Pregnant platy? maybe new dark spot but not huge belly...

[Poshia11]

Hi, I was wondering if my platy might be pregnant? I noticed an odd white poop coming from my platy today, so I was looking closely at her, and when doing so, I saw what looks like a gravid spot. She does not have a huge belly like other pictures I can find online of pregnant platies, but to me it looks like she might be pregnant as I don't recall that dark spot being there before, but I can't be sure. ...

If so, should I move her to a breeder tank within my tank now? Any advice would be appreciated. I had a pregnant platy that I was unaware of a year ago, only to discover after-the-fact when I found little fry under the filter sponge (who somehow survived it all almost a year later). I think my tetras took care of the rest so I am hoping to avoid a similar fate if this platy is pregnant....

Thanks in advance for any advice....

 

[MEMO]

Do u have males in there?

 

[Poshia11]

I have two other platies in the tank--one looks like a female and one is small still (only 8 months) and I thought was a female as well, but maybe I am wrong about that...

 

[MEMO]

I have two other platies in the tank--one looks like a female and one is small still (only 8 months) and I thought was a female as well, but maybe I am wrong about that...

Check for gonopodium(stick like analfin) if it is present instead of a fan shaped one. Its a male. 8 months old is not small. That platy had already reached maturity long ago

 

[Poshia11]

Hi! I'm not sure if you can help me tell if this is a male or female--this is the third platy I have in my tank.

and on a separate note, he just came down with ich. Very depressing, so now I need to try to save him. I had added two new corydoras and a snail at the end of September and had one spot on the other platy that popped up about a week or so after I added the new fish. I treated for two weeks with ich-x with no change, and no other fish showing ich, so I thought I misdiagnosed ich. But today I noticed the little platy is flashing at bottom of tank with several ich spots, so I think my tank had ich after all. hopefully I can treat him/her(?) and with no other fish coming down with it....

 

[mslindaw]

Hi! I'm not sure if you can help me tell if this is a male or female--this is the third platy I have in my tank.

and on a separate note, he just came down with ich. Very depressing, so now I need to try to save him. I had added two new corydoras and a snail at the end of September and had one spot on the other platy that popped up about a week or so after I added the new fish. I treated for two weeks with ich-x with no change, and no other fish showing ich, so I thought I misdiagnosed ich. But today I noticed the little platy is flashing at bottom of tank with several ich spots, so I think my tank had ich after all. hopefully I can treat him/her(?) and with no other fish coming down with it....

Hi Poshia 11
Sorry about your ich issue. Your pic looks to be a female. I love platies. They're usually pretty hardy fish.

 

[Poshia11]

Thanks! I appreciate the feedback. I've had one platy pull through ich before so fingers crossed this one can get over it too.... Platies are really great fish!

 

[MEMO]

Thanks! I appreciate the feedback. I've had one platy pull through ich before so fingers crossed this one can get over it too.... Platies are really great fish!

I agree and yes it is a female. Nd i don't think ur first platy is pregnant. But if there is a male there is a high chance it is