Having Fry?

kennygater · May 17, 2006

hi a couple of my plattys are pregnant i have had fry before but before i found them in my internal filter thats how they survived. i have got another tank set up for them this time, i was just wondering how platys give birth? do they come out as eggs or whole. and how long is it normally before she has her fry?
thanks

Annastasia · May 17, 2006

They give birth to tiny live fish. Hence the name Livebearers

They normally have a gestation period of 3 1/2-4 weeks, however this can chanhe depending on the age of the female, the size of the female, and the number of fry she's having.

fish mad · May 17, 2006

ken25 said:
hi a couple of my plattys are pregnant i have had fry before but before i found them in my internal filter thats how they survived. i have got another tank set up for them this time, i was just wondering how platys give birth? do they come out as eggs or whole. and how long is it normally before she has her fry?
thanks

You can count exactly to the day for my platy. 3 weeks on the dot for the last 4 months lol

kennygater · May 17, 2006

Annastasia said:
They give birth to tiny live fish. Hence the name Livebearers They normally have a gestation period of 3 1/2-4 weeks, however this can chanhe depending on the age of the female, the size of the female, and the number of fry she's having.

ok thanks

she is quite large will it be ok just to put her in a breeding net untill she has them or will she eat them straight away

sweetp544 · May 17, 2006

Most fish do not like breeding traps. Sometimes they will even abort. Make sure you have lots of places for the fry to hide when they are born, like plants and stuff. Even the mother likes a place to hide to have them too. You can even float some in the top of the water too. My fish dont like to give birth during the day time, its usually at night and when the light is off.