Why Do Mother Guppies Die ? Causes and Solutions

Incredible macro footage of a mother guppy giving birth after she was rescued from certain death. With a close up look at why pregnant mother guppies sometimes die when they have babies. What causes them to die, and how you can help prevent it. This particular pregnant female guppy has a very stressful experience, then she has difficulty delivering the babies, which causes her to have a prolapse. All of her babies die, but she somehow still manages to survive after being in labor for nearly 24 hours! Lots of information on how to keep the mother guppy fish alive by keeping her from becoming too stressed.
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[@susanstaples6171]

I lost a female guppy in a similar situation. She gave birth for the first time but only to two live babies. Even with a salt treatment and as low stress environment as I could offer she died. I think I waited too long to remove her from her tank and offer salt treatment. I appreciate your advice. It breaks my heart to lose a pregnant guppy. I put them in our compost with flowers and wish them well but it is still very sad

[@TheDave333]

It's always sad to lose one of our little friends. . . It's the hardest part of the hobby for me. I wish you well.

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Another great delivery! Thank you for sharing! Glad for the voice...😉

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Love the pun. Thank you. 🙂

[@sarahtonin256]

Aw poor mama and the babies she really tried her best. She is so beautiful. Makes me so sad and makes me cry when a guppy struggles. I love all my guppies ❤️

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for watching the video. I love guppies too, and I always try to give them the best life that I can. ❤️

[@AramsYoutube]

i keep my guppies in a natural way, where baby guppies should try their best to survive... so naturally only healthy guppies will survive other will be eaten

[@TheDave333]

That's the best way to do it.

[@sharonjack7239]

So helpful. Guppy females are so sensitive. I now put only 1 male in with a dozen or more females. Takes a bit longer for fry of course, but the females are much less stressed out. Some male guppies are just super breeders and wow, lots of females are needed. Also lots of live plants and some snails really help out. I find the fry often use large snails to hide behind if needed, lol. I really pay attention to guppies' behaviors, like you do, Dave. Thanks for addressing and sharing all this!! USA

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[@lilyedgar4218]

Thank you 😊 so much for this video. I had guppies about 2 years ago & the boys were relentless in their pursuit of the females. Even when the females were pregnant they bit their tails until they killed my girls. They were all feeders for my mudskippers but I grew fond of the mothers & they gave birth inside my brackish tank. It was my first experience seeing it. I cried with joy but this close up was truly beautiful to watch & informative as usual. Thank you 😊. It was extra special to see this on Mother’s Day ❤️.

[@TheDave333]

You're very welcome. The fathers get all of the attention, but it's the mothers who do all the heavy lifting. 🙂

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Thank you . . . Yes, they do take a while to put together, but it's worth it. I love what I do, and the fish always teach me something new. :-)

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Thank you so much!! I am no expert on daphnia cultures, other than to say they can be very temperamental !

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Really well done. I’m sorry she lost her babies, but it’s clear you knew what best to do for her.🖤🇨🇦

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I wish they could talk . . . It would be easier to know how to help. I always worry.

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[@dianecope1469]

Hi Dave, thanks for this. I am an experienced fish keeper, and found your video really interesting. I once had a mother guppy struggling to give birth, and did a similar thing to you. However, after a while she gave birth to the 1st baby. It was very deformed and big. Luckily the rest of the babies were fine, and mum made a great recovery.

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Hello, I'm glad you liked the video. It's a labor of love. . . Pun intended. 😁

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[@susanosman3643]

Very interesting- thank you! Many years ago, I had a 55 gal tank with several pairs of fancy guppies. Thank GOD something like this never happened to any of my female guppies. Yes, I did learn quite a bit!

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for watching the video. Guppies are fun, and they make lots of babies!

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There is something oddly hilarious about seeing such a serene intro with rainbows and dandelion blooms and then seeing "Why do mother guppies DIE?" appear on the screen.

[@TheDave333]

I like to be creative . . . The strange thing for me was releasing it on Mother's Day!!!

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More to come!

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Thank you - It's a labor of love. 💜

[@dachiken6037]

Thank you for the tip this was very useful for my guppies

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[@DebiSunset]

Feed peas to gravid guppies. Cook peas, cool and pop out of shells. Helps keep things moving. Important too cook peas and squeeze out of shell so they are soft.

[@TheDave333]

Yes, peas are great for constipation.

[@shahnawazvlog6266]

should have see this video yesterday , my female guppy have same problem she end up die, extremly sad. thanks for share with us

[@TheDave333]

Sorry for your loss, it's always hard to lose one of our little friends.

[@luci890]

Hello Dave, I have a question about your camera. Are you still using Panasonic HC-V770EP-K? These latest footages seem a little different and more colorful than at your beginning. I would love to film my fish in the same quality as you. It’s fantastic how you can see every scale😊. Thank you for your time and keep it up.

[@TheDave333]

Hello, and thanks for watching the video. Yes, I'm still using the same camera. I guess I must be getting better at capturing the little details. 🙂

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Super explain 😍😍😍

[@TheDave333]

Thank you 🙂

[@enjuxoxo3353]

Yeaa,, this is the right information that i need. I have 1 pregnant mother guppy that exactly like this n its been over 7 week. I affraid she wont make it

[@TheDave333]

Hopefully everything works out for you and mother guppy.

[@enjuxoxo3353]

@@TheDave333 thx man,, i hope so

[@enjuxoxo3353]

she die this morning

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I've never been there. I love Japanese gardens and koi ponds. :-)

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[@chrispeters2645]

As usual, professional quality videography and very educational content. What's particularly impressive, is that given the subject matter, you presumably put it together on-the-fly. Am I right in thinking that female guppies can store reproductive material internally. If so, and assuming she recovers from her ordeal, will she become pregnant again even if kept in isolation?

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for checking out the video. Yes, female guppies can store reproductive material for several months. No male needed for quite some time.

[@lovenikolatesla846]

Glad to of made the decision to buy a separate tank for the pregnant fish have 3 now but it's good for them when they are breeding.

[@TheDave333]

Yes, it really is. Have you seen this guppy video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/p16Tc6CvjNV_j9U

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@@TheDave333 Much appreciated you just help me save the unborn guppies lives 👌

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Awesome! Happy to help. 😃

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This was always my question

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Creating life can be deadly . . .

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I have many voices, but yes, it's my professional voice.

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You're very welcome, my pleasure

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Great suggestion! I don't have any plans at the moment to work with this species, but I'll add it to the list. . . So many fish, so little time. :-)

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

Thank you Sir for sharing. 👍 I myself had same issues however the females got dropsy... still born fry and slimmed down to only die about 2 weeks later...

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There's never a dull moment when keeping fish!

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[@melodymelody5850]

Thank u for sharing this video. i have expecting mama guppy too, what is the strain of the guppy in the video?

[@TheDave333]

I'm sorry I don't know what strain of guppy was in the video. I have so many!!! Best of luck with your expecting mama guppy. 😄

[@melodymelody5850]

@@TheDave333 sir any suggestion what kind of food should i fed my fry guppies?

[@TheDave333]

Flake food broken up into very small pieces works well. I have links to awesome guppy foods in the description section just below the video.

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Shesh,that endless guppy

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Thank you for making this video, it;s my first rodeo to learn more about fish because I do not pet any of them. I'm just wondering do fish get sick, how do you know and what can you do if you can't bring them to the VET

[@TheDave333]

Hello, and thanks for watching the video. Yes, fish do get sick, just like people. The usual reasons for sickness are. #1 - dirty water #2 - too much food (linked to #1) #3 - stress (fighting other fish, poor water quality, disease, cold water, too many fish, etc.) The best thing that you can do is to learn as much as you can about the fish that you're keeping. Learn about the nitrogen cycle and how to keep the water clean. Keep things simple, so there are less things to go wrong. This will help to keep them from getting sick. Watch the fish everyday, so you know what they look and act like when they're healthy, then if they do start to get sick, you will know right away that something is wrong.

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​@@TheDave333 It's really interesting to know! I only have some plants and I'm into horticulture recently. This video really makes me your subscriber.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you so much! I love nature, and I love to help others. Thanks for subscribing. :-D

[@CristyB66]

I have a lot of guppies, but not one ever died after giving birth.

[@TheDave333]

Aren't you the lucky one! Nice work. :-)

[@bonyylast7147]

How large was the separate tank?

[@TheDave333]

5 gallons (19 liters)

[@CrazyBritTho]

Are Platies the same type of labourers?

[@TheDave333]

Yes, they bear live young.

[@sarhabernalumana4206]

i was told to not worry if my female guppies die after giving birth, because they say is normal, but I think with medicine I should be able to help them recover and live longer

[@TheDave333]

It's not normal for the females to die after giving birth.

[@bomboloniii]

i have 2 males and 1 female in a tank. i noticed the female has gotten pregnant and she's pissed by the males trying to mate with her. she started attacking the males and keep staying in a certain spot of the tank. i realized she might be stressed so i put her in a different tank. but im afraid she'll get lonely since she's gonna be in there for another 18 days.since these three are all i have, so i put the female tank in the males tank so they can still see each other and interact but not mating. am i doing this right?

[@TheDave333]

She won't get lonely, in fact you might be saving her life! Keep her in a separate tank until she has the babies, then give her a few days to rest after giving birth. It's best to have 2-3 females for each male, or they can pester her to death.

[@bomboloniii]

@@TheDave333 i see... i wanted to get one male and two females but since i bought them online, i couldn't pick, the seller gave them out randomly. tq for replying. will do

[@TheDave333]

No problem. . . Once you have babies, there will be plenty of males and females. :-)

[@blusky7122]

@@TheDave333 oh my.. maybe that’s the reason my female guppy jumped out of the tank. I thought their behaviour were normal, swimming here and there together 😔 This one male might be aggressive as I got 2 pairs at first..the other male died with torn tail. The other female died with no known reason. Another female keep jumping out of the tank..(the final jump got blood on the head not sure it caused by the fall or by the male)

[@severusfoxbat2837]

My guppy just gave birth a month ago, she is very large so she had no complications. However her sister is smaller and still incubating hers. Very worried

[@TheDave333]

Keep the water clean and the stress to a minimum. fyi- those small breeder boxes can be death traps.

[@DNLKTV]

One time guppy girl gave a birth and while recovering was super skinny. She did not make it, dying after a couple weeks since birth. I believe it is common for females to get some body damage and have troubles after giving babies. Like bent spine and maybe even some belly collapse due to internal pressure.

[@TheDave333]

It's one of the disadvantages of bearing live young.

[@DNLKTV]

@@TheDave333 I also read that guppies are too inbred which affects their health too. What a shame!

[@indigocrayon520]

Similar to dogs, some dogs can't give birth properly, plus mills breed dogs at their 1st heat before they are fully grown which causes higher mortality rate. I just lost a female mutt guppy I got as a rehome and I've decided to start keeping the males away until the females are fully grown to help their odds!

[@TheDave333]

@DNLK Yes, the modern fancy guppy is a bit delicate. I like to hybridize them with Endler guppies, it mixes up the gene pool a little.

[@Bilisjourney]

My female gave birth to two fry yesterday, she hasn’t had anymore since then but seems calm and hiding in her separate tank w her fry(2) will she hav more when more calm or will she die 😰?

[@TheDave333]

It's really hard to say. Mother guppies will sometimes have their babies over the course of a couple days. Here are some things to consider. . . . Did she eat the other babies? Are there lots of hiding places for the newborn babies? Babies without places to hide are more likely to be eaten. Were they sucked up into the intake of a hang on back filter? She may have had them all, or she might be waiting for a quiet time to have more. . . It's hard to say for certain without more info. Keep the lights dim, and movement around her tank to a minimum. The less stress the better. Hopefully everything is okay. ❤❤❤

[@user-cu9ck8gk9w]

Believe me, if someone has had dozens of babies at once, she won't feel well for a few days..

[@Sayantika.62]

Can you please tell me why my female guppy is die just before giving birth? I already placed her another tank but this happened

[@TheDave333]

It could be that she's being moved too close to the time when she's going to have the babies. It's probably stress related. Try setting up the main tank so that she does not have too moved. Moving is stressful.

[@genergonzalez6258]

Unfortunately my female Guppy died 3 days later. I did everything to keep her alive after 28 frys but I've noticed that shes don't wanted to eat. After all that her belly was like bleeding inside. Luckily the little ones are growing and enjoying.

[@TheDave333]

It's a sad story, but a mother guppy gives everything she has to her children. Best of luck with her babies.

[@PaulsFishroom]

I’ve been keeping tropical fish since the early 1960s and sadly the domesticated strains of livebearers, and particularly guppies, are far less hardy than they used to be. The guppies today, like many farm bred species of fish in general, seem far less resilient than they used to be mainly due to excessive inbreeding IMO!

[@TheDave333]

You are 100% correct my friend. And I'll add this little bit. . . Too much coddling in perfect conditions also weakens the population as well. We create such perfect conditions that even the weak fry survive and reproduce. Fish populations improve their fitness by encountering less than ideal conditions on occasion . . . Humans and their offspring are getting a bit soft as well. . . 😊

[@PaulsFishroom]

@@TheDave333 .lol I like the ‘Humans’ bit. In the mid 1980s a group of us travelled around Germany looking at a number of fish establishments. We visited, what was at the time, Europes largest fish breeding establishment (owned by Tetra). An absolutely fascinating tour around the hatchery. All the fry rearing tanks were filtered on a central system and water was returned to the tanks via a number of UV sterilisers. Result healthy fish with little or no natural immunity.

[@TheDave333]

It's like robbing Peter to pay Paul. :-)

[@StiggyAzalea]

I found my guppy in a similar state, but because of my work schedule I couldn't catch her until much later in the process. The best thing I could do was put her in a floating breeding box, but she passed overnight. I didn't know the genitals could prolapse too but after inspection it seems like that's what happened. I was so excited to see how many babies were gonna come out of this one, she's always gotten much bigger than her sisters, this last time she was bigger around than a dime. I didn't want to move her but I've got this one male who would not stop pecking at her face.

[@TheDave333]

Sorry to hear about the lady guppy. :-(

[@YK-tl3gr]

Do you still have the betta fish who was eating mosquito larvae?

[@TheDave333]

No he passed away a while ago. He lived a long healthy life. :-)

[@YK-tl3gr]

@@TheDave333 how many years did he live?

[@vr6prodigy]

So I got one of those tetra 1.5g cubes to try and use as a maternity tank. Obviously it's not a big tank. But it's cycled. Has a piece of coconut husk with fluffy moss tied to it. I have dual filtration in the small tank in hopes that it really helps keep the water moving and clean. One is a little 5gpm tetra filter. And the other is a Betta air sponge filter. It's a pretty nice Lil setup that just hangs out in the corner until I need it.

[@TheDave333]

Nice! Be sure that the tetra filter has an intake sponge filter over the pump intake, so the babies don't get sucked up into the filter. And, the more places that the babies have to hide, the fewer of them will be eaten. Best of luck. 🐠

[@vr6prodigy]

@@TheDave333 so my iMessage on the filter is in between the tank and the filter body. Very tight gap. It also has a very very wide inlet and filter first design. So I'm hopeful that it can't pull enough even if they get close.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Have you heard of a spotty/Notolabrus celidotus?

[@TheDave333]

Never heard of them until now.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 How about a round ribbontail ray/Taeniurops meyeni?

[@TheDave333]

Never heard of that one either! I do love rays and skates though!

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 So do I! 😁

[@Ruch82]

My female guppy is second time pregnant and I saw her big belly and box shape so i moved her to another tank but she just removed lot of black waste. I can't see her box shaped belly but black colour inside her tummy is visible so i am guessing they are babies. Any idea about such case? should I wait for her box belly formation to move her to another tank?

[@TheDave333]

Moving her too much is very stressful. If she's already in a safe place to have the babies, then I would just leave her be.

[@Ruch82]

@@TheDave333 hey thanks for reply.. there are many other fishes in tank who eat babies so i moved her to new small tank just now she gave birth to 12 babies 😊 I am very happy 🥳

[@TheDave333]

Congratulations! It's such a great experience. :-D

[@BowHooHoo]

My mum got albino koi guppies a few months ago, 5 females and 1 male, theres this one that looked pregnant but I thought she was just full of eggs, she jumped out of the water and got hurt so I’m quarantining her until she heals. But this morning, I woke up to the quarantine tank full of babies, I never even knew guppies gave life birth, I thought fishes had external fertilization. I’m the one taking care of my mum’s fishes and now I don’t know what to do, do I leave the mum to eat her babies or do I put the mom back with the others and raise the babies in the quarantine tank? What do baby guppies eat?? Is normal guppy food too big for their little baby mouths?? I don’t even have enough room for more fish, I don’t know what the best decision is ;-;

[@TheDave333]

I would put the mom back in the main tank and keep the babies in the quarantine tank. The babies can eat crushed up flake food, as long as the pieces are small enough to fit in their mouth. This video will help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p16Tc6CvjNV_j9U

[@BowHooHoo]

@@TheDave333 Thank you!!

[@TheDave333]

You're welcome!

[@vanaiyaramkeesoon]

My mother guppy gave birth to 13 babies. All were healthy and so was the mother but I woke up the next morning to see that the mother ate all of the babies and was laying in the fish tank on the bottom dead. I forgot to separate them so it was my fault. I had another pregnant fish in another tank (it was also a guppy). She seemed to be suffering a lot and dying. I cleaned the water and added more plants and hiding places. 3 days passed by and she was still alive. On the 3rd day she gave birth to 7 healthy baby guppy fish. I separated them but sadly the mother died 2 days after giving birth, but all the babies were healthy and thank you so much this video helped a lot! You just earned another subscriber.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you for subscribing. Sorry to hear that you're having trouble. Are too many male guppies causing the problems by harassing the pregnant females? There should be 2-3 males for each female. 🐟🐟🐟

[@loubock3238]

As soon as I noticed that they are pregnant I put them in a separate maternity tank since the males are just relentless and that stress the mama out even more.

[@TheDave333]

That is the best way to go. Those males don't give the females any rest.

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I'm always working on a few of them.

[@abcdefghijk749]

@@TheDave333 all the best dude

[@danielw3447]

Question. I have 2 female longtail adult guppies and 1 adolescent female. There is also a male crowntail betta (who is tank boss and no one even slightly challenges him) The last month or so I have noticed the 2 female adult longtails are nipping the HELL out of each others' tails. Though i will say i never have witnessed the nipping in real-time. This morning i notice they are missing some good sized chunks from their normally large beautiful fanned tails (not quite down to the quick, much more superficial) How can i curb the aggression/nipping? Someone said i should add a male but i am not prepared for the responsibility of breeding. I have a heavily planted tank full of val, bacopa, rennecki, wisteria, rotala, water lettuce, red root floaters, and other plants and plenty of sight breakers. The only thing I can think is 2 things: 1) i recently introduced that new female adolescent guppy. And 2) I may have probably been overfeeding lately. I cant even tell who is the primary aggressor the tail damage is equal between the 2.

[@TheDave333]

Sorry to hear of the trouble. Since you haven't actually seen who is causing the problem ("i will say i never have witnessed the nipping in real-time"). . . My opinion is that it's probably the male crowntail betta who is causing the trouble. I suggest sitting and watching the tank for a long time to see who is doing the damage. My guess is it's probably the tank boss!

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Did you know juvenile sand tiger sharks eat their own siblings in their mother's womb? It's strange but true.

[@TheDave333]

Yes, I did know that. Several shark species do it, only the biggest and the strongest survive. . . Cruel, but it must be effective. . .

[@ivanscottw]

That last comment is something I should have known. I moved a guppy female who had gone from plump to thin from my breeder tank to the main tank - and the next she was belly up :( (well I suspect it was her because I have very few adult guppy death in my tanks). My breeder tank has still one expecting female in it, but apparently she didn't produce too many ovocytes.. she is round, but it's reasonable and looking at my tank I'm starting to see fry that wasn't there before so apparently she is expulsing the babies gradually which is less stressful - and I have plenty of waterweed (yes I know, you are not allowed these were you at) for the newborns to hide ! PS : The guppy that passed away was obviously (due to her size) a 1st time mother. I suspect that guppys that may be breeding too young may die at a higher rate.

[@TheDave333]

There are all sorts of problems that they run into in captivity such as too much food, too much competition, not enough places to hide, too much light, too hot, too cold, etc. In the wild, a pregnant female has a lot more options, and if the place she's in is unhealthy, she can just move to a new area. This is not possible in the aquarium, so they get into unhealthy situations.

[@ivanscottw]

@@TheDave333 I am fine with the situation I think. I do expect *some* of my fish to eventually die... finding 1 fish belly up every other week when you have something like 200 guppies is something that is just part of the things that happen in an aquarium. Accidents happen, one of the fish may have a genetic disease.. It's not a massive fish die off like waking up one morning and seeing 5 or 10 dead (THAT would get me worried). But when I see my fish doing their guppy "things" (like, foraging for food in the plants, the males doing the funny dance in front of the ladies, them gathering at the feeding spot every time they see me passing in front of the tank) I'm pretty certain they are happy campers !

[@TheDave333]

Yes it's true, deaths are an inevitable part of our hobby, and we do the best we can to keep our fish happy and healthy. :-D

[@ivanscottw]

@@TheDave333 Trying a new experiment.. a few baby guppies in a 5 Liter bucket with waterweed on the balcony, Paris France downtown. No heater, no feeding - but plenty of sunshine and a breeze (that should oxygenate the water) - see how they fare.. I want to see if this is possible ! The waterweed, the bugs, the junk that will eventually go in the water should give them enough food (I will monitor the situation - I'm not going to let them die if they are in distress). Thoughts ?

[@varavarte1975]

I wish i could watch this early..my pregnant guppy died in today morning..she was always in the bottom of the tank and breath heavily..i think it was just a labour..so sad!!

[@TheDave333]

It is sad, but these things happen. Sorry for your loss.

[@varavarte1975]

@@TheDave333 yeah but i lost 20 more because of poor water i think

[@TheDave333]

Clean water makes a big difference !

[@ainalmaas6719]

My female guppies get sick after birth. Their backs become hunched and they eat less and gets emaciated and die. All other male guppies and young female guppies are fine. Do you know why that happens and anything I could do?

[@TheDave333]

Unfortunately, it happens to older females . . . The energy required to make babies takes its toll after a while. The best that we can do is to make them as comfortable as we can, and give them a break from the boys both before and after they give birth. Be sure they get bright light, and lots of healthy food. It's so sad when they die. . . .

[@simplythebestest1835]

Waiting for my two girls to give birth feels like so long now lol they're ready to pop

[@TheDave333]

It does seem to take forever when you're waiting patiently. Best of luck. :-)

[@user-cu9ck8gk9w]

Allow females to grow virgin for 5 months, which means separating them from their brothers and nephews within 3 weeks (or as soon as possible). When they are fully grown they will not die as quickly as when they are very young. Endlers and guppies often give birth to more than 20 young at a time, even if they are too young. As if a human teenager had to give birth to sextuplets...

[@shatarawatkins6316]

Are the guppies supposed to swim as soon as they come out

[@TheDave333]

When they're first born they rest for a while as they get used to their new environment. They sit still and hide if they sense danger. Within half an hour, they're swimming up at the top of the tank. Guppies can swim as soon as they're born, but they like to sit and rest first unless something bothers them.

[@boknoy4348]

what kind of guppy that

[@TheDave333]

Just a random female guppy.

[@mikedan297]

Indeed, without your observation we don't know the problem of pregnant guppies.

[@TheDave333]

And the more closely we observe the fish, the better we will understand them.

[@yazpurple3143]

I realized half my babies had the same yolk sac when they came, only a few survived, i tried the best I could but the mother had this big red bump at her behind and i made the mistake of putting her in the breeding tank too early, she died 3 days later , RIP

[@TheDave333]

Sorry for your loss. Motherhood is difficult. Pregnant female guppies are easily stressed to the point of illness. Avoid using breeder boxes, a 5 gallon bucket or even a 2.5 gallon bucket would be better. If at all possible, try to keep the mother guppy in one place it's less stressful. Don't give up, keep trying, keep learning.

[@onegaishimas629]

i tried breeding hb white before the ratio is 1male and 5 female and it was successful none of them died during there deliveries

[@TheDave333]

The more females the better !

[@Liisea]

Do female zebra fish need the same conditions as female guppies?

[@TheDave333]

Zebra fish lay eggs and scatter them around the tank. They don't have the same troubles giving birth as the guppies. Baby zebra fish will need to be protected, so their parents don't eat them. And just like guppies they need warm clean water.

[@NarayananV28]

How frequently should we feed Guppies?

[@TheDave333]

Small amounts at least two or three times per day

[@tylerandtony2]

My female gave birth to about 25 fries. Sadly most of them died, and I have 6 left. She died a day later after giving birth. Just hoping the 6 fries that I have will survive. They are about 2 weeks old now, thriving and growing fast. I just hate that I lost her and her babies. =(

[@TheDave333]

Sadly, these things happen, and it's always hard to lose a friend. I hope the babies thrive and make lots more guppies for you. :-D

[@haziqismyname7]

I have a question since my guppy fry die straightaway after the mother gives birth. What is the reason?

[@Audrey_1st]

My one and only female guppy is surrounded with baby male guppies,i appeared to see a little tiny guppy tail on her, but the male guppies were making her feel like she couldn’t give birth i will announce if she gave birth i will announce how many babies she gave birth to,thats why I searched for causes.

[@TheDave333]

Too many boys will cause too much stress, they never let her rest. . . I hope that everything works out, please let me know how it goes.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

What is your favorite species of sea lion?

[@TheDave333]

I don't have a favorite species of sea lion. What's your favorite?

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 South American, California, and steller sea lion

[@lunaticprince07]

My Guppy Gave To All Healthy Fishes Im Searching What To Feed Them Give Me A Tip ❤️

[@TheDave333]

Flake food crushed into very small pieces.

[@lunaticprince07]

@@TheDave333 Thanks I've Bought New Fry Food From Fish Shop They're Eating Very Well !

[@TheDave333]

That's awesome! I love to see baby fish eating their food. It means they'll be growing!!!

[@lunaticprince07]

@@TheDave333 thanks ! 💖

[@sharonjack7239]

I too feed thawed, de-skinned RAW peas to the girls. They love them.

[@TheDave333]

Nice, a little greenery is always good.

[@fodziahfodziah8360]

My female guppy also died this morning....I think it is expecting because the belly was quite big....Unfortunately it died.

[@TheDave333]

I'm sorry for your loss, it's always difficult to lose one of our little friends.

[@Glad2BGolden]

Just lost a pretty red nose koi who appears to have been in this situation

[@TheDave333]

I love those red nose koi guppies! ♥ Sorry for your loss.