Fish friends should pay special attention when they find that the characteristics of guppy pregnancy are obvious. The pet editor has compiled some signs and steps before and after production for the reference of all aquarists! I hope everyone's guppies can be produced healthily.

1. Pregnancy time and signs of guppies

1. Pregnancy time of guppies

Generally speaking, fertilized female fish can give birth within 28 days Juveniles, but shorten the gestation period to around three weeks in summer.

2. Signs of pregnancy in guppy

The fetal spot on the buttocks will get bigger and darker as it gets closer to the birth; He is more autistic; his food intake is reduced, and he does not eat much; his belly is close to a square belly when he is about to give birth.

2. Precautions for guppy before giving birth

1. Reduce the amount of feeding It is much worse. If the fish is full before giving birth, it may cause problems such as narrowing of the fish's birth canal, inability to give birth naturally, dystocia, and stillbirth. Try to change to feed a small amount of brine shrimp or powdered, small pellet, flake feed instead of pellet feed for colorful or goldfish.

2. Isolate male guppies

Isolate males to other tanks, and concentrate on letting females wait to give birth. It's not because the male fish will eat the small fish. This is just one of the reasons. The main reason is that I don't want the male fish to chasing the female fish.

3. Water flow and lighting

The filtration system should be smooth and the water should not be too large, and the lights should be turned off. These will make her not feel stressed when she is born, and the water waves are small. Don't let the larvae float around when they are born.

4. Put in obstacles

If it is water plants and stones, it can be placed in the fish tank normally, so that the mother fish can produce under natural conditions, but the survival rate of small fish is Very low, the mother fish often eats the juveniles after giving birth. Putting in artefacts creates a space where small fish can rest safely.

3. Precautions for the production of guppies

1. A breeding tank can be prepared

The probability of premature death of small fish is high, so a breeding tank can be prepared to avoid When the female fish is giving birth, it is also hastily changed the tank for isolation, which can easily cause damage to the female fish and premature birth.

2. Adopt natural production

That is to let the female fish produce in a completely natural condition, this method is the best for the female fish. When the female fish is about to give birth, a large amount of water plants can be put in, filling about half of the fish tank, but the space for the female fish to move should be reserved to prevent the female fish from pressing and jumping out of the tank.

4. Precautions for postpartum female guppy fish

1. Pay attention to high water quality and water quality

The female fish will discharge amniotic fluid from the abdomen during production, which will greatly affect the water quality , So it is recommended to change the water a few times after production to avoid the symptoms caused by poor water quality, and reduce the water height to prevent the female fish from jumping into the tank.

2. Check the mother's condition

Then observe whether the female fish has a hunchback after giving birth, and the thinness is very exaggerated. You can feed the brine shrimp in small amounts to observe whether the female fish eats or not. If you eat as frantically as before giving birth, and your body is normal but slightly thinner after giving birth, then this is a successful production.