mcrudd Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 I have two females that look the same, the one is just bigger than the other. I have one male only, He keeps on swimming up behind them and nudges them under their bodies, it seems to get to much for them as they try and hide away from him the whole time, but he always finds them :-? My females have been "pregnant for just over a month now, it could even be longer, everyone that sees them says they look pregnant, they have huge blackspots behind their tummies by their tales. They both poop very well, its permantly hanging out so I know its coming out alright. If they are pregnant how can I get them to drop their babies safely and can they die if they hold on to them too long. I have added a lot of fake plants so there is plenty of hiding spots. here is a pic of my male and one of the females, she is the one that is not as big as the other one http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii23 ... ntfish.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 It looks like babies real soon. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted March 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Jim do you know how long they usually are pregnant ? She has been like that forever, I am worried about both of them especially since the one in the photo is not the huge one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 around the 4 weeks although can hold for longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 4 - 6 weeks, sometimes longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Thanks adodge and Caryl. Gosh they make a person nervous if they hold their babies for such a long time. I will try and get a better photo of them as well, maybe from behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Ok, boy did we have drama We decided that my female sword is more important than the five guppy fry we have been keeping that came with our molly purchase, so we put her in the small quarantine tank and the guppies in the big tank. Needless to say all of us were upset when the other female started eating the guppies so we reversed our plan and saved them. All five, but then we thought ....wait a minute we just saw her devour one, how is this possible, well its because two of the fry is swords. So now I have five fry, three guppy and two swords and I have taken my biggest lunchbox and is using it as a make believe breeding trap. She is still very fat. How many babies do they usually get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 This varies greatly depending on age and size of the fish. Anything from 1 to 101 :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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