Platy Pregnant?

[Fish are friends]

I have a female platy who is suspect is pregnant. Only problem is there hasn't been a male platy in the tank for about 4mnths. She is very anti social staying fairly static at the top of the tank next to my moss wall. I have read the topic about if she is ready to drop.
Her abdomen is very round and the spot behind her anal fin is large and swollen.. If she is pregnant when do I put her in the trap?

 

[Cazgar]

Livebearers can store sperm for up to 6 months, so yes, she could be pregnant

 

[Fish are friends]

I thought i would add a pic to see i am right.. I have had her in a trap for almost 48 hrs so dont want to stress her any more.. sorry the pic isnt to clear, best i could do...would it be safe to add her back to the tank if she isnt completely ready to drop yet???

 

[Neptune54]

I would recommend putting her in as soon as you see fry. Personally, I just grabbed the fry themselves as soon as the were born, didn't actually put the female in at all. But judging by your picture, I'd say that she's very close to dropping.

 

[OldMan47]

Your female looks quite close to a drop. You might want to give her a bit more time in the trap or watch closely for her drop and rescue the fry as they are born.

 

[Fish are friends]

i have a few more pics of my platy who hasnt dropped yet...just for confirmation..

this one is to show she is clearly a female..

a close up of her rear and there is a black spot just above her anus!

 

[JL94x4]

Defiantly doesn't have dropsy?

Just ruling it out...

 

[Fish are friends]

Defiantly doesn't have dropsy?

Just ruling it out...

not that i can see the scales are all still smooth and flat, dont think it would hurt to medicate the tank just to be sure!

 

[Cazgar]

She is very fat, but doesn't look to be squared off ready for dropping.
I wouldn't medicate the tank until you know for sure she has a problem

 

[OldMan47]

Never medicate as a preventive measure. It is the fastest way that I know of to develop resistant strains of disease organisms. Even if there is no active disease in a tank, there might possibly be a few of the bacteria involved in a disease that are awaiting a weakened fish. If you use your preventive dose, the susceptible ones will be killed and the resistant ones will survive. Now you introduce a fish that is weakened by things like shipping stress and that resistant bacterium infects your fish. What can you do for the fish? The resistant bacteria will not respond to the medication. You and the fish both lose. Worse yet, you clean out the tank and get it ready for new occupants, and you flush those resistant bacteria into the environment down your drain. Please never treat for anything that is not clearly identified. Disease treatment is hard enough without developing medication resistant strains of bacteria.

 

[Fish are friends]

Read and understood. Thanks, Proves I'm still learning.

 

[FishLover4+1]

hi just reading around... has your platy dropped yet???