Is my platys eggo preggo???

[Tashangel31]

I am sooooo (and I can't emphasize "so" any more) new to the fish tank hobby. I just need someone to look and tell me is she is preggo, please!!

Btw new to forum. This is lipstick my female the male is Chapstick. (gotta love 4 year olds naming fishies)

 

[Copachick]

She definitely looks prego! Thats what one of mine look like right now. If you look at them from the front, they start to buldge out and their stomachs kind of square off. I believe that means they are about ready to pop. ALso, if you look in the back you may see little black sports on her belly underneath her back fin. Those are the babies inside of her!

 

[ocminpin]

WELCOME!! : )
Most fish coming from the pet stores are pregnant (whether or not they're showing YET) because they have been in contact with males. If they've been in your tank with a male for even a few hours she'd be pregnant. They keep going and going and going and.. you get the point.. and drop fry every month.
Also, females are able to hold onto and store sperm from just one mating so you can get fry up to 6 mths without contact with a male.
All 4 of my female mollies are ready to burst right now.... one dropped 11 the other day and she still is full... you can see the black spots still... I was able to save up to 40 in two births and 20 or so another time....