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- How long are guppies pregnant before giving birth?
- How many guppies should be kept together?
- How do you price guppies?
- What is the rarest Guppy?
- What are the best fish to breed for profit?
- How can you tell if a female guppy is pregnant?
- How do you tell if your guppies are breeding?
- Do guppies eat their babies?
- Do guppies breed easily?
- How do you take care of pregnant guppies?
How long are guppies pregnant before giving birth?
Guppy. Guppies are highly prolific livebearers giving birth to between five and 30 fry, though under extreme circumstances, she may give birth to only one or two or over 100. The gestation period of a guppy is typically 21–30 days, but can vary considerably.
How many guppies should be kept together?
Guppies should be kept in trios – 2 females to each male. Yeah, this is so important we're sayin' it twice. Not only does this better the chances of reproduction, but female guppies are also less likely to become territorial than males- so you're more likely to keep a peaceful aquarium.
How do you price guppies?
Cost of Competition Guppies
Depending on their strain and characteristics, the price for competition or show guppies can start at $30 and go as high as $60+. In terms of lineage and physical traits, competition guppies are very much like fancy guppies, therefore, their pricing is usually about the same too.
What is the rarest Guppy?
Rare Champions
A rare Japanese strain called a blue variegated cobra, known globally as a galaxy blue glass guppy, garnished fourth place in the recent World Guppy Contest. This rare blue glass has tremendous potential with exceptionally good finnage and form.
What are the best fish to breed for profit?
Breeding popular, long established fish is probably the best way for most people to make some extra money on the side from this hobby. There will always be demand for fish like guppies, platies, bristlenose plecos, and other easy to breed fish.
How can you tell if a female guppy is pregnant?
The Eyes of the Fry and Signs of Impending Birth
To accommodate the developing eggs, the mother's body expands, becoming deeper and broader. A few days before delivery, she develops a bulge below the gills, her outline becoming fairly square in this region, while the gravid spot has enlarged its area.
How do you tell if your guppies are breeding?
Guppy mating takes less than a second, and it looks just like he is stinging her at her vent where her gravid spot is located. This is the dark spot just behind the female's abdomen. Although the breeding is extremely quick, numerous breedings will take place to ensure the female has been fertilized.
Do guppies eat their babies?
After giving birth to their offspring, guppy fish will not exhibit any parental care and if left in the same aquarium with the fry, they will mistake them for food and eat them. ... A further explanation is that by eating her own fry, the female guppy is replenishing her fat storage.
Do guppies breed easily?
So, are guppies hard to breed? Guppies are livebearers that breed rather freely, meaning you can quite easily and quickly go from a pair to dozens of pet guppies. The females can give birth to around 30 or even 40 fry every month.
How do you take care of pregnant guppies?
A pregnant guppy needs good nutrition to sustain herself as well as her developing fry. Unfortunately, she's unable to eat very much at a time due to the space the fry take up. So, it's important to feed three to five small meals throughout the day so you don't overload her.
