Platies - Pregnant or Overfed

[Jeffed76]

So I picked some platies that I hoped were pregnant. Now I can’t decide if they are pregnant or I’m over feeding them. Any guesses?

 

[fishorama]

Well, they're all quite chubby. I'm guessing the top 1 is female, it has a shadow of a "gravid spot". The second looks male based on the "gonopodium". Look up those terms & pics.

The 3rd, I can't tell anything but overfed.

 

[Jeffed76]

You were spot on! The blue one is skinnier and I spotted frie. How many do they usually have?

 

[fishorama]

Once females are fertilized, there's no telling how many fry they may produce.. They can often "store" sperm.
This is 1 reason I don't keep live bearers any more. . I wish you good luck!

But feed less...

 

[SORION002]

Hello I’m new too owning this kind of fish. Do you think she’s pregnant or over fed? If she’s pregnant when do you think I should put her in the breeder box?

 

[fishorama]

Her "gravid spot" looks like she's not ready to give birth anytime soon but she does look gravid to me rather than obese...I haven't kept livebearers in a long, long time... But when the dark area is both darker & larger & she seems to have some trouble swimming normally & tends to stay in 1 place most of the time, it's time for the breeder box.

Do you have a plan for raising fry? She may well eat any fry...not always a bad thing...

 

[SORION002]

Thank you for the advice fishorama, and I don’t know how I’m going to raise the fry