Ness Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 I would love opinions on this female platy, do you guys think she is pregnant? we got her and two males, a week after having them I found a tiny baby in the tank. assuming she had it and we just didn’t know she was pregnant at the time. since then she’s definitely gotten bigger, but it’s probably been a month-ish, and I just can’t tell if she’s knocked up! some days I think she definitely is, others I’m not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 She very probably is. I once sorted my platys to control fry production. The females continued to have fry for several months. So they can store embryos for a very long time. She might be having fry currently even. Platys eat their fry, so without a ton of cover you might not see any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ness Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 I’ve got a small breeder tank which the baby is in, I’m unsure when I should put the adult in though? I don’t want her in if she’s still got awhile to give birth, I read it can stress them. just hard to know if or when exactly she’s ready to pop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 On 8/17/2024 at 1:55 AM, Ness said: I’ve got a small breeder tank which the baby is in, I’m unsure when I should put the adult in though? Yeah, I have no experience there. I put my platys back together, gave them plenty of cover, and let nature take its course. My population grew up to 30 platys of all ages. From fry to 2 year olds. Then I added a betta because of a bit of emergency and unbalanced my tank. Apparently he was getting some fry as well and the population went way down. Still trying to undo that mistake and get a balanced population back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWilk Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 If a female platy even looks at a male, she’s probably pregnant. You can pretty much assume that they’re always pregnant. The question to ask is just how long until babies drop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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