Female Platy - Somethings Wrong!

[bex1]

hey 1 of my female platys whom i think is pregnant as she is rather fat and has the black mark near her anal fin, has a funny like bubble pouch near her anus, what is this? its has only just appeared? has she got hemmoroids? shes fine in herself and still eating and swimming etc.
cheers x x x

 

[Annastasia]

Can you describe this a bit more, or possibly get a picture?

 

[bex1]

hey cant get a picture my damn camera is playing up!
it looks like yellow bubbles/eggs attached to her anal area hanging down, like she has haemmorohoids or something?
she is also hanging near the surface of the water and breathing rapidly, but still go's for food if i put some in.
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[hot_hazza3]

mine had the same b4 dropping its like a b4 birth thing i think, might be wrong tho

 

[bex1]

hi ok thanks for reply, hope thats just what it is and not anything serious! any one else got any ideas?
thanks
x x

 

[Annastasia]

When you say bubbles/eggs, that makes me think she could be aborting. How many males and females do you have, what are your water stats, and can you think of anything that might make her stressed out?

 

[bex1]

hey the bubble things are still there this morning but they are smaller now.
tanks stats are
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 20
pH 7.2
temp 25oc
i have 2 males and 2 females but the males are to busy harrasing each other to really bother with the females they tend to just leave them alone.
thanks for reply x x

 

[Spader]

maybe its the female to male ratio, it should be around 1 male to every 2-3 females

 

[yotty85]

sometimes not all the eggs hatch in the body of the female.. so upon the drop, some of them end up coming out along with the fry. premature birth maybe? Ive never experienced it myself to be honest