alanco Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 just wondering if any one knows why 3 of my female guppies have died 1 day after another , they were really fat and pregnant and looked as if they had alot of fry, but the females did not release them , and their anal area were popping out alot. i didnt know what to do with them or if they had a problem or not so i left them, after looking at them later after school, i saw that they had developed red colour like internal bleeding of some sort, and they were hardly swimming , laying on the bottom of the tank. 3 have died so far from this, and its sad because it seems that nothing can be done, because the females are holding on to the fry too long , maybe getting to big and stuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 do you have an excess of males in there (>1 per 3 females)? I'm told this can cause this problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 i''m starting to get concerned about one of my guppys too.. about 10 days ago she had a couple of fry but remained fat and has not had the rest. She is getting huge now and I can see the fry inside her.. she's golden so it's easy to spot their little eyes and balled up bodies. I have read that females can sometimes die after birth but I'm beginning to worry she'll even give birth! There are 3 females and 2 males but the males mostly ignore her in favour of different female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I have lots of guppies and this problem reared it's ugly head with me. Although I do not think I have totally conquered the issue in hand I find that regular water changes has definitely helped to the point where my losses are minimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I'm guessing that all 3 females wouldn't have died from being overly pregnant...maybe one...but as you stated, all three died within a few days of each other. I believe that they have were suffering from some kind of internal parasites. How many fish remain in the tank? How many are females who look like they are pregnant? I would suggest keeping a close eye on the remaining fish for any similar symptons so that you can catch it and try some treatment before they croak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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