When is my female guppy going to give birth?
Frequently, when purchasing guppies for the first time, often the buyers are told the females are pregnant. I believe, the store clerks are simply informing the buyers that females weren’t seperated at birth from the males, which leads the females being pregnant at the time of purchase, whereas if the females were seperated from the males, they wouldn’t be pregnant. So, what do you check for? Her “gravid spot” will grow large and darken as the fertilized eggs develop. Closer to delivery time, the spot will be nearly black. Some say they are even able to see the developed babies within the gravid spot, but I can’t say I have seen this. Often times, when delivery is near, the female will be having difficulties swimming due the weight of the developing fry. I don’t always notice this problem, but it should be something you watch for on a daily basis. The female will try to find a hiding place, being it behind plants in the tank or often times, my females hang out near the heater. They jus
