Is my Platy pregnant?

Morganally

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I have had this female for 2ish months. She has gotten huge and I am starting to notice a ton of orange egg looking balls in her abdomen. Do they carry unfertalized eggs? My molly just had 2 fry a couple of days ago:/ I cannot find anything online and she is the only platy in the tank. Pregnant before I bought her?
 

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Most of the common livebearers (mollies, guppies, platies & swordtails) can carry sperm packets from previous matings and use these to fertilise eggs 6 or more months after breeding.

She looks well and truly gravid (pregnant) and might give birth in the next week. If she doesn't produce any young in the next month, then deworm the fish.
 

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