SeanMurphy
Aquarium Advice Activist
In my 30G tank I've got 4 Guppy females, 1 male. Three of the females *seem* to be pregnant, but they've been that way for an awful long time. Longer, I suspect, than the guppy gestation period. I thought I'd let you folks see the pictures.
This shot shows one of the suspected pregnant guppies (top) with the one that seems to not be. I'm starting to wonder about the male, as he's been in the tank for at least 4 weeks now, to no effect. He is rather small, so it's possible he's being chased off or intimidated by the larger females, I suppose.
On the other hand, the tank also has a bunch of platies in it, with about a 70/30 female/male split, and none of them have had any spawning recently, either.
Come to think of it, I don't think I've seen any reproduction at all since I installed my new 88W, 6500K DIY light fixture. Is the increased light possibly responsible for their abstinence? The tank has a PFS substrate and all live plants.
Just for showing off's sake, here's an image of the whole tank.
This shot shows one of the suspected pregnant guppies (top) with the one that seems to not be. I'm starting to wonder about the male, as he's been in the tank for at least 4 weeks now, to no effect. He is rather small, so it's possible he's being chased off or intimidated by the larger females, I suppose.
On the other hand, the tank also has a bunch of platies in it, with about a 70/30 female/male split, and none of them have had any spawning recently, either.
Come to think of it, I don't think I've seen any reproduction at all since I installed my new 88W, 6500K DIY light fixture. Is the increased light possibly responsible for their abstinence? The tank has a PFS substrate and all live plants.
Just for showing off's sake, here's an image of the whole tank.
