Platy expecting?

Here is a picture of 3 of my Platties I think I've caught 3 of the 4 females. I've only had them for about 1 week, and am pretty new to this fishkeeping lark. Am I right in thinking that the (fat) on at the front is expecting?

If this is the case any guesses how long it'll be?

Regards,

Mark

Looks about ready to pop! lol.

Platy fry aren't hard to keep.. the best thing to do (if your tank is big enough) is to get a breeding net and keep the fry in there for a few weeks until they are big enough not to get eaten.

Other than this you could get another small tank, but you'd need to re-create the conditions of your current tank so that when the fry are moved over they dont get shocked by the differentiating water qualities and die.

Good luck!

Ben

2 of them are pregnant.. but its hard to say when they will drop.. if you have a bunch of floating plants, and other plants in the tank, you could just leave them in there and some of the fry should survive

My tank is pretty sparse apart from some wood and plants on the bottom so I might need to get a net. The only occupants of the tank are 6 platy (4 female, 2 male) and 2 albino cory catfish. I'm thinking of purchasing a couple more catfish soon, would it be best to wait until the pregnant fish have dropped?

Mark