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I just went to my local fish store and bought a female guppy and just today it gave birth to 17 fry!

That is great! And good luck, hope they all survive!

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thats great.

i personally never had an experiance like that. i wish i had one.

Yummy.

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ku5626,

Congratulation

So what is the plan for the future? Are you going to try to save all of them? Maybe you would like to try to put them in a net breeder for a while.

How big is the tank that they are in? I got my first platy fry literally one day after I bought the mother. I didn't know what to do with the babies and all were eaten by the tankmates. I saved 9 from the second batch and by now I have a small overpopulation problem , as even when not protected some new fry manage to hide long enough until they are too big to be eaten.

Ingo

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WOW.... that was really fast.......
Congratulations & hope they'll all survive & you can enjoy them.


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That is very exciting! I am hoping to get some platies soon. I currently only have 1 lonely red wag platy.

Hey ku5626, Congrats! Have fun taking care of them, and hopefully they all survive. You could get a bigger tank and set it up to breed your guppies, and possibly sell them to your local fish stores.

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Yea, the weird thing is, is that i just bought her and the day i looked in the tank and i saw a little bugger swimming by the surface of the water so i set her up in a breeding trap, and she had over 20 but i only managed to save 18, i saw another one in the tank but i lost it before i could get it......but i think the funnest part was watching her have them...[there heads would pop out first, then they would wiggle themselfs free...] but some came out unborn, [yellow balls wiht two little eyes] i have them set up in a 6 gallon

But the famale is doing great...when do u think she will have babies again???
THANKS...Lucas

The gestation period for guppies is about 30-40 days, so i would expect some within a month.

†Aquapickle†

thanks!