Emergency platy with eggs

[Lesley McNeill]

My platy had fry in February. Tonight I looked at her and she had a very large clump of eggs hanging from underneath her. I caught her and gently took some off her but there is still a lot and I can't get a good look at her. She is quite a jumpy fish. What do I do with her? This is just after midnight now in Scotland. Her mate would be a swordtail. The eggs looked like they were empty, nothing was formed inside them. she is a big fish and didn't look like she was pregnant.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Autumnsky]

My platy had fry in February. Tonight I looked at her and she had a very large clump of eggs hanging from underneath her. I caught her and gently took some off her but there is still a lot and I can't get a good look at her. She is quite a jumpy fish. What do I do with her? This is just after midnight now in Scotland. Her mate would be a swordtail. The eggs looked like they were empty, nothing was formed inside them. she is a big fish and didn't look like she was pregnant.

Thanks in advance.

Platy have live babies so that is odd.

 

[abbyn]

I had a platy who gave birth to two rounds of healthy fry but when I was expecting a third I had a similar experience. I found eggs in the breeder trap the next morning but my platy was fine. She acted normally and didn't have any health issues. I think that what happened was a premature birth. I'm not sure if this is what is happening to you but if it is I wouldn't be concerned.


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[Noviceafter2yea]

I read somewhere that sometimes they miscarry or spontaneously "abort" for lack of a better word. Maybe that is what you see and not eggs since, as you know, they are live bearing.