Ok... Big Time Help

SouthernJustice · 07-27-2005, 12:45 PM

I just woke up this morning to find something in my tank, of which I keep baby Piranha, Swordtail*, a bala shark*, and a bunch of guppies, (*temporary). There are some very small guppy looking fish in there now. I think they're probably baby guppy cause they have the guppy shape.. but they look kinda big for being new born. Also, some of them are black!! Whats with that?

EDIT: They are def. Guppy cause nothing else could have gave birth, lol. But whats with the color? Some other ones are have black spots...

shev · 07-27-2005, 03:15 PM

Shouldnt be a problem. just different colorations of guppies, the fry dont always look like the parents. and they shouldnt last long, th eother fish should eat them.

SouthernJustice · 07-27-2005, 03:22 PM

Yea, aside from the 1 I saved. They're all gone. Also, I read that female guppies have black rear abdomens when they are pregnant. However the majority of my guppies (aside from the more colorful ones, which I think are males) have black rears.. does that mean that they are all pregnant? These are feeder guppies, not fancy guppies.

shev · 07-27-2005, 03:35 PM

The gravid spot is a dark spot that gets darker as the fish is pregnant, I think its right ahead of the anal fin. I have no idea whether your fish are pregnant, looking at my feeder guppies, over half also have it. most likely they are already pregnant.

SouthernJustice · 07-27-2005, 03:49 PM

Yea, fresh food..

Lexus · 07-28-2005, 12:24 AM

Most guppies are pregnant their whole entire life. Your piranha prob is getting some fishy food and may soon aquire a bigger taste!

SouthernJustice · 07-28-2005, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lexus

Most guppies are pregnant their whole entire life. Your piranha prob is getting some fishy food and may soon aquire a bigger taste!

As in, actually pregnant for their whole entire life, or on and off for their entire life?

fishfreaks · 07-28-2005, 05:35 AM

i think lexus means that they will have babies, and get pregnant again, then have babies and get pregnant again, same process over and over again lol.

judya · 07-28-2005, 11:37 PM

Most likely guppies unless the swordtail is female. If so she may have been the mom. Some female livebearers can have several spawns after a previous encounter with the male.

"Also, I read that female guppies have black rear abdomens when they are pregnant. However the majority of my guppies (aside from the more colorful ones, which I think are males) have black rears"

For sexing them, besides color, males have a fin under the belly which is pencil shaped, pointing toward the tail. Females have a fan (triangle) shaped fin there. Females tend to be bigger, and especially when pregnant, rounder.

And guppies eat their own young, so the free food thing is for everybody.

07-27-2005, 12:45 PM	#1
SouthernJustice Self Described Huguenot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michigan, but my heart resides in the South. Age: 21 Posts: 103	Ok... Big Time Help I just woke up this morning to find something in my tank, of which I keep baby Piranha, Swordtail, a bala shark, and a bunch of guppies, (temporary). There are some very small guppy looking fish in there now. I think they're probably baby guppy cause they have the guppy shape.. but they look kinda big for being new born. Also, some of them are black!! Whats with that? EDIT: They are def. Guppy cause nothing else could have gave birth, lol. But whats with the color? Some other ones are have black spots... __________________ 10 Gallon:* FW Community 20 Gal Whisper Filter, Heater, Red Gravel, Fake Plants and a plastic Artillery gun 55 Gallon: 4 Red Belly Piranha Last edited by SouthernJustice; 07-27-2005 at 01:03 PM.

07-27-2005, 03:22 PM	#3
SouthernJustice Self Described Huguenot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michigan, but my heart resides in the South. Age: 21 Posts: 103	Yea, aside from the 1 I saved. They're all gone. Also, I read that female guppies have black rear abdomens when they are pregnant. However the majority of my guppies (aside from the more colorful ones, which I think are males) have black rears.. does that mean that they are all pregnant? These are feeder guppies, not fancy guppies. __________________ 10 Gallon: FW Community 20 Gal Whisper Filter, Heater, Red Gravel, Fake Plants and a plastic Artillery gun 55 Gallon: 4 Red Belly Piranha

07-27-2005, 03:49 PM	#5
SouthernJustice Self Described Huguenot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michigan, but my heart resides in the South. Age: 21 Posts: 103	Yea, fresh food.. __________________ 10 Gallon: FW Community 20 Gal Whisper Filter, Heater, Red Gravel, Fake Plants and a plastic Artillery gun 55 Gallon: 4 Red Belly Piranha

07-28-2005, 12:24 AM	#6
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07-27-2005, 03:15 PM	#2
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	Shouldnt be a problem. just different colorations of guppies, the fry dont always look like the parents. and they shouldnt last long, th eother fish should eat them.

07-27-2005, 03:35 PM	#4
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	The gravid spot is a dark spot that gets darker as the fish is pregnant, I think its right ahead of the anal fin. I have no idea whether your fish are pregnant, looking at my feeder guppies, over half also have it. most likely they are already pregnant.

07-28-2005, 11:37 PM	#9
judya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Age: 55 Posts: 223	Most likely guppies unless the swordtail is female. If so she may have been the mom. Some female livebearers can have several spawns after a previous encounter with the male. "Also, I read that female guppies have black rear abdomens when they are pregnant. However the majority of my guppies (aside from the more colorful ones, which I think are males) have black rears" For sexing them, besides color, males have a fin under the belly which is pencil shaped, pointing toward the tail. Females have a fan (triangle) shaped fin there. Females tend to be bigger, and especially when pregnant, rounder. And guppies eat their own young, so the free food thing is for everybody.

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