When Can I Expect Baby Male Guppies To Start Mating?

Guppy_Lover713
  • #1
I have 2 baby male guppies that are 2 months old. One of them is more developed than the other. The one that is more developed has his tail almost completely covered with color and is starting to gain color on his body. His gonopodium is also pretty close to being complete. The other male is on his way as well and also has color on his tail and body but not as much as the other mail. His gonopodium also isn't as close to being mature as the other male guppy's is. I have 2 adult non-pregnant females the males can mate with, and I have no other male guppies besides the two babies. I also have 4 baby female guppies that are also 2 months old, but I don't think they are mature enough yet to have babies. Also the baby males are about half the size of the adult females I believe. So far I have not seen the males have any interest in any of the females, though they are very active. When can I expect to the males to become interested in the females?
 
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Sean Smith
  • #2
2-3 months for me typically
 
JtheFishMan
  • #3
Both males, since they have gonopodium, can start to breed pretty soon, as probably a few weeks, if not now. Females are mature enough to breed at around 3 months. Guppy males are always interested in the females, even if you don't see it. The males will probably start constantly swimming beside the females soon, trying to mate.
 
Guppy_Lover713
  • Thread Starter
  • #4
Thanks for the responses guys!
 
emeraldking
  • #5
Technically these guppies can already mate at an earlier stage than already mentioned before. But it's not preferable to do so. It's more that the females stop growing in length more or less when they get pregnant at an earlier stage. A fullgrown female would be better. That's why a lot of breeders do separate males from the females at an earlier age. So, both genders can grow up as strong adults before they'll start reproducing themselves.
 

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