Now that we have a better idea of how long guppies live and what can disrupt their lifespan, it’s time to learn how we can extend their life. Keeping guppies alive involves taking the best care of them. Here are the most important tips and tricks for keeping them alive for longer: F...
The use of unreceptive (pregnant) females is important as they do not respond to males’ sexual attentions, providing a standardized behavioural response for the males. Females of similar size (standard length) were chosen across different trials. An experimental male was placed in the observation ...
Althoughit's not possible for a female guppy to get pregnant without a male, it can appear that she did. Research has shown that a female guppy can hold a male guppy's sperm for 10 months or possibly longer. This may give the appearance that a female guppy is pregnant without being in...