Guessing Game

[helterskelter]

Why not try to sex and ID this fish

I know what sex it is and what it is but the likes of fish48 and oldman please dont give it away to soon

 

[sted]

Male platy

 

[helterskelter]

But there is a gravid spot is there not?

 

[GavinH]

Is it some sort of Limia? Possibly a female Limia Nigrofasciata?

 

[helterskelter]

Sted is right with platy but any idea's what type/species

 

[Ashley1991]

But there is a gravid spot is there not?

dont know the species but i think its a male because its anal fin looks pointed to me but that might just be my eyes lol

ash

 

[ricefish]

Hi helter
am i allowed to play?

 

[helterskelter]

Hi helter
am i allowed to play?

No!
as u was there when i got these the other week

 

[ricefish]

You spoil all my fun lol

 

[helterskelter]

lol

 

[helterskelter]

Well today i found a load of babies from this pair of wild platies today. looking a little weak but they should be fine.

 

[OldMan47]

I do not find a good wild match for your fish unless it is much longer than it looks in your picture. It looks somewhat like a couple of different wild platies but they are not short bodied the way many domestic platies are. Your mystery fish looks as short as a domestic platy.
Congrats on the fry. Any wild type fish producing fry is a chance to distribute those fish more widely, at least from my perspective as a goodeid breeder.

 

[helterskelter]

It's a short body wild platy and intresting fact is some males develop a mini sword which u can just about see on my pic.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

If you still need help identifying the fish it may be difficult with that picture since there is no good angle to look at the finage and other visible signs to identify which livebearer it may be. Concerning the sex of the fish simply look if it has a gonopodium or not. If they are too young it may be hard to have a solid identification since some that may look like females early on may be males who grow their gonopodium later on. So after you know their gender i suggest splitting up the males and females unless you want a huge batch of fry all over again.

 

[Harlequins]

If you still need help identifying the fish it may be difficult with that picture since there is no good angle to look at the finage and other visible signs to identify which livebearer it may be. Concerning the sex of the fish simply look if it has a gonopodium or not. If they are too young it may be hard to have a solid identification since some that may look like females early on may be males who grow their gonopodium later on. So after you know their gender i suggest splitting up the males and females unless you want a huge batch of fry all over again.

Helter knows what fish it is ,has he specialises in livebearers

Cute looking wild platy helter