Shes My First Pregnant Platty...

[GinIAm]

I recently bought a female platty (a week ago today) to go with my male and other female, and she was obviously already pregnant. I *think* she has squared off today. How long is it for plattys when they square off before they begin to drop their fry?

Heres my pretty girl Zola

I am debating on putting her in a homemade breeder trap. I have an enormous fantail goldfish that keeps eatting all of my Molly fry. And, just once, I want to save a few babies!

 

[coyemuse]

Honestly she doesnt look squared off to me, I just had a platy drop last week, I caught her when she was squared and she gave birth within 4 hours.

 

[lolobunnz]

Yeah, i agree with coyemuse. She has a tiny bit more to go. Looks like it will be a huge batch!

 

[GinIAm]

Yeah, i agree with coyemuse. She has a tiny bit more to go. Looks like it will be a huge batch!

She is GINORMOUS! Looks like I will be having Molly and Platy fry at the same time! YIKES!

 

[KrystaK]

Don't put her in the breeding trap if you can help it. Let the female give birth and the net up all the fry you can/want to save. Putting her in a breeding trap will just stress her out.

 

[GinIAm]

Don't put her in the breeding trap if you can help it. Let the female give birth and the net up all the fry you can/want to save. Putting her in a breeding trap will just stress her out.

That is what I have been doing with my Molly. But she has dropped 3 times so far (soon to be 4th time) and I have yet to find a single fry. I have a 4-5inch fantail goldfish in there, and I think its eatting the fry. It will litteraly follow my Molly around hanging out around her bottom when shes close to dropping.

I DO have a seperate 1g tank I was going to use as a nursery "when" I can find some living fry! I thought about moving my fantail, but the 1g tank will be way too small.

I made a breeder trap and she swam into it. But 15 mins into her being in, I could tell she was super depressed (just layed at the bottom under the little plant), so I let her go back into the tank. Shes swimming around the big tank a little and then hiding in the plants, and then swimming around.

So I guess, I just have to hope and pray I find some fry this time before the giant fantail eats them all!