Hi, I have a platy that is pregnant. I don’t know how long she has been pregnant because I bought her that way (about 1 week ago) but she has quite a big belly. I put her on her own in a bare-bottom 2.5 gallon tank, with a cup she likes to hide in and a piece of plant. At least three times a day I use a straw to get poo from the tank bottom, once a day feed her “gourmet” tropical fish flakes and twice a day will give her a few black worms. She is active and swimming around the tank, she can see her old friends because I put the two tanks beside each other. Even though she is white, she is not see-through and I can't see any gravid spot.
My question is, is there any particular behaviors she will exhibit before she gives birth?
I think I read that when platys are about to give birth they will go off their food and sit near the bottom and hide. I can’t remember where I read this though…
How long will she have these behaviors before giving birth? Is it different for each fish? Will she eat her fry right away, or is there a period where she doesn’t feel hungry and how long is it?
PS. Sorry about the size of this picture, it was the best of about 100 shots, coincidentally, it was also the smallest.
My question is, is there any particular behaviors she will exhibit before she gives birth?
I think I read that when platys are about to give birth they will go off their food and sit near the bottom and hide. I can’t remember where I read this though…
How long will she have these behaviors before giving birth? Is it different for each fish? Will she eat her fry right away, or is there a period where she doesn’t feel hungry and how long is it?
PS. Sorry about the size of this picture, it was the best of about 100 shots, coincidentally, it was also the smallest.
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So when she looks like the pregnant platies in those pictures, then she will be more or less ready to give birth.