Heavily Pregnant platy help

[Kcd666]

Hi iv got a heavily prego platy shes in her breeder box an seems to be layn on 1 side a not moving is this her going birth or should I be worried?

 

[Demeter32]

Can you post a picture? Usually they will remain upright and still swimming while giving birth.

 

[Kcd666]

Shes moving but barely

 

[Kcd666]

Shes also quite deformed

 

[Kcd666]

Tho she will move as iv just fed her an she was snapping away at food but retured back to that position

 

[Kcd666]

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[Demeter32]

That fish is not healthy. Has she always had a deformity like that? Her tail is a bit frayed/torn too. When did she start laying on her side?

Btw that appears to be a guppy from the angles the pictures were taken from.

 

[Kcd666]

Thats the very reason i purchased her she was in a shop not looking particularly healthy so i brought her home she has only just started laying on her side as far as im aware she has always had the deformety tho i was told it is since shes been pregnant an she is definetly a platy

 

[Demeter32]

Either way, no fish should behave like then even if they are full of fry. The deformity is likely the cause of her laying on her side. If she happens to drop fry theirs a good change some may have a similar deformity, in which case you should either keep for yourself or cull.

 

[Kcd666]

Unfortunately she died this morning from being egg bound so thank you for your help