Ga-rr-ett

hi i am wondering if any one can tell how soon this platy will have its fry


see the black spot infront of ist anal fin is that a gravid spot or just part of its wag tale colors.
and is it time to put her in the breading tank yet.

thanks

Ga-rr-ett

sorry i put the same pik 2 times i ment to put this one

Ga-rr-ett

and i have 2 of the same platy so i couldent tell them apart so the platy in pik 1 may be a differnt platy from the platy in pik 2.

aquarist48

hmmmmmm I'm not a Platy expert but I think she has a a bit more time before she gives birth. I'm pretty sure they get a good bit larger (belly wise) than what I'm seeing in the picture. I'm sure you'll get some more responses. Best of luck for healthy fry!

summersquash

I'm not sure either, but I have a platty that is so big you can see all her ribs sticking out on each side and she hasn't gave birth yet. She looks like she swallowed a marble. I think my fish looks bigger than yours. I think it takes aroun 20 to 24 days. I had a molly that I watched for weeks. As soon as I was gone for a few days she had her babies and they were all eaten. I now have a small tank I put my pregnant fish in. But still they get eaten sometimes.. At this time I have four dalmation molly fry. That is all I was able to rescue before they were eaten for lunch.