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I have 3 famel guppies and one male in 10 g tank for more than 2 weeks are they pregnent?

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one of the famel have a black spot and the other dosent have it but they have a big stomek all of them acting pregnent how i could make shour if they are pregnent and when they goinig to have the babies

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  1. Yes they are pregnant. If they have been around a male for more than 5 minu8tes thay are pregnant. In about 1 or 2 weeeks fry will come. Also, gravid spots are not always black, they can be anywhere from black to light yellow. I have some pregnant platys with orange gravid spots! You never know exactly when the fry will be dropped, that is why it is best to move the female into a 1 or 2 gallon tank with lots of hiding places. Once she gives birth, take her out and leave the fry in, and then in about a month there will be more fry! Good luck!


  2. 1.  What's a famel guppy.  Do you mean flame?  Oh, female.

    1,a.  Where are you going to put all the babies?  Unless you have one or more larger tanks, I suggest you leave the females in the tank to drop her babies.  This virtually ensures the weak and deformed will be eaten and only the strongest survive.  This if for the best.  Otherwise, you will need to cull those out.  Later cull out the ones with the least color and the runts.

    2.  If mature, then yes.

    3  With three females dropping only 20 fry a month, your tank would quickly become very crowded.  With large females dropping 50-80 or more fry a month...oh,oh.

    4.  About 2 weeks before the first drop, and probably the others as well.   Unless the females were in a tank with males previously.  In that case, any time.

  3. If you have male and female guppies in the same tank you should have babies in a month or so. Keep track of the first batch, and which female had them. If they had them while you were asleep, you can tell which one had them due to the decrease in size. You can sometimes spot one that is nearly due by using a flash light. Shine it at the dark spot near the anal fin. This is called the gravid spot. On my females you can see the babies eye balls. Get a breeding trap so the guppies don't eat the fry. I suggest you get a bigger tank right away. Guppies will have babies monthly. From 10-40 or even more each time. Good luck.

  4. yes it sounds like it is pregnant guppies deliver live babies every 28 days so within 2 weeks you will have babies but  you need to have loads of hiding places in the tank for the babies or they will eat them or seperate the mum into a breeding net/floating hatchery so she can have her babies floating hatcheries have 2 layers top for mum and bottom for the live fry so they dont get eaten once born hope this helps u out and good luck  

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