Is my platy pregnant or chunky ?

Aimee_Jane9 · Apr 6, 2021

Hey all! Thank you for taking the time to read my post.

I'm just enquiring whether my platy is pregnant or chunky lol... I recently had them off my mate, who was getting rid of their set up etc. I had 4 in total and she is most definitely the biggest out of them all... Assuming she is female that is? Judging by some FAQ I've read she is female. I have more pictures if needed.

Thanks again for reading ? and take care.

emeraldking · Apr 7, 2021

She does look pregnant...

Aimee_Jane9 · Apr 7, 2021

emeraldking said:
She does look pregnant...

I was thinking the same, just can't seem to see her gravid spot ? thanks for your reply though.

emeraldking · Apr 7, 2021

Aimee_Jane9 said:
I was thinking the same, just can't seem to see her gravid spot ? thanks for your reply though.

Not always will a female show a gravid spot or a very clear gravid spot when pregnant.
In this photo you see a slight visible gravid spot.

Aimee_Jane9 · Apr 7, 2021

Sorry I'm blind as a bat ? okie dokie, thank you for your help. Do you know roughly how far she's gone? Or does it not make a difference. I obviously don't want to put her in the breeding net too soon as I've read up about it stressing her etc. And I don't have another tank ready yet to move her into it. Thanks again.

emeraldking · Apr 7, 2021

Aimee_Jane9 said:
Sorry I'm blind as a bat ? okie dokie, thank you for your help. Do you know roughly how far she's gone? Or does it not make a difference. I obviously don't want to put her in the breeding net too soon as I've read up about it stressing her etc. And I don't have another tank ready yet to move her into it. Thanks again.

Bit hard to tell when she's due. I've got variatus platies as well. There are pregnant females that give birth when squared off. But there are also females that are very round and a bit round that may drop soon. From my own experience with variatus platies it's an open window how big they get before dropping fry.
But I also have to say that my variatus platies leave their fry alone.

Aimee_Jane9 · Apr 7, 2021

emeraldking said:
Bit hard to tell when she's due. I've got variatus platies as well. There are pregnant females that give birth when squared off. But there are also females that are very round and a bit round that may drop soon. From my own experience with variatus platies it's an open window how big they get before dropping fry.
But I also have to say that my variatus platies leave their fry alone.

Ah fair enough! Just a waiting game then, until I become a grandma ? It's the other fish in the tank that I'm worried about to be honest. I've noticed her starting to favour a spot in the tank, so could be any day now ?‍

Thanks so much for your help honestly ? I'll update you when it happens ?

carligraceee · Apr 9, 2021

Aimee_Jane9 said:
Ah fair enough! Just a waiting game then, until I become a grandma ? It's the other fish in the tank that I'm worried about to be honest. I've noticed her starting to favour a spot in the tank, so could be any day now ?‍
Thanks so much for your help honestly ? I'll update you when it happens ?

Hey! So if I had to guess- I would guess within the next few weeks. My platys always looked like this for 1-3 weeks before giving birth. She will get very lethargic and will hide away- they are also known to not eat too much when they are ready to give birth. The other fish WILL stress her out and they all are inclined to eating the babies. Take them out if you can OR buy floating plants and large rocks to give the babies space to hide until they are ready.

Good luck!

Aimee_Jane9 · Apr 11, 2021

carligraceee said:
Hey! So if I had to guess- I would guess within the next few weeks. My platys always looked like this for 1-3 weeks before giving birth. She will get very lethargic and will hide away- they are also known to not eat too much when they are ready to give birth. The other fish WILL stress her out and they all are inclined to eating the babies. Take them out if you can OR buy floating plants and large rocks to give the babies space to hide until they are ready.

Good luck!

Thank you very much ?

Aimee_Jane9 · Apr 17, 2021

We have 1 fry! But I have pregnant guppies, so trying to figure out if this is a guppy or platy if anyone can help? Please

carligraceee · Apr 17, 2021

Aimee_Jane9 said:
We have 1 fry! But I have pregnant guppies, so trying to figure out if this is a guppy or platy if anyone can help? Please

Looks like a platy to me but I don’t have much experience with guppy fry. Try looking on google too!

emeraldking · Apr 18, 2021

Aimee_Jane9 said:
We have 1 fry! But I have pregnant guppies, so trying to figure out if this is a guppy or platy if anyone can help? Please

Definitely a platy fry. You can tell by its shape.

carligraceee · Apr 20, 2021

emeraldking said:
Definitely a platy fry. You can tell by its shape.

I have never seen a platy fry that color before! So cool! Mine are always dark to light orange haha.

Slaphppy7 · Apr 20, 2021

carligraceee said:
I have never seen a platy fry that color before! So cool! Mine are always dark to light orange haha.

They don't start gaining color until they begin to mature

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