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little fry · 09-13-2009, 12:59 PM

Hay there my female guppies aren't having any baby's, but there due for them. its been a month and week since they spawned with my males so i was just wondering why

I have 4 females and only two actually made baby's why not the others?

MissFishy · 09-13-2009, 02:43 PM

Well, guppies don't exactly "spawn", they mate. Some females are simply infertile or the males will not be interested in them to actually mate with them. Further, many times the fry will just simply be eaten before you see any.

littletankbigworld · 09-13-2009, 03:14 PM

To prevent fry from being eaten, make sure you have a lot of places in your tank for the fry to hide. Plastic fry grass can be purchased at your LFS as well as some live plants.

little fry · 09-13-2009, 03:42 PM

i'm kinda in a rush but OK i get that but i know the other to females are fertile there bodies have beem square like for almost to weeks. i heard if the females don't drop they can die from the exspantion of there bodies.

littletankbigworld · 09-13-2009, 03:54 PM

There are a few things you can do to make them drop their babies. If you increase the water temperature, that will help. I can't remember what else will help them drop their babies, but if I think of more, I will post it here.

MissFishy · 09-14-2009, 06:45 PM

Every female livebearer will have a gravid spot, whether she is pregnant or not. Sometimes an overfed female will look pregnant, even if she is not. I wouldn't worry about the fish "exasperating" unless they look unwell.

fatkat · 09-21-2009, 11:29 AM

I put my female in multi-purpose guppy breeder tank. She needs to be isolation.

beckyd · 10-16-2009, 11:22 PM

I have a female that's just plain fat. She still looks almost square the day after she delivers. They'll have their babies when they're good and ready. I would not move them or put them in breeder boxes so close to delivery. Stress can cause them to abort a brood or deliver prematurely. That is sad

I had a sick molly do that as soon as I moved her to a hospital tank for medication. The poor little guys just weren't ready yet.

pauline · 11-02-2009, 01:56 PM

imy guppy ahd her fry over 8 weeks ago and then my molly had her fry 2 weeks after, then my guppy had another lot (same female) a week ago, all i can say is regular water change is 1 good factor 2 help start her. i personally use the breeding tanks although some may get eaten is she has them through the night but theres nothing we can do about that

hope this helps a bit let me know how you get on

good luck

09-13-2009, 12:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
little fry Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: I live in the state of florida Posts: 30	Guppies Hay there my female guppies aren't having any baby's, but there due for them. its been a month and week since they spawned with my males so i was just wondering why I have 4 females and only two actually made baby's why not the others? __________________ @!!!!!! I LOVE BREEDING !!!!!!@

09-13-2009, 02:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
MissFishy Super Fish Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,232	Well, guppies don't exactly "spawn", they mate. Some females are simply infertile or the males will not be interested in them to actually mate with them. Further, many times the fry will just simply be eaten before you see any. __________________ http://missfishy.tripod.com/ The Basic Guide to Cycling a Tank, Sick Fish and more! Updated 10/13/09 with a new layout!

09-13-2009, 03:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
littletankbigworld Little Fish Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 216	To prevent fry from being eaten, make sure you have a lot of places in your tank for the fry to hide. Plastic fry grass can be purchased at your LFS as well as some live plants. __________________ 29 gallon tank-2 guppies, 2 mollies, 3 Mickey Mouse platies, some platy fry, 3 bleeding heart tetras, 3 serpae (blood) tetras -hornwort plants 5 gallon tank-36 molly fry, 3 snails -sword plant, small rocks, decorative castle 1.5 gallon snail tank-30+ snails R.I.P. Mimzy 9/20/09 R.I.P. Oreo 9/22/09

09-13-2009, 03:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
little fry Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: I live in the state of florida Posts: 30	i'm kinda in a rush but OK i get that but i know the other to females are fertile there bodies have beem square like for almost to weeks. i heard if the females don't drop they can die from the exspantion of there bodies. __________________ @!!!!!! I LOVE BREEDING !!!!!!@

09-13-2009, 03:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
littletankbigworld Little Fish Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 216	There are a few things you can do to make them drop their babies. If you increase the water temperature, that will help. I can't remember what else will help them drop their babies, but if I think of more, I will post it here. __________________ 29 gallon tank-2 guppies, 2 mollies, 3 Mickey Mouse platies, some platy fry, 3 bleeding heart tetras, 3 serpae (blood) tetras -hornwort plants 5 gallon tank-36 molly fry, 3 snails -sword plant, small rocks, decorative castle 1.5 gallon snail tank-30+ snails R.I.P. Mimzy 9/20/09 R.I.P. Oreo 9/22/09

09-14-2009, 06:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
MissFishy Super Fish Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,232	Every female livebearer will have a gravid spot, whether she is pregnant or not. Sometimes an overfed female will look pregnant, even if she is not. I wouldn't worry about the fish "exasperating" unless they look unwell. __________________ http://missfishy.tripod.com/ The Basic Guide to Cycling a Tank, Sick Fish and more! Updated 10/13/09 with a new layout!

09-21-2009, 11:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
fatkat Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1	I put my female in multi-purpose guppy breeder tank. She needs to be isolation.

10-16-2009, 11:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
beckyd Little Fish Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 164	I have a female that's just plain fat. She still looks almost square the day after she delivers. They'll have their babies when they're good and ready. I would not move them or put them in breeder boxes so close to delivery. Stress can cause them to abort a brood or deliver prematurely. That is sad I had a sick molly do that as soon as I moved her to a hospital tank for medication. The poor little guys just weren't ready yet. __________________ *Becky* Save money. Earn money. Buy more fish! www.365days-in-the-black.com 75g Community tank: mollies, guppies, hifin lyretail swords, 10 cardinal tetras, cory cats 29g :3 fantails 55g :angels, 55g :turtle tank,10g :betta, 1 ADF

11-02-2009, 01:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
pauline Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: glasgow Posts: 8	imy guppy ahd her fry over 8 weeks ago and then my molly had her fry 2 weeks after, then my guppy had another lot (same female) a week ago, all i can say is regular water change is 1 good factor 2 help start her. i personally use the breeding tanks although some may get eaten is she has them through the night but theres nothing we can do about that hope this helps a bit let me know how you get on good luck __________________ [I]pauline 1 honey gourami 2 dwarf gouramis 49 neon tetras 1 opaline gourami 2 aquatic frogs 2 male mollies 1 pleco 4 female mollies and recently around 50 fry!! 1 male guppy and 3 females And 2 yellow belly turtles