Hi! My brother had recently given me some Guppies and I believe that two may be pregnant. Their stomachs are sort of boxy and they area really big. I was wondering if i should separate them from the males?
i know about how they can be cannibals and will eat the fry my problem is they are all currently in a 5 gallon tank and two of the males seem to chase them and nip at them will they be able to give birth to the fry if the males keep bothering them?
EDIT:
should i take the males out and put them in a separate tank?
how long does it normally take for the fry to be big enough to put into the main tank?
big enough so they wont get eaten
[mine are in a little fry tank right now]
What you do now is feed them crushed flake food frequently and do a half gallon water change every day because you do not have a cycled filter on their tank.
well i found out that the thing that was attached to my air pump in my 5 gal was a sponge filter so i put that in the little tank
and i still have my Elite Hush 10 on my five gal
i just dont feel like its a lot of space for them because the sponge filter takes up the entire center of the little tank lol
so i was curious as to how long they need to stay in there
they were born on the 16th
I would leave any fry for at last 2 weeks and do frequent water changes, even if you have a filter. At the end of 2 weeks, have a look at your fry. If they are big enough they are, time is really not a factor in this process but size is.
ok so my guppies are pregnant again
you think if the females are chillin at the bottom of the tank
would that mean they are close to giving birth?
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