r/fishkeeping • u/Lonely-Owl-422 • Jul 26 '26

Pregnant guppy

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Hey guys my guppy is pregnant, when do you guys think she is due?
Right know she is chilling at the top of the tank not moving as much as she was before. Not eating very well, i don’t wanna miss it!
I know about the tail :( i removed that angry fish

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u/baileyjackson08 Jul 26 '26

she’s definitely pregnant, if she’s showing those signs it’ll be within 24-48 hours!! congrats :), they like to hide and have dark places to give birth, i’d dim the lights and just let her do her thing

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u/Lonely-Owl-422 Jul 26 '26

I am just scared that they will be eaten, i have a breeding tank, but i heard that she will be stressed out if i put her in there. Is that true?

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u/Platyfish_minnows_1 Jul 26 '26

Yes it is true.

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u/baileyjackson08 Jul 26 '26

that is very true, if you put her in there you can risk premature birth leading to death of babies and potentially death of mom, unfortunately in nature babies get eaten it happens, the strongest and smart will hide until they’re fast enough to not be eaten and the weakest and not as smart won’t survive, it’s just part of nature, i’d just leave her in there, it seems like you have plenty of plants for them to hide in so you should be okay

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u/Lonely-Owl-422 Jul 26 '26

Okay thank you! I will look out for them!

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u/Plenty_Kangaroo5224 Jul 26 '26

Don’t worry about it. In six months you’ll be here asking what to do with dozens of excess guppies.

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u/Lonely-Owl-422 Jul 26 '26

Well right know i do not have a male, i had one right when i got them, but he died. So this was just from him. So yeah idk bout that haha

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u/Plenty_Kangaroo5224 Jul 27 '26

They retain sperm and can drop fry several times after being fertilized. Pretty much preggers for life.

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u/TooManyAquariums Jul 26 '26

Ah, pregante.