Platys Pregnant?

[Tibbs]

Hi was wondering if these 2 platys look pregnant? I've had them for a couple months and they were thin when I got them from the store. In the past couple weeks they have gotten really big and show a gravid spot that started out red and has turned black. they seem to have a lot of the fish following close behind them lately and they will go hide in the back corner and hover or sit in the plants and even hide in the cave by themselves.

 

[Tibbs]

Couple more photos

I have bought a live-bearer holder that suctions onto the side of tank just incase.

 

[Bubbles0oO]

i would say the second one looks close see the thread in my signature it will tell you everything you need to know, +10000000000 love thier colors!!!!

 

[Tibbs]

Thank you! Great thread about live bearers

 

[Bubbles0oO]

anytime

 

[Tibbs]

Just noticed a clear almost jelly looking thing hanging from one of the platys. Is this a possibility of birth coming soon? Before it fully came out the male nipped at it and it was gone. Should I move this one to a birthing box?

 

[Bubbles0oO]

Might have been fry might have been poo but post a pic I can't tell u for sure

 

[Tibbs]

It's gone. Was eaten before it fully came out. Didn't have time for a pic

 

[Bubbles0oO]

Might have just been poo lol does she look thinner

 

[Tibbs]

Not thinner. They are hanging around the bottom no really moving and lost a lot of colour. Just going to leave them out and let nature take its course. Don't want to stress them out in the box an if they do give birth I'll see how many I can save and just put them in the box

 

[Bubbles0oO]

Ok lemme know how it goes and post a pi of the fry!

 

[Tibbs]

Will do if they have any

 

[Bubbles0oO]

Ok lol my Molly is birthing right now I'll post pics when she's done!

 

[Tibbs]

Any pics

 

[Bubbles0oO]

No , all she had was eggs, I'm worried

 

[alia258]

Mollies are livebearers right? (I usually deal with guppies) but if she just had eggs, that means that something stressed her out and she aborted her babies, which is why the eggs are all that came out, the eggs cannot be saved sadly, my clear guppy, Blondie, aborted her first batch. It's expected that a guppy would be over stresse in their first batch.

Now another possibility would be that your Molly is giving birth at the moment and the unfertalized eggs are just coming out (it happens sometimes)

 

[Bubbles0oO]

That's what I thought, well I hope your baby's don't come out like this...