Is my Mickey Mouse Platy Pregnant?

[Rad.banana23]

I was looking at my fish today and felt like it’s stomach looks like it’s big and need to know if I’m going to need to watch out for babies so I can separate them when they’re born so they don’t get eaten. I’m wondering if anyone is able to tell! Thank you for your help!

 

[Sgooosh]

I was looking at my fish today and felt like it’s stomach looks like it’s big and need to know if I’m going to need to watch out for babies so I can separate them when they’re born so they don’t get eaten. I’m wondering if anyone is able to tell! Thank you for your help!

yes it is

 

[itiwhetu]

I would like to see another photo, please

 

[Sgooosh]

I was looking at my fish today and felt like it’s stomach looks like it’s big and need to know if I’m going to need to watch out for babies so I can separate them when they’re born so they don’t get eaten. I’m wondering if anyone is able to tell! Thank you for your help!

I would like to see another photo, please

if we get a beter photo we can tell if its bloated or really pregnant

 

[Rad.banana23]

I would like to see another photo, please

Okay I’ll try and get a better pic

 

[Rad.banana23]

if we get a beter photo we can tell if its bloated or really pregnant

 

[Rad.banana23]

I would like to see another photo, please

Are any of these better at being able to tell?

 

[Sgooosh]

Are any of these better at being able to tell?

i think it is. she needs to wait a while befre she drops
also your platy is a red wag platy not a mickey mouse platy

mickey mouses have the little mouse face near theur tail

 

[Rad.banana23]

i think it is. she needs to wait a while befre she drops
also your platy is a red wag platy not a mickey mouse platy
View attachment 126755mickey mouses have the little mouse face near theur tail

Okay cool! Well thanks for your help and thanks for correcting that I wasn’t sure which one it was so that’s helpful!

 

[Sgooosh]

Okay cool! Well thanks for your help and thanks for correcting that I wasn’t sure which one it was so that’s helpful!

actually wait, shes partially micky mouse but not completely, there is a small pattern near her tail, so i would say mostly wag platy, a little mickey mouse wagplaty

 

[itiwhetu]

Are any of these better at being able to tell?

Thanks. I wouldn't be sure, but if she is with males she will be.

 

[the_lock_man]

I was looking at my fish today and felt like it’s stomach looks like it’s big and need to know if I’m going to need to watch out for babies so I can separate them when they’re born so they don’t get eaten. I’m wondering if anyone is able to tell! Thank you for your help!

Any platy that has shared water with a male at any point in the last 6 months is going to be gravid.

Platies reproduce using the "quantity, not quality" method. Trying to save them will lead to you being overrun with platies very quickly. Each female that you have will drop 30 or so fry every month. Those fry will reach sexual maturity with 3-4 months. Any males will then get every single female (including its mother) gravid again. The population will explode, and you will end up with more fish than water.

It is far better to let nature take its course, you will probably end up with a few fry surviving to maturity.

 

[Rad.banana23]

Any platy that has shared water with a male at any point in the last 6 months is going to be gravid.

Platies reproduce using the "quantity, not quality" method. Trying to save them will lead to you being overrun with platies very quickly. Each female that you have will drop 30 or so fry every month. Those fry will reach sexual maturity with 3-4 months. Any males will then get every single female (including its mother) gravid again. The population will explode, and you will end up with more fish than water.

It is far better to let nature take its course, you will probably end up with a few fry surviving to maturity.

Thank you for all the information!!! Very helpful! I’m a new fish owner so I really appreciate all your knowledge

 

[Rad.banana23]

Thanks. I wouldn't be sure, but if she is with males she will be.

I got her from the pet store about 2 weeks ago and went back and asked and they said they keep it coed! Thanks for the help

 

[the_lock_man]

I got her from the pet store about 2 weeks ago and went back and asked and they said they keep it coed! Thanks for the help

Female platies are able to store sperm packets from males, and use them to keep reproducing for around 6 months.