Why would a Fish abort its own Babies? 🤰

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[FishEver]

🤰 Why would a pregnant guppy abort its own children?

The simple answer is stress. I’ve had two experiences where stress overtook two momma Guppies’ pregnancies.

The first case was moving stress. About 7 years ago I saw a SUPER pregnant momma guppy at the fish store and I wanted her - so I took her home! Within 15 minutes she had prematurely given birth in the bag. I got super lucky that most of the babies were already fully developed or else I would have lost them all (spontaneous abortion).

The second case was very recent. Coraline (one of the female blue koi guppies) was close to giving birth but towards the end of pregnancy, I noticed her belly deflating. After two days there was no more gravid spot and she was back to being flat. She had completely absorbed her babies (stress defense mechanism).
I assume this happened because of the stress that came from being constantly chased by the males in the tank.

Poor water quality, breeder boxes, and bright lights can also cause unintentional guppy abortions. It’s super important to make sure Momma guppy feels safe and secure during the end of her short pregnancy. :)

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[uryany]

Bruh just imagine someone who didnt know the fish was pregnant and they accidentally bough 80 fish

[pokaa_a]

Amazing how much you care for your fish. You are literally the fish queen. You are so nice to your fish and it’s so cute-I’m here for it☺️

[siri]

Doctor: Good news, you’re going to be a mother of 15-29 babies! 🥳
Coraline: Oh heck no, I can’t do this
*A B S O R B S*

[HellaFuckingKawaii]

Her: *talking about fish abortions*
*The background popping off with Plants vs Zombies music*

[JustAnIzzu]

"they both happened to my *female* guppies"
*_you didn't have to cut me off-_*

[musical_costumer]

Fishes literally said: I ain't ready for this...

[pissapocalypse]

Imagine youre in your third trimester and you're just like "actually I changed my mind"


_A B S O R B_

[Dannn_XD]

her: * talking about her pregnant fishes*

me vibing into pvz roof levels:

[serendipitylove]

The thing about stress can apply to all animals, and even humans. Which is why it's so important to keep a pregnant person calm and comfortable.

[creeperYT]

Imagine if human could just digest their babies if too stressed

[le_caca]

She said “ She absorbed her babies” so calmly😂

[JMTB]

Supreme Court is probably fuming after this one

[snowva]

The fish law after finding out the female guppy commit abort: IMPRISON HER

[rebeccacorbin]

This isn't unusual in the animal kingdom. If the mother is overstressed this can happen. It's a primal survival tactic and is not consciously done.

[pewdepiexo]

Imagine humans being able to abort a pregnancy by reabsorption, the law would have a hard time w that one
Like no I wasn’t pregnant, ✨just a food baby ✨

[darethybear]

Still confused what is going on in the back

[GryphonicDiscord]

Not gonna lie as someone whos had a miscarriage and been judged because of the medical coding i cannot begin to express how happy it makes me that you recognize that abortion is also a term for miscarriage. Like i know you're talking about fish but heck i appreciate that you used those phrases interchangeably like that.

[_BaguetteDoggo]

“Have I ever had a fish abort its own babies?”
“Yes, two times, and they both happened to my female guppies”
*I wonder why.*

[m.t.]

"Abortion isn't natural!!!" Then why so many animals do it then??? Almost like stressful environments are bad for the momma!

Fun fact tho: Rabbits, if they feel the environment is not safe, will also absorb their litter (or trigger a miscarriage can't remember rn)

Lots of animals have different ways to abort or absorb if environments don't meet their standards, which is a cool evolutionary trait to have!