Twiddling my thumbs and waiting for guppy mama

britnyjackson

she gave birth to 3 babies, two born dead and one died later, then about 3 mins after giving birth, she died. It was terrible!!

Herbicide

Oh no! Oh I'm so sorry! That's so sad :( I was so excited for you :(

britnyjackson

I was excited also!! She was my fave fish in the tank too!!

Herbicide

:(
I deal with losing community fish (not bettas) very well, since I learned as a kid not to get too attached.
But mama and babies dying is rough :(

Herbicide

UPDATE: This same Guppy had babies again last night! She was just so huge and the male wouldn't leave her alone so I put her in a fish bowl. There she had 50 babies over the course of a few hours. 50 babies! Not including the three or so that were stillborn or died soon after birth, and the one she ate. The dead ones became tasty snacks for my other fish :P

britnyjackson

Wow that's a TON of fry! I'm so happy for you!

biokid101

omg wow congrats.my highest drop was 28 but minus the stillborn and ones that got eaten equals 23 with about 15 left today

Herbicide

Thanks! I've set up an old 10 gallon for them to grow out in, I was not expecting that many fry! It's being used to hospitalize some fish atm, so they're in a breeder net in the 20 gal, but I'll clean it and move them in there in about a week or so.

You should have seen this Guppy, her belly was HUUUGE! She's now back to normal size, which is crazy to see. She must feel so much better!