Guppies preganant for too long!

My two guppies have been pregnant for about two months now which is almost triple the normal time period. Is there anything that will keep her from giving birth? They both look like swimming boxes eating every bloodworm I throw in, I can even see the dark “gravid spot” in the back. If they get any fatter they might pop.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel89 on November 26, 2011 at 11:25pm

Maybe they're not pregnant.

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Permalink Reply by Jarrett Hunt on November 26, 2011 at 11:59pm

I know they are because I can see the gravid spot

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Permalink Reply by Hmoobthor on November 27, 2011 at 9:44am

is it just a small spot..?

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Permalink Reply by Jarrett Hunt on November 27, 2011 at 7:26pm

no its not a small spot.

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Permalink Reply by 2apes2gp667wr on November 27, 2011 at 9:51pm

I had a Zebra Danio one time that had eggs ready for what seemed like forever. Never did pop and I gave it away. How long can a fish remain pregnant without having the babies/eggs?

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Permalink Reply by Martin Seel on December 5, 2011 at 12:29am

gravid spot doesn't mean it's pregnant , it means it's sexually mature.you should try not to feed alot of blood worms to a fish of that size they can make them bloated (which I think yours are)

I would try not feeding them for a few days and then just feed them a decent flake food