I Need Help, Is My Fish Pregnant?

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platyman123

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Please help, is this fish pregnant, if so why isn't it so fat, i've had it for 5 months now and the spot( gravid spot) has been visable for 2 weeks. Please help!!!!!!
 
I see no gravid spot.... and I may be mistaken, but I see a gonopodium which will make this a male platy..... nope!! ... Personally.... I do not think he is pregnant...
 
I see no gravid spot.... and I may be mistaken, but I see a gonopodium which will make this a male platy..... nope!! ... Personally.... I do not think he is pregnant...
that gonipodon is poop:)

Only now that you mention it.... I notice the poop as well... above that poopstring... I see a gonopodium... It is not the rounded anal fin of a female Platy/livebearer.... I maintain that this fish is a male unless I can get a better photo of the anal fin.... But!... gravid spot??... I do not see it.
 
In this case, I might think that it doesn't actually have a gonopodium, but instead folded its fins (my swordtail female can look like this when she folds the fin too). I will take a picture some day to show what I mean.
In first pic the platy is also holding the top fin lowered so all fins are usually folded when they do that.

There's also a spot inside it and a round shape of the belly which also points towards female.
In second pic, the anal fin seems fanned out a bit too.
 
In this case, I might think that it doesn't actually have a gonopodium, but instead folded its fins (my swordtail female can look like this when she folds the fin too). I will take a picture some day to show what I mean.
In first pic the platy is also holding the top fin lowered so all fins are usually folded when they do that.

There's also a spot inside it and a round shape of the belly which also points towards female.
In second pic, the anal fin seems fanned out a bit too.
yes, your right, it was folding its fins, I can see a white ring, right below its anal area, telling me that it will probably drop soon: she has been pooping white slimmy poop, which is also a sighn she will drop soon:) Tell me if i'm right
 
In this case, I might think that it doesn't actually have a gonopodium, but instead folded its fins (my swordtail female can look like this when she folds the fin too). I will take a picture some day to show what I mean.
In first pic the platy is also holding the top fin lowered so all fins are usually folded when they do that.

There's also a spot inside it and a round shape of the belly which also points towards female.
In second pic, the anal fin seems fanned out a bit too.
yes, your right, it was folding its fins, I can see a white ring, right below its anal area, telling me that it will probably drop soon: she has been pooping white slimmy poop, which is also a sighn she will drop soon:) Tell me if i'm right
White poop can also be a sign of Hexamita parasite though.
Doesn't look close to dropping, probably would have 3 more weeks to go, not even squared off but has a bit of a belly.
Can you get a pic of it with fanned out fins? (side view)
 
In this case, I might think that it doesn't actually have a gonopodium, but instead folded its fins (my swordtail female can look like this when she folds the fin too). I will take a picture some day to show what I mean.
In first pic the platy is also holding the top fin lowered so all fins are usually folded when they do that.

There's also a spot inside it and a round shape of the belly which also points towards female.
In second pic, the anal fin seems fanned out a bit too.
yes, your right, it was folding its fins, I can see a white ring, right below its anal area, telling me that it will probably drop soon: she has been pooping white slimmy poop, which is also a sighn she will drop soon:) Tell me if i'm right
White poop can also be a sign of Hexamita parasite though.
Doesn't look close to dropping, probably would have 3 more weeks to go, not even squared off but has a bit of a belly.
Can you get a pic of it with fanned out fins? (side view)
She died:(
I got up and she started swimming around fast, and then just stopped and died:( rip
 

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