Is My Platy Over Fed? Or Pregnant?

[pretendlikewerealive]

Hi, so I bought some tropical fish last month and just recently I noticed that my red wag platy has gotten very large in the belly. I don't have any other fish to have gotten her pregnant. That I know of.
I have :
A reg wag platy
A dalmatian molly
A neon tetra
A rosy barb
A glassfish
and two algae eaters
(i'm not sure of their genders)

I had a ghost shrimp but I think one of my algae eaters ate him.

So I was wondering what are some ways I'd be able to tell if she was pregnant. and how i could tell when she will drop? any tips on what to do with her would be great too. This is my first time having fish. Thanks.

In this one its not very clear but shows the belly.
http/www.flickr.com/photos/84318284@N02/7721483000/lightbox/

These ones, I moved her to a new tank. She seemed very upset about it. She's barely moving now. Staying at the bottom. I don't know what's wrong
http/www.flickr.com/photos/84318284@N02/7721504070/in/photostream
http/www.flickr.com/photos/84318284@N02/7721507934/in/photostream
http/www.flickr.com/photos/84318284@N02/7721511866/in/photostream

She is still hiding.

 

[LucyB]

A picture would be very helpful - Then we can tell you when we think she will have her fry

Have a read of this, it is very helpful:
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/253113-how-to-know-if-your-livebearers-ready-to-drop-fry-updated-150412/

Also, The platy will have mated at the fish shop and become pregnant. They can store sperm for up to 6 months so look forward to babies, babies and more babies!

You can get a breeding trap from the fish shop to put her in:
http/www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=breeding+trap+platy&um=1&hl=en&biw=1517&bih=741&tbm=isch&tbnid=bfkDR8TdgHUrFM:&imgrefurl=http/www.amazon.co.uk/PPI-Breeding-Trap-Tropical-Tanks/dp/B003H7Y7HA&docid=wZw28ZjwXRwzgM&imgurl=http/ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510nlGMmYwL._SL500_AA300_.jpg&w=300&h=300&ei=n_oeUOpAyrnRBc3cgKAP&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=172&vpy=216&dur=3090&hovh=224&hovw=224&tx=104&ty=107&sig=117669449549005657075&page=1&tbnh=132&tbnw=132&start=0&ndsp=33&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0,i:95

The fry fall through the holes into the bottom, safe away from the mother

Also look on google, YouTube - anywhere! You can find lots of information about this on the internet

 

[pretendlikewerealive]

Thanks, ill post a picture soon. Just gotta get one that's not too blurry.

 

[allan078]

I would say she is pregnant, still a while to the drop tho, she's not very square. None of your other fish could have got her pregnant, but as has been said, they can store sperm for a while.

 

[pretendlikewerealive]

She looks as though her stomach has gotten smaller. But I'm not sure.
She has been pooping alot. Could that have made her smaller?

 

[allan078]

She looks as though her stomach has gotten smaller. But I'm not sure.
She has been pooping alot. Could that have made her smaller?

Yeah it could, maybe she was just a bit "blocked up."

 

[phurn]

Also tetras barbs and glass fish are all shoaling fish. They need to be in groups of 6 or more.