Pregnant platy?

foxgirl158 said:

UPDATE:
As of August 10th they have still not dropped fry. Is this normal? I have attached pictures of them taken today, and they definitely look bigger, at least in my eyes. Anyone know how much longer it might be?
As a side note, my only non pregnant female (neon mickey mouse) acts like she is the bottom of the pecking order. She hides behind the little cave, and doesn't go after food like the other two. Is this normal? I have also seen the red wag occasionally dart at her, but no other signs of aggression.
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Sgooosh said:

how long?
my swordtail is pregnant and she hasnt dropped for more than half a year....

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foxgirl158 said:

I first posted about them possibly being pregnant exactly a month ago on July 10th. I looked it up and apparently the average gestation period of a platy is 28 days....

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Sgooosh said:

how long?
my swordtail is pregnant and she hasn't dropped for more than half a year....

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foxgirl158 said:

They still have not dropped fry......
At what point do I say they aren't pregnant and move them to the main tank and/or start worrying that somethings wrong?
(Edited to fix wording of the question)

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Colin_T said:

If you have fat livebearers that look gravid (pregnant) and they haven't produced any young or gotten skinny in 6 months, they are probably full of parasitic worms and need treating.

See post 35 and deworm the fish.

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emeraldking said:

Both don't look pregnant. They look healthy. And a nice bodyshape. To me they just look wellfed.

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foxgirl158 said:

Alright... If they look heathy, then whats wrong with my neon mickey mouse? she's a LOT smaller and thinner than the other two. I'll get pics of her when I can.

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