Pregnant platy?

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AquariumFreek

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Hello

I recently got a male molly (about 3 weeks ago) and I noticed my female platy is really fat. Is it possible that they could breed? I'm still new to this haha
 

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Hi, they can not breed together as Mollies are of the genus Poecilia, and Platies are Xiphophorus. Mollies can breed with Guppies, and Platies can breed with Swordtails.

Your platy does look gravid. Many livebearers, including Platies, can store sperm from the males for later use, like when a male is absent.
 
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