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    Guppy help..

    hey all`
    I have some questions about my guppies. How can you tell if your female guppy is pregnant? I have 3 tanks filled with guppies!  I cant tell if they are pregnant or just fat...lol I had a batch of fry from some I picked up at Petsmart...they are doing well in the grow out tank. It was unexpected but we were ready. Does anyone have pictures of what a pregnant female looks like? Ive been reading about them, they said se will show a dark spot? im confused where to find it....Thanks for any help I will post some pics in the morning of what I have...
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    There is a dark triangular spot just above the anus on the female fish.  If its dark she is carrying eggs.   IF very light then she is, either empty or just fertilized.  They turn dark as the young develop in their eggs.  When she delivers the babies the very thin membrane the young are encased in breaks open and the new born is released into your tank.

    What fish do Jesper have
    180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
    110     Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
    58 S. Decorus
    "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." -Margaret Thatcher

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    • #3
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      Also, if a female guppy is in the same tank as a male guppy, or was within the past couple of months, she's probably pregnant!
      "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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        Guppies are always pregnant..........So ALWAYS assume they are unless they are newborn fry.
        700g Mini-Monster tank

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        • #5
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          Here's a neat article I found:

          http://www.goodeids.com/article88.html
          "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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          • #6
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            Wow, thanks guys, if that is it, I have alot of pregnant guppies, Whew! 8O I guess Im going to have to see about buying a another tank....lol...

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            • #7
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               It might sound mean, but when I had guppies I kinda let natural selection have a hand, also. I made sure there were lots of live plants in there where the fry could hide, but usually a good deal of them were eaten by others in the tank, so not too many survived. Don't get me wrong, though, they still took over rather quickly!!
              "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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              • #8
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                Pregnant Female Guppy


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                Dorothy : How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
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                • #9
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                  Wow, thanks Tim, you truly confirmed with the help of these pictures about 20 of my guppies are truly pregnant...thanks

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                  • #10
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                    8O
                    Have fun with your 100's of future guppies!
                    Scarecrow : I haven't got a brain... only straw.
                    Dorothy : How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
                    Scarecrow: I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking... don't they?
                    Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.

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                    • #11
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                      Why are you wanting so many guppies??

                      Do you have carnivorous fish you need to feed?

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                      • #12
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                        yup.....feeder fish start getting expensive after awhile, but some are also to keep....

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                        • #13
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                          Ok cool. I was just making sure because I was thinking that was a lot of fish for just a community tank. Hahaha

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                          • #14
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                            You can tell a female guppy is pregnent when they're sides seem swolen and you see a very dark spot by the anal fin.

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