My guppies all seem healthy and happy and are swimming around and
eating quite cheerfully. Then as the females are so far along in their
pregnancy that I think for sure they will drop fry any moment, they
become lethargic, swim around less, and then the next morning they are
dead. This does not happen all at once, it is one fish at a time. I
have tested my water, etc. and my other fish (it is a community tank,
29 gallons, with neon tetras, a few guppies and a few platies) are
fine. I do not think the tank is overcrowded. There are no pH swings
when I change the water, and though the guppies have not been community
members for a long time (about 2 weeks) they seem to have settled in
and be doing fine.
I just today ordered a small tank with filter, etc. to transfer the
females to when they are looking likely to drop fry so that I can get
them out of the big tank and give them a little rest from the constant
playing that goes on in the big tank. It will have filter, heater,
gravel, air, etc and I will put water from the big tank in there so it
is not a shock of different water. That likely won't show up before the
next guppy's "due date" though. And I am a bit worried about a cycle in
a small tank. I have had my big tank for about 6 years now but have not
had any other tanks, so I don't know all the cycling stuff for a such a
tiny tank, as I have not gone through it except for that first time.
Any ideas of what to look for or what to do?
Thanks for any help!
Allie
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