Have I missed the birth??

Viviparous or Live bearing fish - Mollies, Platties, Guppies
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Charchar38 wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 18:56 pm she's hanging around at the bottom at the moment and attacking any fish that comes anywhere near her!
Mines doing this tonight and has been huge for weeks!
Hope that's a sign?
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Guppies can give birth multi times before releasing all the frys... it all depends on who around, who looking, who annoying and is there anywhere safe for the frys to go to.
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Is a breeding box a good idea? I don't want to stress her out even more but maybe some space away from the others could help??
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Charchar38 wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 19:40 pm Is a breeding box a good idea? I don't want to stress her out even more but maybe some space away from the others could help??
She wants plants to hide in to give birth. Breeding boxes keep them out in the open, under stress.
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black ghost wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 20:37 pm
Charchar38 wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 19:40 pm Is a breeding box a good idea? I don't want to stress her out even more but maybe some space away from the others could help??
She wants plants to hide in to give birth. Breeding boxes keep them out in the open, under stress.
No problem. My tank is quite heavily planted on both sides, just though she might want to be seperate!
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black ghost wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 20:37 pm
Charchar38 wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 19:40 pm Is a breeding box a good idea? I don't want to stress her out even more but maybe some space away from the others could help??
She wants plants to hide in to give birth. Breeding boxes keep them out in the open, under stress.
Mine is currently stripping the elodia densa and getting really stuck in... ??
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Charchar38 wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 20:42 pm
black ghost wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 20:37 pm
Charchar38 wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 19:40 pm Is a breeding box a good idea? I don't want to stress her out even more but maybe some space away from the others could help??
She wants plants to hide in to give birth. Breeding boxes keep them out in the open, under stress.
No problem. My tank is quite heavily planted on both sides, just though she might want to be seperate!
It actually looks quite sparsely planted for livebearers. They like to spend most of their time near the surface so that’s where they appreciate the planting.
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