Guppys...Lots of them

Question

We bought my female "Fancy Guppy" already pregnant. She is huge and we don't know how soon she will have them. Will you tell me how pregnant she looks. Serious answers only please-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJHiCUokWLc

Answer 1

move her to a breeding tank that has some sort of plastic plant in it that the babies can hide in.  Females are typically ravenous after giving birth and will eat their own young, so the young are best off hiding wherever they can.  Darkish neutral colored gravel in the breeding tank is preferred too.  Make sure you feed her as soon after she gives birth as possible - you don't have to sit up and wait with her or anything, but if she's near birth, check up on her a little oftener than you would normally.

There will be a darkish spot under her belly at the base of her tail before she gives birth.  It may appear up to several days beforehand.  The spot is actually a view of the babies through her extended birth canal.  

Answer 2

okay she is ready to have them just be safe and keep a close eye out for her when she does have them dont mess with them just put food in and go away cause she will be protective

Answer 3

looking is not the best way

Does she have a dark spot on her tummy? it will be verydark when he is close.

Also id she eating within the last few days before birth the female will not eat. She may look like she is eating then spit out the food.

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Answer 4

she seems to be ready to give birth,move her to a breeding tank or net.

Answer 5

I think she  will be ready to have them in a week or ten days. Check her gravid spot in  a week and see how dark it is. If it looks very dark,  put her in a breeding net with some breeding grass for the fry to hide in after she has them. It is pretty blurry on the video so I am giving you my best guess. If you believe she is ready sooner, it won`t hurt her to seperate her from the other guppies until she has them.  

Answer 6

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Answer 7

It's kind of blurry, but I'd say she has about another week or so to go.  Guppies usually give birth every 28-30 days.  Now, keep in mind that female guppies can hold their fry if they don't feel that conditions are right, or very stressed or sick guppies will often give birth prematurely.  However, if everything goes as it should, watch for the back curve of her belly near the dark "gravid spot" to take on an angular, squared off appearance.  When that happens it should only be a day or two before she gives birth.  Other signs that she's nearly ready to drop her fry might include isolating herself, lingering near plants or the heater, acting like she's starving, refusing to eat, scratching her belly against rocks or decorations or showing unusually aggressive behavior towards other fish in the tank.