Platy questions

[Woofy]

is this platy pregnant or just fat?(i initially thought this was a boy)

what about this one?

heres a pic of them side by side are they both f?

 

[RanchuRick]

We can't see much from the pictures, but you can tell platy sexes very easily.

Female has a fan shaped anal fin.
Males has a gonopodium (shaped like a small stick) instead of an anal fin.

 

[Woofy]

are these better, i think they're clickable to enlarge.

 

[reptileguy2727]

both female (that doesnt mean they cant be pregnant, depending on how long you have had them). if the swollen abdomen appeared quickly after a feeding she probably just ate a lot. if it developed slowly she may be pregnant.

 

[RanchuRick]

are these better, i think they're clickable to enlarge.

Much better. Yup, both females as you can see the true anal fin.

 

[Web Gazelle]

Both are female, but I can't say for sure if they are pregnant. Do you have a male in your tank?

 

[Woofy]

well when i got minnie (the mickey mouse one) from the store i picked her like that because she lloked pregnant so she came like that. the other i thought was a boy cause she's much smaller and after a few days she developed a belly that doesnt go away between feedings. i dont have a male by the way....thanks to petsupermarket.:mad2:

 

[reptileguy2727]

then they could both be pregnant and unless precautions are made them and the tiger barb will eat most of the babies.

 

[Web Gazelle]

In those pictures they don't look pregnant. They could just be well fed. How often do you feed them?

 

[Woofy]

In those pictures they don't look pregnant. They could just be well fed. How often do you feed them?

well thats the thing if they were like that cause they were fat they would get thinner between feedings or wake up thin but they're always like that 24/7

as for the babies issue with the tiger barbs, i'm not thinking about keeping the babies anyways i have no mean of where to raise them or any idea how so......