New Platys Baby Appear Every Week

[commoncarp]

All my platys are females, I did have a male about 6 weeks ago but returned him to my LFS due to him being a bully, the problem is every week when I do a big water change I find more baby platys, I can't explain why, I do have a male sailfin molly but didn't think he would mate with them, can someone explain why I keep on getting new babys.

 

[Gill]

AFAIK Females can store Sperm from males for a long time.

 

[tom130691]

can hold it for 3months iirc

 

[commoncarp]

That would be the reason then, just looked at the Platys and they've got huge bellys again so probably pregnant again. I think people underestimate the size platys grow, mine are huge.