Is my molly pregnant...... noticed growth

[oklahomaNew621]

I am not sure why but the chest/ ttummy of my molly has ballooned out the last few days.....not sure if it mated with another breed of fish in the tank. The other Molly died a month ago.

 

[oklahomaNew621]

Or platy I get the names mixed up

 

[butterfly_koi]

Can't really tell by the pictures. here's a way to tell, does she look gravid to you?

 

[oklahomaNew621]

Gavid???

 

[oklahomaNew621]

Better pic

 

[oklahomaNew621]

Another

 

[oklahomaNew621]

this is better

 

[butterfly_koi]

Gavid???

When a female is pregnant she will develop a gravid spot, look near her anal fin under her belly, you will see a dark spot

 

[oklahomaNew621]

Will it pooch like that... it like grew this week... it was never that cubbyhole....

 

[oklahomaNew621]

Cubby *

 

[butterfly_koi]

It all depends, I bought a platy earlier this month that did not look gravid at all and four days later she had 6 fry

 

[oklahomaNew621]

Do I need a like a special place to keep her till then. I have 9 other fish...

 

[butterfly_koi]

If you have enough cover spots the fry will naturally hide from the other fish. What would you move her into to?

 

[oklahomaNew621]

Like I have seen a net like container to put a pregnant fish in.

 

[butterfly_koi]

I personally don't use those because it can stress the mama out to the point where she might abort the fry. but what you do with your fish is totally up to you . If you do decide to use the breeder box wait until she is square and actively dropping then put her in and she will continue to drop in the box, this I have done on occasion, sometimes it works with some and sometimes it doesn't. Make sure to watch and observe her while in the box, if she seems stressed then take her out. But IMO I wouldn't keep her in there for the duration of the pregnancy.

 

[oklahomaNew621]

can they breed with fish other than platies?

 

[butterfly_koi]

can they breed with fish other than platies?

Meaning.... Can platies breed with other livebearers? Not that i'm aware but I could be wrong.