Is My Platy Preggers Or Fat

Lermy

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my female platty looks a little plump and does seem to be getting bigger she has paired off with a male and there always swimming about together and genarly stay together the other male keeps trying to get a look in but just gets chased off any help would be great cheers

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she does look a little swollen compared to how they usually are, and if she has been paired off with a male for a while then it is likely. however i wouldnt put her into a breeding box or net for a while yet as you arent sure and may just stress her. monitor the situation as she will get alot bigger if preggers. its hard to judge whether they are or not at times as they also swell when they need to excrete.

hope this helped :)
 
i wont be putting her in a box or not net if she is pregnant she will be having the fry in the tank we have only recently got them and are getting a couple more females next week to keep the other male entertained, we arnt planning on keeping the fry so we will just let nature do its course,

cheers for the help
 
Your platy may well be carrying fry Lermy. She is not close to a drop yet so please do not lock her away in a net or trap. When she is very close to a drop, looking much like this in her shape, she can be placed in a trap or breeding net for maybe a day or two.

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That square look is an essential indicator of the nearness of the drop. That fish dropped fry the very next day.
 

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