shiuh Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 hello all, heres a quick question to how to yield more guppy babies. i have a two huge female guppies. there are one of those good size female, their belly looks like its about to burst. i fed them small pellets and white worms. i thought they are going to have more guppy babies than the others. but they dissappoint me with only about 20+ babies. i know that there are some female that would surely give birth to a hundred fries. what am i doing wrong? is because of the diet? i heard earthworms are better food than whiteworms. can anyone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Hi shiuh, So many factors can be responsible for low birth rates, from water conditions, stress, diet, temperature, tank companions, and so forth. Some say that the temp can even effect the ratio of male and females born. Question is... "Has the fish stopped dropping..?" They often drop over a period of time... not all at once. If conditions are un-favourable the livebearers can hold back, or even abort the young. Even moving the fish or placing in a breeding trap can cause enough stress to delay the birth or give poor results. The maturity of the parents could be another factor.. eg: young females often drop low numbers.. and imature males often don't fertilize the female fully. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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