Smax Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 hey everyone. one of my guppies is giving birth. i got a floating breader yesterday and have placed her in it. i'm quite excited as this is my first time breeding any sort of fish. was just wondering how long it takes from the time she has the first baby till the time she has the last? and how many babies should she have on average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Not sure how long it will take. I think they can drop them over 2 days. As to number, this varies greatly from fish to fish and factors involved include quality, size, age and whether it is her first drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 I had one recently that dropped 40 + Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 I had one that only dropped 11, she started droping saturday night and only finnished tonight... and no, she couldn't have gotten to them & eaten them in the trap she was in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smax Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 she only dropped 11 but she not very big and only bout 4 months old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 I believe they can drop between 10 and 100+ fry, mostly depends on the size and health of the female. They can breed at a fairly small size, but will only drop 10-20 fry. 50 would be normal for a mature female, but a nice Big Momma might do 100. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 it also depends on her diet. Shiuh managed to get 1 female to drop 118 fry by feeding a mostly meat based diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 I believe they can drop between 10 and 100+ fry, mostly depends on the size and health of the female. They can breed at a fairly small size, but will only drop 10-20 fry. 50 would be normal for a mature female, but a nice Big Momma might do 100. Cheers Ian Also depends on the strain.. I have a half-black strain that has huge drops while my albinos have tiny drops.. sometimes only 2-7! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Yep... Healthy = big and well fed = 100+ fry Albinos are often not as big and vigorous as normal, so smaller batches are probably normal. Anyway.. there is a big range, but even if you only get 10 fry per month, they are still million fish :lol: Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg1952 Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 A related question, how long between when the gravid spot starts to look dark and when she will drop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Again that depends on the colour of the female. Pale ones will show the gravid spot sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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