Platy had 3 baby fry...not sure which one any help working it out

[Bear23]

Hi, new to this motherhood. My platy fish or mickey mouse platy just had babies didn't know any of them were pregnant. Don't even know how to tell females and males
Only had 3 a day ago....I think?? As didn't even notice originally.
Can anyone tell by photos which fish was pregnant and if anymore babies will come later?
The last three photos are of the baby fry
any help needed

 

[seangee]

to TFF
You don't really need help, they will figure it out - in fact they already have .
You are going to have more, lots more. As far as I can tell you have 2 females (the mickey mouse + 1 other).

For more information on the species https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/xiphophorus-maculatus/

 

[emeraldking]

Pic@2 is clearly a female. It would be better to take closer pics of the others from the side to ensure which sex they might be.

 

[Colin_T]

Baby platies normally (not always but most of the time) look like their parents. If the mum and dad are orange the young are usually orange. If the mum and dad are Mickey Mouse, the babies are usually Mickey Mouse coloured.

 

[GaryE]

The baby in the picture is already a toddler. The fry were dropped a bit farther back than you might have expected.

 

[Bear23]

The baby in the picture is already a toddler. The fry were dropped a bit farther back than you might have expected.

How old do you think they are? I hope I didn't lose any then when I did a fish tank clean

 

[Bear23]

Baby platies normally (not always but most of the time) look like their parents. If the mum and dad are orange the young are usually orange. If the mum and dad are Mickey Mouse, the babies are usually Mickey Mouse coloured.

So most likely the Mickey Mouse Platy then

 

[Bear23]

to TFF
You don't really need help, they will figure it out - in fact they already have .
You are going to have more, lots more. As far as I can tell you have 2 females (the mickey mouse + 1 other).

For more information on the species https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/xiphophorus-maculatus/

Which is the one other? How often do they have babies?

 

[Innesfan]

Which is the one other? How often do they have babies?

Platy gestation is on average 28-32 days.

Livebearers (platies, guppies, swordtails, mollies etc) can all be easily sexed the same way. Look at the anal fin. That's the single fin under the fish right behind the belly. If it looks like a slice of pie, curved edge to the rear, then it is female. If it is thin and pointed, that's the male sex organ called a gonopodium. Examples of the difference are commonly available all over the internet.

Sounds like you are attempting to raise the fry. Do you have a separate tank for them?

 

[sharkweek178]

Female platys can store sperm after being inseminated by a male for months. I always assume that any female platys kept with males at a store are either pregnant or will be at some point.

 

[emeraldking]

Platy gestation is on average 28-32 days.

Livebearers (platies, guppies, swordtails, mollies etc) can all be easily sexed the same way. Look at the anal fin. That's the single fin under the fish right behind the belly. If it looks like a slice of pie, curved edge to the rear, then it is female. If it is thin and pointed, that's the male sex organ called a gonopodium. Examples of the difference are commonly available all over the internet.

Sounds like you are attempting to raise the fry. Do you have a separate tank for them?

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Xiphophorus species (whether that may concern platies or swordtails) can sex out early, normal age and late. If they'll sex out late, males tend to develop a gonopodium as adult size.

Female platys can store sperm after being inseminated by a male for months.

It's always hard to determine when a female which has already mated once or more, when she'll be clean (out of stored sperm packets). For once donated sperm can be stored over a year without any loss of the quality of the sperm.