GTR Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 hey guys, i bought 3 platies about 2 months ago, 1 male, 2 females.. and one of the females seems a fair bit bigger in the belly then the other female and growing.. any help on telling if she is pregnant or just a fatty (lol) would be appreciated.. Cheers, Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zane Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 put some pics up and we could let you know. but it wouldnt suprise me if she is. look for a black dot around her butt when you see that it means she is going to give birth soon. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rion Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 If she is in with the male she is pregnant check near the bum area for whats called a gravid spot that also shows it. It can be 21-40 days before she drops and her gravid spot will get darker and make sure you have a little tank for all the fry as you could get up to 250 fry. To save the fry you can use comercial fry savers or just well plant the tank. Platy's dont like the traps and stress alot more then guppys. To feed the fry ethire buy fry food. You can also use finly crushed flakes or hard boild egg yoke. They do better on BBS(Baby brine shrimp). Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR Posted November 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 all very helpful, cheers guys much appreciated. ill try get a pic up asap i have 1 male, 2 females Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
