Is My Platy Pregnant?

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• Jun 7, 2013

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Just wondering if my platy looks pregnant to anyone else? I don't know if the darker bit on her stomach is a gravid spot since I'm new to this. What does everyone think? Thanks

 

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it looks like it. does she have black spots in the back of her belly?

 

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I can't really see any to be honest. I've tried for ages to get a decent picture but she won't stay still long enough lol.

 

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hmmm... sometimes with my platy the spots are there one minute than gone the next.

it's the fry's eyes.

it does look very fat though.

 

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Thanks so much! I'll keep an eye out and see if I can spot any!

 

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yup! good luck!

 

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Yes. She certainly is. She may not have them for awhile. She will be closer to birth when her belly becomes more transparent and u see eyes. Platies have the ability to store sperm so that they can give birth several times after mating only once. Congrats! I love the sunset variety. But the yellow seems to be a recessive trait and seems to breed out after a generation or two of mixing varieties of platy