my fish and there babys

thomas40 · 12-10-2004, 01:46 PM

it si real cool now my fish just had babys they are so litte and exciteing to watch
as well.

pink princess · 04-06-2005, 08:40 AM

aha a fish keeper.....

dont suppose you keep discus? ive put a thread in the pets bit about my fish.....

robinseggs · 05-17-2005, 08:09 AM

What kind of fish? My son has a pair of guppies in his room and the female is real big....is it true that the babies eyes are visible thru her stomach? Also, what do the babies need to hide in from being eaten? I suspect the parents are eating the babies faster than we are getting to see them! The male keeps chasing the female around and nipping at her coochie!!! Yikes!! Are we pregnant?! LOL

Peg · 05-17-2005, 08:15 AM

It is pretty neat watching baby fish being born. They come out in a little ball and then spring straight out.

05-17-2005, 08:33 AM

If you have a guppy and it's not dead..it's either pregnant or trying to get someone else pregnant. If the male is nipping at her i'd move her to a breeding tank or just a separate bowl if that's all you have. They don't spit them all out at once all the time either, like any right thinking female would do. Watched one of mine spit them out for over a week! It was like slow motion. We put lots of the floating grass in so that they'd be able to hide.

Didn't get one of my mollies moved over in time and i walked into my house at lunch one day ..swear to god sounded like a shark attack in the adult tank! Everyone was goin for her. Got her moved and she had a few, then died. I think it was more the stress then the feeding frenzy itself. Trust me, if you have kids you won't let that happen more then once..

05-17-2005, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas40

it si real cool now my fish just had babys they are so litte and exciteing to watch
as well.

Yeah, you lucky. My fishes just keep attacking each other!

robinseggs · 05-27-2005, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by flopstock

If you have a guppy and it's not dead..it's either pregnant or trying to get someone else pregnant. If the male is nipping at her i'd move her to a breeding tank or just a separate bowl if that's all you have. They don't spit them all out at once all the time either, like any right thinking female would do. Watched one of mine spit them out for over a week! It was like slow motion. We put lots of the floating grass in so that they'd be able to hide.

Didn't get one of my mollies moved over in time and i walked into my house at lunch one day ..swear to god sounded like a shark attack in the adult tank! Everyone was goin for her. Got her moved and she had a few, then died. I think it was more the stress then the feeding frenzy itself. Trust me, if you have kids you won't let that happen more then once..

Thanks! This helped! So what happens if we "missed the boat" so to say?!! I think she is done having babies and they must have been eaten! Will she do this again? Have babies?!!

05-27-2005, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by robinseggs

Thanks! This helped! So what happens if we "missed the boat" so to say?!! I think she is done having babies and they must have been eaten! Will she do this again? Have babies?!!

takes about a month, but you have to have the water temp right. when i first brought mine home, female looked like she was gonna burst. and she just kept getting bigger. some fish site had a post that suggested raising the water temp (GRADUALLY). i tried it and she started spitting them out within days.
could have been a coincidence, but can't hurt!

have fun! my six year old loves being in charge of feeding the fish. took a little time for her to understand that less is best, but she got it.

diane

nvalleyvee · 05-27-2005, 04:20 PM

I am somewhat of an aquarium specialist - fresh and salt - I used to have 178 aquariums. If you have questions - I probably know the answer or can look it up in one of my 20 reference books.

nvalleyvee · 05-27-2005, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by robinseggs

What kind of fish? My son has a pair of guppies in his room and the female is real big....is it true that the babies eyes are visible thru her stomach? Also, what do the babies need to hide in from being eaten? I suspect the parents are eating the babies faster than we are getting to see them! The male keeps chasing the female around and nipping at her coochie!!! Yikes!! Are we pregnant?! LOL

Yes they are eating the babies. Go to your local pet store, buy a baby keeper, put some anacharis (plant) in it and the babies will be safe.

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robinseggs Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 887	Re: my fish and there babys What kind of fish? My son has a pair of guppies in his room and the female is real big....is it true that the babies eyes are visible thru her stomach? Also, what do the babies need to hide in from being eaten? I suspect the parents are eating the babies faster than we are getting to see them! The male keeps chasing the female around and nipping at her coochie!!! Yikes!! Are we pregnant?! LOL __________________ Nature laughs Last
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Peg American and Proud Of It! Supporting Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,152	Re: my fish and there babys It is pretty neat watching baby fish being born. They come out in a little ball and then spring straight out. __________________
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05-17-2005, 08:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
flopstock Guest Posts: n/a	Re: my fish and there babys If you have a guppy and it's not dead..it's either pregnant or trying to get someone else pregnant. If the male is nipping at her i'd move her to a breeding tank or just a separate bowl if that's all you have. They don't spit them all out at once all the time either, like any right thinking female would do. Watched one of mine spit them out for over a week! It was like slow motion. We put lots of the floating grass in so that they'd be able to hide. Didn't get one of my mollies moved over in time and i walked into my house at lunch one day ..swear to god sounded like a shark attack in the adult tank! Everyone was goin for her. Got her moved and she had a few, then died. I think it was more the stress then the feeding frenzy itself. Trust me, if you have kids you won't let that happen more then once..

05-27-2005, 04:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
nvalleyvee Not just a sheeple Supporting Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NM Posts: 5,140	Re: my fish and there babys I am somewhat of an aquarium specialist - fresh and salt - I used to have 178 aquariums. If you have questions - I probably know the answer or can look it up in one of my 20 reference books. __________________ The growth of knowledge depends entirely on disagreement..........Karl R. Popper
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