Hey everyone. i'm a newbie in the world of aquatics, i recently got a 25ltr tank and after getting my water all nice and ready invested in my first ever fish,

i now have 1 male guppy and 2 female guppys! well i think the randy man has had his wicked way the the females ( there bellys have become larger and there is a sort of black dot near there fins) , does this mean they are pregnant?

if so what do i need to do to prepare for the birth.

my water is heated by a 150watt heater, with a 2 stage filter, i also have a small air curtain powered by a small diaphram air pump.

i have 2 fake plants in the tank for "hiding room" with blue gravel.


any advice will be very welcome!

thanks in advance!

Hi Jex,

Well, I guess by now your guppies have given birth. I'm shocked that no one responded to your post on this forum.

How are your guppy fry doing? By now they are probably grown and about to give birth themselves.

I would think they are about to give birth.

Things to do before birth

1. Purchase a 5-10 gallon glass aquarium

2. Purchase a heater rated for your tank size

3. Purchase a air pump and airline tubing rated for your tank size

4. Purchase a sponge filter rated for your tank size

5. Purchase a strip light or LED light

6. Setup tank

7. Place females in the tank

8. After birth remove females and feed fry freshly hatched artemia for about three weeks

9. after the three weeks feed the fry crushed flake food

10. once the fry are big enought place them in the community tank

You got all the required specification but still guppies are sensitive and needs more care.

1. Guppies can be very sensitive check their activities often with time.
2. Feed flake food
3. Use breeding traps in your Aqua tank so guppies can hide.
4. Keep guppies in 1:3 ratio like for 1 male -3 female and don’t use too many of them at 5 once or with time.
5. Keep the temperature between 75 and 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
6. Keep the tank lights on for at least 10 to 12 hour a day. Fluorescent Bulbs are good option to use.
7. I hope guppies already started breeding and don’t ever overfeed them. Change fresh water every week as algae formation need to be avoided.
8.Grind the tropical flake food to powder to feed the fry.
Hope the new guppies are growing well.

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