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I think my female guppie is pregnant? What should I do?
I have a five gallon tank with a male guppie, a female guppie, two mollies, an alge eater, and an alge eating catfish. I don’t think I have room for more fish. What should I do?
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fish don’t get pregnant, they lay eggs. do you see any eggs in the tank?
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do nothing, the other fish will eat the babies
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just chillax and go with the flow
yeaz!!!!!!!
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Do not, repeat do not, perform an illegal abortion. Put the coat hanger down. That is a crime and you can get in trouble. Besides, the guppie may be too far along and it could end up being a partial birth abortion. Gross!!!
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You should take it to a vet
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Put her in a special “breeder tank” away from the other fish when you think she is getting closer to delivery, and make sure to feed her after the delivery. If this is her first pregnancy, there should not be too many offspring and you can probably call up a pet store and ask if they would like them/what you can do with them.
Also, research more on what is going on so you, yourself, can know!
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If your guppi is pregnant,you need to isolate her if you want more guppies,if not live it alone,the female guppi and the other fishes will eat them,sorry but is true,you can use the toilet if you want
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I’d try to separate her if possible,but I’ve found building a small cave works well.Most of the guppies I’ve dealt with like to stay in the cave when their babies come.
Worked in a pet store for a few years.
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Ignore the smeghead, while some fish do lay eggs, most give birth to live young, you should get a “breeding trap” from your local pet shop its like a small tank that lets the babies get away from the adults otherwise they get eaten.
Either that or put the pregnant guppy in another tank and then take her out once she gives birth, she will eat the young otherwise
Worked in a pet store for a few years.
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Guppies have live babies, meaning that they do not lay eggs. Every 28 days they will give birth. Some of your fish might eat the babies. The female Guppie can hold the sperm for months so you don’t even really need a male. If you don’t want more fish you might want to get rid of the female. Also in my experience the babies can sometimes be born pregnant.
Worked in a pet store for a few years.
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1.buy a breeder trap and another tank. a bigger tank would be nice.
2.attach the trap to the tank. when (if) a dark spot appears on her side, put her in the breeder trap, and feed her normally.
3.when the babies are born, remove the female and put her in the original tank. otherwise, she’ll eat her young.
4. when the babies are old and big enough, put them in the big tank with the other fish. if u don’t want all of the fish, u should bring them to your local pet store.
Worked in a pet store for a few years.
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DON’T YOU WORRY! GUPPIES EAT THEIR YOUNG! and I’m sure the mollies will help. just remove all the hiding spaces, you might want to not feed them while their doing this. How To Tell When Guppies Are going to give birth: the gravid spot will be gray these are the baby guppies eyes! she will go from fat and round back there, to a fat and square shaped. if she going from Grey to pinkish again it means she’s already started! about 1 to 2 days she’ll be done giving birth! ive had guppies for years and i love em’ but, you run out of room eventually
Worked in a pet store for a few years.
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