My female Guppies are regularly pregnant, but I never see any babies. Whats wrong?
This a common problem with livebearers in the community tank as the newborn fry are often eaten (the parents will also eat their own fry). Lots of fine-leaved plants provide hiding places for the babies. Alternatively, watch out for the female getting plump in the belly region, then transfer her to a tank with plenty of real or artificial plant cover, where she can give birth. Remove the female afterwards. Breeding traps can be too confining for the female, causing her to panic and miscarry. Feed the fry on freshly hatched brineshrimp or one of the special foods for baby fish. Once the babies are around two weeks old, you can crush normal staple flake food and feed that instead.
