Hey is my guppy pregnant
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but here she is
CoryFan
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Her gravid spots look black in pic 3, which means she is pregnant. They are visible from behind/beside a guppy. They are where the tail meets the torso, on the lower portion of the body.
CoryFan said:
Gravid spot colors are not good ways to predict pregnancy. The best way is to look at the shape of the tummy, and watch the shape of the gravid spot. When the gravid spot is square (example: \__/) then that means she will drop the fry soon.
CoryFan
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maxwellag said:
Interesting! That had been my experience. If you have a female who has always given birth following a "black spot" time, does that make it more reliable?
Is there any type of illness that would need to be watched for?
Thanks!
CoryFan said:
I am not sure about individuals with black spots, but I have kept a lot of guppies and none of them ever had black spots...one had a red spot. The illness I would watch out for is ich or fungus. It can get the females easily when they are in labor.
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Pufferlove
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Ok is it the same with other fish because I have a platy that I think is pregnant
