When To Put Pregnant Platy In Breeders Net

[robertherrington]

Well, I Know For A Fact She Is Pregnant Now I Just Want To Know When I Should Put Her In The Breeder Net Because I Have 3 Other Female Platys In The Same Tank, And No Means Of Collecting The Fry If They Just Drop To The Bottom. They Would Surely Get Eaten First Anyways If You Could Tell By Looking At Her About How Long Till I Should Put Her In There I'd Appreciate It Thanks

 

[lilfishie]

its probably best to leave her then remove the fry or she could get stressed and abort the fry, add some floating plants as extra cover for the fry when born, as long as you have loads of hiding places you should be able to catch a few before the greedy mouths

 

[robertherrington]

its probably best to leave her then remove the fry or she could get stressed and abort the fry, add some floating plants as extra cover for the fry when born, as long as you have loads of hiding places you should be able to catch a few before the greedy mouths

thx. I hope so I just have no clue how far along she is i'd like to know if theres any sign a couple of days before she has them or do they just pop out one day at some random time?

 

[theotheragentm]

There is no one answer as everyone's experience is a little different. Hiding away and swimming very still in the water is a sign she is almost ready to birth, but you may just be surprised. Place hiding spots like decoration or floating plants if you want some extra insurance for fry survival. Good luck.

 

[modaz]

heres a pic of my platy that gave birth this evening, listed from A to D are the signs that tell me when they are due to drop and i always get it with within about 5 hours before she drops




A= look at the opening infront of the anal fin, this is open and white when she turned around you can see the opening quite clearly, if the opening has something dark in it she is just going for a poo, if its white and seems hollow then she is going into the first stages of labour. this is the best sign as some fish do differ b/c of the amount of fry inside.

B= this area will stay rounded until 24hours before she will give birth, then it will go box like shaped as ive shown in the picture. this happens with almost. every fish

C= this area will look like its an intense lighter colour than that of her natural colouring it will be swollen a fair bit if she has a lot of fry waiting to come out but this is not always the case as young fish with there first drop dont usual show this so well.

D= note that the shape of her back has started to arch, this is her getting into position so the birth canal will allow fry to drop.

she will be panting but not as heavy as guppies do and she will either be quite on the bottom or in weeds or she could and most of mine done go into a reverse swimming motion with her head to the floor and her tail in the air.

by your picture i would say she is about 5-8days away, just look for the opening and the quick boxing of the bellyand then it a matter of hours good luck

 

[robertherrington]

Thanks For The Info That Helps A Lot

 

[fishboy619]

good info modaz, i never knew what to look for when my livebearers are about to give birth, just waited till i saw fry and caught them afterwards.

 

[modaz]

wel it turned me into a nervous wreck i might as well get in the tank and join them lol

 

[corey01]

that was good info modaz the included picture and letter coded is helpful.