New Pregnant Platy From Petsmart??

I just got a new Sunburst platy from PetSmart. She is very happy in my new tank along with a fancy tail guppy and a bumblebee platy. The only male is the guppy, so none of my plates can breed... My Sunburst platy looks small and I do not see a gravid spot, I'm positive she's female. She does not look pregnant at all.. Could she be pregnant from the other males at petco??

 

why do you think she is pregnant

 

They usually say that a pet stores fish are pregnant...

 

Well unless she has a gravid spot or gets one In a couple of weeks. The latter is very possible seeing as the big retail 4 (guppies, platies, mollies, swordtails) can keep sperm I their bodies for multiple weeks after mating so it is possible she could get pregnant

 

Female platies can retain sperm from just one encounter with a male for (from what I've been told) several months. If there is nothing wrong with her healthwise, then she is assuredly pregnant. They always seem to be. Gravid spots can be a bit tricky to see on sunbursts, since they aren't quite as 'transparent' as other colors. She may be stressed from the move, and this may cause her to abort her pregnancy. Her slightly distended stomach could be from pregnancy or illness, but I've often found that with platies, it's most often the former.
Platylover is great with platies, if the name doesn't give it away haha.