck in your guppy keeping!!

 

Hello!

Guppies require a lot of patience when they’re pregnant. Guppy pregnancy can range from 20-30 (or more in rare cases) days! I understand the struggle of waiting, (i’ve done it myself quite a few times now) but as long as she’s in good conditions, you have nothing to worry about. Try not to stress out too much over it .

If more than 28-30 days pass and she still hasn’t given birth, one thing I do recommend doing is checking the Ph levels and using a test strip to make sure the water is good. Guppies WILL put off pregnancy (or miscarry/abort the babies) if the water conditions are too bad. Make sure the water is good, and the temperature is correct. (72-82°F)

If you want to try to speed up the pregnancy, I have heard that raising the temperature to a warm 78-80° may make the pregnancy go faster. I have not personally tried this myself, but people have told me that it works.

Good luck in your guppy keeping!!

I have tested the water and there's nothing wrong and it's been more than thirty days does she look like she's near giving birth?

 

Sometimes female guppies will have a gestation period that will exceed 4 weeks and closer to 6 weeks. It's not weird when this happens. But if I look at these pictures, the female may take some time to get somewhat bigger than she is right now. I don't really think that you should be worried about it. Just give it some time...

 

Sometimes female guppies will have a gestation period that will exceed 4 weeks and closer to 6 weeks. It's not weird when this happens. But if I look at these pictures, the female may take some time to get somewhat bigger than she is right now. I don't really think that you should be worried about it. Just give it some time...

Ok thank you

 

I have tested the water and there's nothing wrong and it's been more than thirty days does she look like she's near giving birth?

She does look pretty squared off from the pictures- but every guppy is different. Guppies (unfortunately) are all very unique in their size and how big they get when pregnant. Some are half the size of others, and some don't even look squared off by the time they give birth. This was the hardest part initially for me, as I wanted so badly to tell how close my female was to giving birth. The best advice I can give you is to keep her comfortable and keep an eye on her for any abnormal behavior. She looks healthy and good for now, though!

 

She does look pretty squared off from the pictures- but every guppy is different. Guppies (unfortunately) are all very unique in their size and how big they get when pregnant. Some are half the size of others, and some don't even look squared off by the time they give birth. This was the hardest part initially for me, as I wanted so badly to tell how close my female was to giving birth. The best advice I can give you is to keep her comfortable and keep an eye on her for any abnormal behavior. She looks healthy and good for now, though!

I agree. In my opinion it's a wild guess to look at a guppy and say with any accuracy when she's going to drop. That's why you'll such vastly different opinions when somebody posts a photo.

I'm going to go against popular opinion here. I see lots of comments that suggest if you put a male and female together the female will absolutely become pregnant and it's just a matter of time before she drops fry. I see words like "guaranteed," "for sure," etc. Maybe it's nitpicky, but an accurate statement is if you put a male and female guppy together, there's a good chance she'll become pregnant and drop fry. But it's not guaranteed, and it's not automatic. I'm always running at least four lines of breeders, selective breeding, and I'm logging every setup with dates they were set up, and dates the females dropped fry. I'd say 30% of the time there are problems with fertility and the females never drop. I've learned that if there seems to be a problem and fry aren't coming when expected, it's usually not going to get any better.

When I have breeders that seem to be taking longer than usual to drop fry, I pull them from the breeding program. I've wasted too much time trying to coax females to drop and they never do. My point is that you can just wait it out, raise the temperature, do extra water changes, stare at the tank, and it's likely that the fish you're doing that with will never drop fry.