A pregnant Guppy approximately 26 days
A Guppy fry in an aquarium at the age of one week
Guppy standards
Guppies are livebearers very productive. Guppy gestation period is 21-30 days, with an average of 28 days, varying according to the temperature of the water. After the female Guppy inseminated, a dark area near the anus, known as a place of bunting, will enlarge and dark. Just before birth, the eyes of the seed can be seen through translucent skin in this area.
Guppies prefer water temperatures around 27 ° C (81 ° F) for reproduction. The Guppy females have a drop of between 200-100 fried, usually ranging between 5 and 30. From the moment of birth, every seed is fully capable of swimming, eating, and avoid danger. After childbirth, women are ready for conception again within a few hours. Guppies have the ability to store sperm, so that women can give birth many times, after only one farm with men. If not separated, the older, adult guppies will eat fry, so the use of breeder box, net breeder, or a separate 20-40 liters (4-9 imp gal; 5-11 USgal) tank is recommended. Live plants can be used as hiding places for fry.
Young fry take about three or four months to reach maturity. In the aquarium, they usually eat fine flake food, baby brine shrimp or, unless they are incorporated into a separate tank, eating food from adults. In addition, they bite the alga.
Guppies have been bred selectively to produce a variety of colors and patterns. In the wild, male guppies are black or dull brown color with a few flecks of gray while the women are completely boring. The wild guppies that show the most color in each generation were bred to produce "fancy guppies" we see in pet stores today.
Guppy has been successfully hybridised with various types of molly (Poecilia latipinna / velifera), for example. Guppy male and female bitch. However, hybrids are always males and seemed fertile [6] Guppy has also been hybridised with the Endler's livebearer (Poecilia wingei). To produce fertile offspring. Refference http://wikipedia.org
For a long time, I had a lone female guppy and then bought a male- it was not long after that she gave birth to a single fry and then died. I didn't know at that time that guppies give birth to live fry and there were some egg-like sacs hanging out of her- so after she died, I squeezed the 'eggs' out.
ReplyDeleteSince she died 3 more fry have appeared in the tank. Is the only explanation for this that I have a female (with a brightly coloured tail), not a male guppy left in my tank? If this is so - then how did the origingal female get pregnant in the first place. She was definitely pregnant with the dark spot on her belly.
I am baffled......