Pregnant guppy?

[FishyChaos]

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to guppies, and I am pretty sure this is a female guppy (but it's totally possible that I'm not) that I got about a week ago. She was living with a couple of females and males, so it is possible that she's pregnant. I really noticed her big belly the past couple days. Is she pregnant or just really fat? If she is, how soon will she give birth? Thanks guys

(P.s. please ignore the dirty glass, I'm scraping it tomorrow, also Turbo, my mystery snail, woke up from his nap and needed a snack )

 

[Fishfur]

She is indeed very pregnant but it’s difficult to predict exactly when fry will appear.

She’s squaring off but she’s not as big as they can get so it might be another week or even a little longer.

 

[FishyChaos]

She is indeed very pregnant but it’s difficult to predict exactly when fry will appear.

She’s squaring off but she’s not as big as they can get so it might be another week or even a little longer.

Thanks!

 

[emeraldking]

She's not due yet. But yes, as Fishfur has already mentioned, she's pregnant.

 

[FishyChaos]

I swear she looks even bigger this morning... how do I know when she's close to giving birth? I've been doing back and forth about separating her into a breeder net in the same tank (my qt/hospital tank currently doesn't have a heater, and I don't think I'd be able to get one anytime soon, but I could put her in there if it would be better), but I don't want to stress her out.... I think I'll separate her when she's close to giving birth, if I can catch her in time... if not I won't combust though.

Also side note - i scraped the glass and it was crystal clear last night - and this morning it's covered in little white dots! They don't move at all (I accidentally introduced water fleas when I added driftwood a couple months ago, but those guys JUMPED) and it doesn't bug me (ha that wasn't intentional lol), and the guppies will probably have a blast hunting them down if they are bugs, I just wanna know what they are!

 

[Fishfur]

The spots aren’t clear enough to do anything more than guess - could be any of several possible sessile or semi-sessile microfauna.

The most obvious sign of imminent birth is when the edges of the vent opening become slightly everted. This isn’t necessarily easy to observe but if you can observe this then fry should appear within 12-24 hours.

The fish may stop eating and seclude herself in a chosen spot away from the other fish and not swim much when birth is imminent too.

 

[emeraldking]

my qt/hospital tank currently doesn't have a heater

Your guppy will do fine at room temperature which means that a heater is not needed. So, no worries about the temperature.

 

[FishyChaos]

Your guppy will do fine at room temperature which means that a heater is not needed. So, no worries about the temperature.

Good to know. I just separated her, but she was just absolutely freaking out even after about a half hour sooooo she's back in the main and fine now. I think I'm just gonna leave her in. Thanks though!

 

[emeraldking]

Good to know. I just separated her, but she was just absolutely freaking out even after about a half hour sooooo she's back in the main and fine now. I think I'm just gonna leave her in. Thanks though!

Guppies do fine at room temperature. This is why they also don't need a heater at all. Unless, your room temperature is really low. Which I assume isn't the case. They'll do fine with a heater as well but again, it's not needed. If you keep them at higher rates of temperature, they'll do fine but they'll have a shorter lifespan.

 

[IzzBizz]

I have lots of guppies and I definitely agree with the people up top! Pregnant, but not quite ready yet. Congratulations, it's super fun to see fry grow up.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Once she starts, she won't stop Also best to let her be with her colony. It's lower stress than being alone in an unfamiliar place.