Pregnant Or Dropsy

[joegwendolyn]

still no sign of babies yet was just wondering how long she will have left if anyone can tell by looking

 

[noemy]

still no sign of babies yet was just wondering how long she will have left if anyone can tell by looking

Hi, I have a platy that's quite the same as yours, even in color, I have been trying to look for the right time for my platies to drop and none of then (3) got that square off, specially not the yellow one, she just seems to get more round, not square. The thing is, yesterday I found a yellow fry in my thank as I was doing some cleaning, unfortunately I tried to put my new fry in one of this traps but it passed through those holes in the bottom of the trap, So I lost my fry and I think it was eaten, because I haven't seen it since. My point is, it's more difficult to find out when your pregnant platy is going to drop than people in this forum would make you think. And, just so you know, that so called white pore that opens up, also opens up every time your platy, even the males, are going to poop... soo that's not a very good thing to look for either.

I'm sorry if I'm a little skeptical, but I have passed the last 6 weeks trying to apply the rules taught in this forum to find out when my platys where going to drop and failed, leading to a drop with no survivals.

 

[omega59]

i don't think she's even ready to drop. give it another week or two. take a look your platy looks round not squared off..

 

[OldMan47]

The only thing that you need to know about dropsy is simple. It is a description of symptoms, not a particular disease. It is a way of describing an extremely swollen belly, with no particular disease organism known to exist. One of the main reasons that we do not know how to treat dropsy is that it is undefined. It is much like calling a swelling in the pneumo in a human as pneumonia, no particular disease is indicated, it is a description of symptoms. That means there is no cure that will always be effective. Some examples are more prevalent than others, but nothing will give perfect treatment results. Where does that leave us? It means that no particular approach will always work but some are more likely than others to lead to successful results. Those methods become the treatment of choice but may be entirely wrong for your particular problem. In your particular circumstance, a completely opposite treatment may be just what you need. I really wish we could help more but those are the facts.

 

[joegwendolyn]

i don't think she's even ready to drop. give it another week or two. take a look your platy looks round not squared off..

do you think it is pregnant though it just seems to look the same over the last 2 weeks

 

[omega59]

Ya it is. When you see the white birthing tube near her bottom fin, she will drop soon. Don't look at thd gravid spit as many fish have that even when they aren't pregnant.

 

[Platygirl11]

She looks pregnant to me. It'll be a while before she drops, though. (1-2 weeks?)
I love platys, but it seems like it takes forever when you're waiting for one to drop.
When she gets squared off she'll be closer to dropping. Good luck!

 

[omega59]

Read the stickies on 5teady made there is one showing a plary atage. Gl

 

[nosoup4you]

Can we get a side profile shot? I know it is difficult to capture these guys just the way you want them but it would really help us to help you.

 

[omega59]

Indeed

 

[joegwendolyn]

Hi everyone it looks like it is pregnant I have seen a small dead fry in the hatcher and 2 eggs so I dont know if there all dead or not yet but at least I know its not dropsy now how long is labour for a fish as i havent seen anything in a while just 2 eggs and 1 dead one

 

[omega59]

I told you not to use traps see what they do, let her out pls. Those eggs nothing you can do with those they won't hatch. Simply put she got stressed most lily from being in that box and aborted. It's nothing new I don't recommend them at all. Let her have the rest in the open tank and supply coverage for the fry at the bottom. I hope she is ok keep an eye she doesn't get I'll. I had a female tears ago who went skitish from the breeder box even after she was removed, sadly she died.

 

[joegwendolyn]

I told you not to use traps see what they do, let her out pls. Those eggs nothing you can do with those they won't hatch. Simply put she got stressed most lily from being in that box and aborted. It's nothing new I don't recommend them at all. Let her have the rest in the open tank and supply coverage for the fry at the bottom. I hope she is ok keep an eye she doesn't get I'll. I had a female tears ago who went skitish from the breeder box even after she was removed, sadly she died.

I have taken her out of the hatcher, the male keeps chasing her already lol, she still looks quiet big do you think she will keep the rest or will she continue aborting them, she seems happy enough now, I will learn by my mistakes I just wanted to do my best for the fry

 

[omega59]

Yep just let her be do t worry about the males, add plants even low plants and the fry will hide in there trust me fry are smart too lol. If you really like try a tank divider. This is either a net or plastic with holes. It sits anywhere in the tank to seperate fish like a divider. This will also give a heck of a lot more room than any breeder box and supply, and so much less stress. Actually I recommend dividers only

 

[OldMan47]

Although I never use breeder boxes for my fish, I find it a bit extreme to say that a breeder has caused a spontaneous abortion. Fish do experience so9me stress when placed into a breeder but many very successful breeders use them all the time. I do not use them solely because I am not willing to spend the extra effort required to use one correctly. Using a breeder means knowing, to the day, when a drop will occur so that you can put the female into the breeder at the last minute. I prefer to place my breeding females into a birthing tank about a week before she will drop fry. If I am a day or two off, it really doesn't matter, because the birthing tank is adequate for the female to continue to use as long as necessary. When I see fry, I decide whether or not I need to remove the female. In many cases, I find that I get plenty of fry surviving without removing the female, as was the case with this female. The picture shows the female with her fry on the day they were born.