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Hi I have a swordtail female and I'm not sure if she's pregnant or not and if she is when do you think she will give birth she's in a breeding box so I could get a better pic of her thank you
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Yes, definitely pregnant.

She looks pretty close to. I would say 4-7 days.
 
Hard to tell only because I have a similar platy and she just had babies she was bigger then yours. I could be wrong though. I was only able to save 9 idk if she had more they might’ve got eaten. I’ve read they can hold babies for longer and not have them all at once.
 

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Ashkay said:
I plan to give mine to a local fish store. I won’t have space for these little guys. Since being new to all this. I had no idea they breed so quickly.
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Yes, livebearers breed very quickly. Always do your research, before getting fish. :good:
 
Yes I know now. But I purchased her from PetSmart and of course they didn’t inform me of anything.
 
Luke&jess said:
Hi I have a swordtail female and I'm not sure if she's pregnant or not and if she is when do you think she will give birth she's in a breeding box so I could get a better pic of her thank you View attachment 109944
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Well, could you make another picture but from the other side. I', asking you this for the blotch seems more like black blotch in the skin itself than a gravid spot to be honest. I wonder how the other side of her looks like. So, I won't say that she's pregnant at this point.
PheonixKingZ said:
@emeraldking needs to step in here. Good luck @Luke&jess and @Ashkay!
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And yes @Ashkay , from time to time females can hold on to the rest of the fry and drop them later. That's quite normal.
 
emeraldking said:
Well, could you make another picture but from the other side. I', asking you this for the blotch seems more like black blotch in the skin itself than a gravid spot to be honest. I wonder how the other side of her looks like. So, I won't say that she's pregnant at this point.

And yes @Ashkay , from time to time females can hold on to the rest of the fry and drop them later. That's quite normal.
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Well I hope she’s done it’s been about a week and I haven’t noticed any other Bavaria.
 
I bought a pair of platys a M/F and put them in my shrimp tank for QT the next morning I found at least 13 fry while cleaning the tank, 1st platy I bought in over 7 years. Now I have a 30 gallon fry tank with one shrimp and some snails. Was planing on redoing the tank with sand and new scenery and fish but for now it is a fry tank. :dunno:
 
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