Platy Pregnancy Problem

[Harlequins]

My mickey mouse platy started giving birth in the tank so i caught her and put her in the breeding trap,she had 2 in there and i've noticed for the past hour she has a huge red lump near her anus, i'm not sure if its unborn fry or her inners coming out,she is still giving birth and had 18 at the moment.

Any ideas what i can do or what it is?
here's a pic i took although looks alot bigger now

 

[helterskelter]

Oh it looks like it's a prolapse which is not good.

Let her settle over night and see if it settels back, and she'll then give birth normally.

 

[Amberleaf]

; What's a prolapse?

 

[helterskelter]

A prolapsed anus is where the rectum comes out of the body.
This may be a prolapsed (uterus but fish dont have that!) of some sort, that look's nasty but could be caused by the stress of trapping, so see what happens.

 

[Amberleaf]

; Doesn't sound good, in any case. I hope your fish gets better, Harlequins! ^^;

 

[Harlequins]

Thanks

Well she carried on giving birth,had 39,one was still born,the lump appeared to be unborn embryos,most dropped off,she still has one left hanging,i don't want to stress her too much so i have let her back in the main tank.

Hopefully she'll be ok,she had around 21 fry on sept 1st all are alive and healthy.

 

[helterskelter]

Well we say it's 4-5 weeks for platies so that right on the nail.

Good to see she's recovering well.

 

[Harlequins]

Thanks
She's been a bit subdued since her drop staying at the top of the tank,but seems alot better today eating and acting more like herself, the remaining lump has dropped off.