HELPP PLZ Is my platy fish pregnant or just fat?

[Jolie837837]

Pregnant or just fat?

 

[fishperson100]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

I think it is pregnant. It doesn't look like it is fat from eating too much, and it is a female.

 

[Jolie837837]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

I think it is pregnant. It doesn't look like it is fat from eating too much, and it is a female.

The platy fish is currently living in a huge tank. I'm afraid other fish will eat the baby frys. What should I do? Should I put it in a breeder tank? - thank you so much!

 

[Colin_T]

The best thing to do when you have pregnant livebearers is to keep them calm and relaxed and have lots of plants in the tank. The females hide in the plants when they are giving birth and the babies can hide in them too. Live plants are best but plastic will do.

Some good live plants to try include Ambulia, Hygrophila polysperma & H. ruba/ rubra, Elodia/ Hydrilla, narrow Vallis, common Amazon Sword plant, and Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta).

The water sprite is a floating plant but can also be planted in the substrate. The other plants should be planted in the gravel.

Out of all the plants available, Water Sprite is the best plant for livebearers.

Have the light on for 8-12 hours a day and let the plants grow. The females and babies will use them.

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Do not put pregnant female livebearers in breeding nets because they stress out due to the small space and can give birth to premature babies that die.

Once the females have had the babies, you can use a small plastic container to scoop them out (with some water) and put the babies in the breeding net.

 

[Jolie837837]

The best thing to do when you have pregnant livebearers is to keep them calm and relaxed and have lots of plants in the tank. The females hide in the plants when they are giving birth and the babies can hide in them too. Live plants are best but plastic will do.

Some good live plants to try include Ambulia, Hygrophila polysperma & H. ruba/ rubra, Elodia/ Hydrilla, narrow Vallis, common Amazon Sword plant, and Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta).

The water sprite is a floating plant but can also be planted in the substrate. The other plants should be planted in the gravel.

Out of all the plants available, Water Sprite is the best plant for livebearers.

Have the light on for 8-12 hours a day and let the plants grow. The females and babies will use them.

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Do not put pregnant female livebearers in breeding nets because they stress out due to the small space and can give birth to premature babies that die.

Once the females have had the babies, you can use a small plastic container to scoop them out (with some water) and put the babies in the breeding net.

Thanks!