Why wont theY drop already!!!

[starshine]

My females are all pregnant but bout 5 of them were due to drop between 2 weeks ago and now. little blue for example is nearly 3 weeks past due so what is going on? Ive checked and double checked my conditions and followed all advice but nothing!
they are just eating and eating I mean little blue aint so little any more she was bout 2.5cm before now shes still 2.5-3 cm but looks like shes swallowed a lego block her belly starts at her chin and tange should have been due bout the same time as indigo (who has started getting fat from her next lot) but she is a week past that already I have no Idea what is going on but food is starting to cost me heaps.

[momo]

I dunno, I wouldn't go by specific dates when it comes to animals (even us people don't give birth on time!)

A good indicator that your guppy is going to drop is when her back end looks squarish when viewed from behind (and apparently sometimes you can even see the baby guppies eyes through the gravid spot, but I reckon you'd need a telescope or something for that LOL), just wait and it'll happen eventually ;D, you did mention she looked like she's swallowed a lego brick so it sounds pretty close now!

[Cyberguppy]

could be just fat from pigging out on all that food. As a rule of thumb I find they dont usually start dropping fry untill they reach around 3cm, head to tail. My separated endler females, that have never even seen a male, still look like marbles with tails from all their gobbling. Other than that, unfortunatley all you can do is wait.

p.s what temp do you have them at?

[starshine]

got them at 25c they have been square for bout 2 weeks now

[sammigold]

sometimes a water change can encourage them to drop their fry.... another good indicator is when the males start really hassling them they swim frantically around her anul area as they want to be the first in line for the next fertilisation.... Is your water nice and hard? they really like very hard water and that may help too...