Guppy Giving birth. To do or not to do. By @guppymnlchannel1631

All About Guppies Giving Birth One of the first questions people usually ask is, "How do guppies have babies?" When a guppy gives birth, the females will "drop" 2 to 200 baby guppies, called fry, typically in four to six hours. If she is stressed, however, the process to give birth to all the fry can take up to 12 hours. In extreme cases, a female guppy may give birth to just a few fry at a time, with pauses of several hours or days between births, although in most of these cases the young are not viable and die quickly. Typically, the fry are delivered one at a time, although they may appear in quick succession with pauses between groups of babies. Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) are livebearers, which means these fish give birth to live, viable, free-swimming young instead of eggs that still need to mature. Understanding how guppies give birth can help aquarium enthusiasts enjoy breeding healthy guppies without stressing the pregnant mother or risking the lives of the young fry (baby guppies). #GuppyMnL