How do you know when a guppy is giving birth?

Answer 1

Fish lay eggs. They don't bear live offspring.

SECOND OPINION: Yes, but only half of an answer. Females about to lay make a "nest" in small rocks and lay their eggs there, so after the goofy male fish comes and fertilizes them with his cloud of sperm in the water, which then penetrate eggs and then the baby fish develops inside of that egg., living on fluids in the egg itself. With any luck at all, many of the now-sticky eggs will attach themselves snugly down between those rocks to prevent their being eaten by other not-so-nice hungry fish. The female mother fish hovers over her "nest" to protect her eggs and tiny hatchlings until they are big enough to quickly get out of harm's way. VERY few of the tiny baby fish live long enough to reach maturity.

THIRD OPINION:

Not all fish lay eggs. Some are livebearers, which means that the baby fish develop inside of the mother, and then the mother gives birth to the live fish. Fish such as Mollies, Platies, and Guppies give birth to tiny baby fish that swim around the tank right after their birth.

Answer 2

Not all fishes "give birth", most are egg layers. Research your type of fish, and find out its way of breading. If your fish is a livebearer and is pregnant (gravid) it will have a dark spot between its anal fin and its ventral fins this is called a "gravid spot". If this is blackish and the fish has a large chubby tummy it is pregnant (gravid). The tell tale sign that a gravid female is either getting ready to, or is actually giving birth, is when she makes sudden dashes from one place to another in the tank for no apparent reason. If you closely observe where she has dashed from, you may well see a youngster or two or more hovering close to the substrate.

Answer 3

Well, to tell if your female guppy is pregnant, look for the gravid spot (A dark spot right before the anal fin) It will grow large. It will be big right before it will give birth. The "tummy" of the guppy will get large and before birth will look huge. It usually takes a month for the babies to develop. (Give or take a week) Each female guppy is different. On the day of birth you can sometimes see the eyes of the babies in the mother. Hope this helps@

Answer 4

This is a easy way to tell if their stomach is getting rounder than a little red ball.

Answer 5

well when a baby koi is physically coming out of the mother koi's vag, then i guess so. maybe if you watch carefully.

Answer 6

the fish will act weirldly and will always sleep and want to eat more. basically it will get big and bleed.

Answer 7

There is a little guppy swimming round it