Pregnant High Fin Platy
You indicated the size of your tank and that you have fry in the tank but the tank is fairly overcrowded.
Pregnant high fin platy. So i have to pregnant platies one a high fin and one a blue coral today i bought a 5 gallon for the fry and currently have the two females and males in there. This region with irregularity has alternate shading from the rest of the body. The second is to be feeding meaties brine shrimp blood worms red wigglers etc along with high end flakes ie.
The body shape of the female platyfish is more massive and fuller when contrasted with the male platy. During the gestation period the abdomen of the female platy will become enlarged and she will develop a dark spot on her belly which signals that she s pregnant. The pregnant platyfish otherwise called gravid females have an irregularity in their mid body territory.
The female platy fish gives birth to live young rather than to eggs every three to four weeks when it is paired with a male. Hifin platy fish have an elongated dorsal fin that makes them stand out from the rest of the platy varieties. These are just a few of the most common signs that you should watch for if your pregnant platy fish is pregnant.
The other sign of pregnancy is that the female platy fish gets a dark mark on her back fin. They can also have an almost rectangular stomach as well when they are close to giving birth. A pregnant platy will develop a noticeably swollen belly.
Remember that your pregnant platy fish is eating for multiple fishes at this point. Pregnant platies are easy to spot so if you keep a close eye on your fish they shouldn t be a surprise. A female platy fish differs from the male in its fan shaped anal fin.
Just recently the blue corals stomach has started to grow like a square and she has been hiding. The pregnant platy has an obvious lump in its mid body. You can write down the date your first notice the pregnancy spot so you can better approximate when she s about to give birth.
The signs of pregnant platy fish are quite obvious and can not be missed if you pay close attention. The average pregnancy of a platy fish is about 28 days. This is where she is keeping the baby platies.
Because of the long fins placing hifin platy fish in the same aquarium with fin nippers is out of the question. You need to make sure that you know how to take care of your pregnant platy fish as well. Hi im sure our high fin platy is pregnant she has been going to bottom of the tank and generally staying out the way today the father as seen on pic is following her around prob waiting for a nice meal we have a birthing tank.
What are the signs of a pregnant platy fish. When a pregnant platy fish looks ready to give birth move her into her own tank to protect her young from the male fish.