Is My Platy Gravid?

[RobertsKitty]

I could not get a good picture but here is a video that shows a good view. I have moved her into a 2 gallon bowl with java moss that I use for females when they give birth. I've only ever had gravid Mollies. It looks about right but I wanted to make sure.

http/smg.photobucket.com/albums/v203/skyshadowkitty/?action=view&current=platyq.mp4


Thanks!

 

[fluttermoth]

She's definitely gravid, but a little while from giving birth yet I think; she'll go more cube-shaped just before birth. I've never kept mollies, so I don't know if they square off in the same way.

 

[RobertsKitty]

Do you have an idea of about how long until she gives birth?

 

[RobertsKitty]

Also, I have a spare 10 gallon. Which would be better for her until she gives birth and then for the newborns after? A 10 gallon tank or a 2 gallon bowl? Last time I used a mesh screen to divide the adult tank and the babies but the babies slipped through the mesh and I lost all but to so I'd like to avoid that this time.

Thanks!

 

[amy1994]

Your gonna have loads of mickey mouse fry
I only have one as the female gave birth when i wasn't around, it that one was the only one i could find in the tank It's very nice tho and looks like the mum
and i would say she will give birth pretty soon, sometimes it depends...sorry that i can't be more specific

 

[OldMan47]

A well fed female in a 10 gallon can look like this the day she drops fry. That is exactly what I did with this molly.