Is my play pregnant?

[n_crypted]

I sat down to enjoy my wet friends and notice the female platy looked a little plump. If she is indeed expecting, how long is the gestation period?

I've attached some photos of the fish in question.

 

[pinballqueen]

I'm not sure how long the gestation period is, but the way to tell that I have seen is the female will get plump, and will develop a dark area near her vent (at least in lighter-colored fish, not sure about that deep red fish). All the pregnant females I've seen get it, so that's the only way I've seen to tell.

 

[Faramir]

I'd say she has a week or more to go.

 

[wetmanNY]

It depends a little on the water temperature.

Do you have a tank for her to have her babies in? It doesn't need to be big. Can you get some Java Moss to put in there, for the babies to hide in? A spong filter, running on the same pump as you're using (get a T-valve to divide the two airlines) would be all the filtration she needs for a while...

It's good to move her a little early, not right during the process of-- what is it, frybirth?