My Platy

[boost-67]

yes she is preggers also, although not as far along in her gestation

 

[bouv2]

Thanks Boost, She seems huge and eats like she is starving! She has picked out a favorite spot at the bottom of the tank, behind a plant and is found there most of the time, except at meals.

 

[MaXxwell]

i'm still waiting for my platy 2 drop, been watching the tank like a hawk but still nothing (unless shes dropped a few & they got picked off quickly).. been about a week now.. sure shes guna explode lol! good luck 2 every1 else whose awaiting babies

 

[bouv2]

Thanks! And to you and your's too!

 

[biokid101]

if not a week maybe sooner cause its pretty big!! mine is the exact same sizee! i hope we get it on the same day! preferably saturday when im home to watch this! i had all my guppies but 1 give birth in the morning maybe around 11 am to 2 pm is when those dropped then 1 overnight gave birth so its different..i only had a platy give birth once but i dont remember how big it was but ik it was theh day after i brought it home in the evening around 6. good luckkkk!! D I wish i knew how to post pics

 

[boost-67]

sign up for a photobucket account and just copy and paste the image code into your post here and it will pop up the image

 

[PaBucsFan]

She is definitely close! Livebearers often give birth at night because they feel that they are safer. Its like christmas morning to me when I wake up to fry swimming all over my tank.

 

[anah2467]

Hi everyone! My Platy is still holding on, she's so getting big it's getting slow for her to swim. She likes to habg out at the back by the plants. Today is the day for water change I hope she's gonnna be fine. It's a first for her in my aquarium for water change. BTW, I have both female platys, no males...I'm gonna have my hands full when the other one is preggy too, the store I bought them had tons of males. Good luck to us all!!!

 

[anah2467]

She is definitely close! Livebearers often give birth at night because they feel that they are safer. Its like christmas morning to me when I wake up to fry swimming all over my tank.

Yeah, if you are lucky no one eats them. I have 3 danios there and yet 3 small albino corys. I get nightmares the frys are all eaten by them. I feed them now at bedtime just so they're not that hungry,

 

[Littlemonkey]

Sometimes doing a waterchange does the trick. I allways find fry after a waterchange. I've also got a platy ready to drop. Must be something in the water eh.

 

[anah2467]

Sometimes doing a waterchange does the trick. I allways find fry after a waterchange. I've also got a platy ready to drop. Must be something in the water eh.

Well, that's why I didn't get any male platys. Now I'm getting frys because my platys are already preggy. I wonder now how many times they will drop after their first pregnancy in my tank.

 

[OldMan47]

I have had many of mine drop during the day while I am at work but I recall watching plenty of drops during the evening when I had less tanks and more time to watch each one closely. If I notice a drop happening, I will usually just turn off the lights to give the fry a bit more of a chance.

 

[anah2467]

I have had many of mine drop during the day while I am at work but I recall watching plenty of drops during the evening when I had less tanks and more time to watch each one closely. If I notice a drop happening, I will usually just turn off the lights to give the fry a bit more of a chance.

I have been observing my platy well and so far she's still big I haven't seen any fry swimming or hiding. Nor has she been having any symptoms of the ones you've mentioned on your link OldMan47 when their about to drop. Lots of advise adhere to my letting the platy dropped in the tank & let the fry take their chances than having the mother stressed out in the breeder trap. Then I will have to try & fish the frys myself. I hope it won't be that difficult & stressed the other fishes too. They always know what the net is for, eh...catching them! Anyways, I will try my best and hope for the best for the frys & my platy. BTW, how long can the frys stay in the breeder w/o being stressed...maximum days? What do I do with the frys in the breeder when I do water change? I'd appreciate all the advise, thanks.

 

[bouv2]

My gold comet platy has been quiet and hiding in the plants for over a week now. Today she has been hiding in the little hut in the corner of the tank.......but she scampered out for breakfast. Waiting.........

 

[anah2467]

My gold comet platy has been quiet and hiding in the plants for over a week now. Today she has been hiding in the little hut in the corner of the tank.......but she scampered out for breakfast. Waiting.........

Hi Bouv2. Is she getting really big too? My platy is still as active as preggy as she was. I'm observing also my other platy which is preggy too not as far along but if I where to judge by their movements & behaviors this other platy is more nervous, hiding already but like yours comes out to eat. It's like she's claiming her spot already, funny eh. I mean the other one is more huge & quite ready any day now but she's not getting ready at all. Must be a first timer, Size wise my platy is smaller but bigger belly, the other platy is longer but not quite huge. Just a waiting game but honestly I'm getting nightmares about the frys being eaten before I see them in the morning.