My first guppy fry ----- 8-21-2007

mcdanielnc89 · 08-21-2007, 04:34 PM

Hello,
My guppy had some fry at around 11:00 am when I was getting up this morning. I actually got to watch her have some... I counted 10. One was in the main tank which I think has been eaten and another never came out of a ball form. So that leaves me 8. She still looks like she has some inside of her though as her gravid spot is dark still. HOw long does it usually take for her to drop all of her fry and should I go ahead and take her out of the breeding net?
Thanks,
Nathaniel

fishbguy · 08-21-2007, 04:50 PM

IME, the females never lose the gravid spot. they always have it unless they have all the fry they can and their no male in the tank. is this her first time having fry that youknow of? when i first got my female, she only had 2 fry but every time after that she kept having more. she eventually got to where she was having upwards of 40 fry. i would keep her in the net for about 2 or so hours after she drops her first one depending on how big she is. if she's really ginormous, leave her in there longer. they usally finish pretty quickly.

mcdanielnc89 · 08-21-2007, 04:59 PM

ok.. well.. I'd say she's done.. She has been in there since 11 am.. It's now 6 pm.. LOL.. She's had no more since... So.. I'm guessing she's done.. This is he first I've known her to have ans she isn't a very old guppy so. LOL...

Sowilu · 08-21-2007, 05:04 PM

Congratulations on your new addition. If must be exciting to watch a fish give birth.

fishbguy · 08-21-2007, 05:11 PM

congrats then!! what color is she and what color was the dad? good luck with raising them. what are you planning on feeding them? believe me, you'll be getting more soon...lol they have fry every month or so. mine had them every 4th sunday of the month for like 4 months or something. letme tell you...i had alot of fry...lol i was feeding them to everything i own...lol even my tetras were eating the newbornes...lol

mcdanielnc89 · 08-21-2007, 08:48 PM

Well, I have a total of nine...

No idea which one is the dad.. HAHA.. She is a pretty one..

Here's a pic..

Funny thing.. They all got out in the main tank.. LOL.. took be about TWO HOURS to catch them .. LOL...

fishbguy · 08-22-2007, 06:49 AM

nice female...are they all just fancy guppies or do you have a whole bunch of different colors?

mesapod · 08-22-2007, 07:59 PM

That guppy is very pretty im hoping to get my very first guppy fry ever sometime too.

Mishy · 08-23-2007, 03:52 PM

Its funny how snakeskin guppies have hit the mainstream LFS's.

swordtailbreedr · 08-23-2007, 08:25 PM

why???????????????????

mcdanielnc89 · 08-23-2007, 10:42 PM

Hmm. They are all fancy guppys but theier different colors as well.> LOL..

I jsut had another female drop tonight.. She dropped around 18-20...

mesapod · 08-24-2007, 09:59 PM

Wow soon youll be up to your neck in guppy fry

Steve155 · 08-31-2007, 11:07 AM

lol my friend has the same problem... to many guppy fry. I told him i would always accept them in my tank =)

08-21-2007, 04:34 PM	#1
mcdanielnc89 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Missouri,USA Age: 19 Posts: 54	My first guppy fry ----- 8-21-2007 Hello, My guppy had some fry at around 11:00 am when I was getting up this morning. I actually got to watch her have some... I counted 10. One was in the main tank which I think has been eaten and another never came out of a ball form. So that leaves me 8. She still looks like she has some inside of her though as her gravid spot is dark still. HOw long does it usually take for her to drop all of her fry and should I go ahead and take her out of the breeding net? Thanks, Nathaniel __________________ !~†Nathaniel†!~ New Breed Jesus Freaks \| My Myspace DONATE TO HELP ME RAISE ENDANGERED/RARE FISH! Will be on as much as i can. Have been terribly busy and have not much time!

08-21-2007, 04:50 PM	#2
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,890	IME, the females never lose the gravid spot. they always have it unless they have all the fry they can and their no male in the tank. is this her first time having fry that youknow of? when i first got my female, she only had 2 fry but every time after that she kept having more. she eventually got to where she was having upwards of 40 fry. i would keep her in the net for about 2 or so hours after she drops her first one depending on how big she is. if she's really ginormous, leave her in there longer. they usally finish pretty quickly. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

08-21-2007, 04:59 PM	#3
mcdanielnc89 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Missouri,USA Age: 19 Posts: 54	ok.. well.. I'd say she's done.. She has been in there since 11 am.. It's now 6 pm.. LOL.. She's had no more since... So.. I'm guessing she's done.. This is he first I've known her to have ans she isn't a very old guppy so. LOL... __________________ !~†Nathaniel†!~ New Breed Jesus Freaks \| My Myspace DONATE TO HELP ME RAISE ENDANGERED/RARE FISH! Will be on as much as i can. Have been terribly busy and have not much time!

08-21-2007, 05:04 PM	#4
Sowilu ┼{§}Nena{§}┼ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NC Age: 19 Posts: 308	Congratulations on your new addition. If must be exciting to watch a fish give birth. __________________ Fish:1 betta, 5 zebra danios, 4 cories, 3 long fin danios, 2 neon tetras, an apple snail, and 2 C shrimps. Plants: 1 Java Fern, 4 vallisneria, java moss

08-21-2007, 05:11 PM	#5
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,890	congrats then!! what color is she and what color was the dad? good luck with raising them. what are you planning on feeding them? believe me, you'll be getting more soon...lol they have fry every month or so. mine had them every 4th sunday of the month for like 4 months or something. letme tell you...i had alot of fry...lol i was feeding them to everything i own...lol even my tetras were eating the newbornes...lol __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

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08-21-2007, 08:48 PM	#6
mcdanielnc89 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Missouri,USA Age: 19 Posts: 54	Well, I have a total of nine... No idea which one is the dad.. HAHA.. She is a pretty one.. Here's a pic.. Funny thing.. They all got out in the main tank.. LOL.. took be about TWO HOURS to catch them .. LOL... __________________ !~†Nathaniel†!~ New Breed Jesus Freaks \| My Myspace DONATE TO HELP ME RAISE ENDANGERED/RARE FISH! Will be on as much as i can. Have been terribly busy and have not much time!

08-22-2007, 06:49 AM	#7
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,890	nice female...are they all just fancy guppies or do you have a whole bunch of different colors? __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

08-22-2007, 07:59 PM	#8
mesapod Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern BC Posts: 333	That guppy is very pretty im hoping to get my very first guppy fry ever sometime too.

08-23-2007, 03:52 PM	#9
Mishy Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 16 Posts: 41	Its funny how snakeskin guppies have hit the mainstream LFS's. __________________ I bred BGK's in Captivity ACCIDENTLY, one of the HANDFUL of PEOPLE that HAVE The Male died shortly after though from exhaustion I believe -------------------------------------------------- Breeding Bristlenose Catfish -------------------------------------------------- Need any help on breeding livebearers or just the ups and downs on breeding Freshwater fish, Just drop me a PM. `Mishy

08-23-2007, 08:25 PM	#10
swordtailbreedr Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 16 Posts: 400	why???????????????????

08-23-2007, 10:42 PM	#11
mcdanielnc89 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Missouri,USA Age: 19 Posts: 54	Hmm. They are all fancy guppys but theier different colors as well.> LOL.. I jsut had another female drop tonight.. She dropped around 18-20... __________________ !~†Nathaniel†!~ New Breed Jesus Freaks \| My Myspace DONATE TO HELP ME RAISE ENDANGERED/RARE FISH! Will be on as much as i can. Have been terribly busy and have not much time!

08-24-2007, 09:59 PM	#12
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08-31-2007, 11:07 AM	#13
Steve155 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 130	lol my friend has the same problem... to many guppy fry. I told him i would always accept them in my tank =) __________________ 13 Gallon - main community tank 3 Guppies (1m-2f) 1 Platy (f) 2 platy fry (unsure of their sex) 6 Neon Tetra 3 pepper patterned cories 6 Cherry Barb Fry Tank Guppy Fry (3-4 Male, 6-7 Female) Adult Guppy (soon to be sent to LFS) (5f,3-4m) Remember: Fish R Friends Not Food!

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