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posted 02-07-2004 10:05 PM         

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Hi every one! I am new here and i have a question about my new guppy. She is very pregnant her gravid spot is very black and big!! I don't know what the baby guppies are going to look like when they just comeout? Will they look like normal swimming fish or will they be limp and not look like a fish?? And if it takes the mom 2-3 days to have them all then when do i take her out so she doesn't eat them all??
Please help!!!

*Guppygirl*

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posted 02-07-2004 11:02 PM         

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Here's some guppy fry. IIRC, they were just a couple hours old when I took the pic.

They can swim some, but not a lot or really fast. It shouldn't take the mom more than an hour to have them, but I've never actually seen my guppies in the process of giving birth. It's been more like there are no baby guppies then about an hour later when I check the tank again, there's baby guppies. But I would remove her as soon as possible because she probably will eat them the first chance she gets.

-Chelle

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posted 02-08-2004 09:17 AM         

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Thanks ALOT!! For the picture, it really will help. 1 more question. You said it will take her 1 hour to have them all and another person said it will take her 2-3 days??

thanks for your help *guppygirl*

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posted 02-08-2004 09:37 AM         

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Mine never took more than a couple hours. She may have released a few after I put her back in the main tank, but the vast majority of them were released within a couple hours.

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posted 02-08-2004 01:10 PM         

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Woot my guppys just had babys lol i dint use a breeding thing at all!! i just noticed littel silver things swiming at the bottem and i was like HOLY #@$#@$ their were about 15 or them so then i put the littel trap in an started netteing 1 at a time.... i got abut 9 so i figure if the others survive their uber strong and the 9-10 i have in the net will have a way better chance hee hee i ahve 1 male and 2 females in my 20 gal with a bunch of plants SO HAPPY but sad cuz thier gonna be my oscars first live food later when their bigger.... but ohh well ill keep the realy fancy 1's

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posted 02-08-2004 07:37 PM         

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AAAHHH! My guppy had her babies today at 4:30 pm!! But she only had 9 at the most 11!! thats not normal right!! Please help! do you know shy she only had 9??? They are sooo cute! and also my friend may want one or two when can she take it home??

thanks *guppygirl*

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posted 02-08-2004 07:45 PM         

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Sorry 1 more question! when should 1 start feeding them. I heard that they eat off of a yolk sac for about 3 days so should i still start feeding them now or not??

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