Platy female showing increase in size.....

[Chronos313]

I have a female platy who is increasing in size but due to her coloration I cannot spot a gravid spot but she's been large since I brought her home from the lfs. What can I do to distinguish if she's preggo or just a large female. And if she's nearing labor time what helps kickstart proper labor

 

[JokerWx13]

If there were other males in the tank you bought her from, she might be preggo. if she is preggo, the best thing to do is seperate her into a breeding tank where she can have labor without problems, make sure you separate her before it's too late. she might drop fry prematurely if you do it too late. if you can't move her to another tank, just make her as comfortable as you can, ie. lots of hiding places and feeding her well.

 

[Chronos313]

So I should keep her in the ten gallon alone until she drops. She was in a mixed tank prior.

 

[JokerWx13]

if you have another tank to spare, yea.

 

[JokerWx13]

the cherry barbs in your 10g may or may not eat the fry tho... =.=

 

[Chronos313]

Oh no the ten is housing 2 other females and a male I could relocate to my 30

 

[JokerWx13]

alright then you're good it might take up to a month to drop fry and she might release a few a day over the week. good luck with your fry! i've got about 5-6 platy fry that are just barely 1 cm long

 

[Chronos313]

I had fry drop in my 30 but sadly as I was getting ready for work and my tetras gobbled them up so I devised the plan of making my ten gallon the breeder tank. I wanna see what colorations I get

 

[Chronos313]

Ok now I have a female platy kind of acting like a loner hovering low and avoiding the others. She's not increasing in size and is very skittish. Any ideas?

 

[JokerWx13]

was it just introduced to the tank or was it fine and dandy before?

 

[Chronos313]

She was fine before, maybe she is stressed from moving from the ten gallon or she recently became preggo. I posted pics in another thread