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Usually a female livebearer swims in sudden dashes from one spot to another when she is very close to giving birth and she continues to do this while she is dropping her fry. Often she will dash from close to the bottom (gravel) of the tank and end up near the surface. If you look closely at the place she dashed from you are quite likely to see tiny fish.
They become very alert. You will notice that she keeps her pectoral fins twitching and her tail too her breathing becomes more rapid and you will see her little gilld going like crazy. When she is ready to drop her young she probably will go down to the bottom of the tank and then make a dash across the tank comming to a sudden stop. When you see this kind of behaviour look at the place she dashed from. That is where you are likely to see a baby or two.
With all the livebearers in fish, you can tell if they are pregnant by looking for a dark spot towards the rear of their abdomens. If they are not pregnant, it will be clear and when pregnant dark looking, like a dark spot.
i have platy in my tank the give birth to small fries rapidly.the males are larger and have longer tails the females are shorter and have shorter tails when the females are about to give birth their belly swells and the tend to hide.
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How long does it take for a platy fish to give birth-?
It takes around 3 - 4 weeks for a platy fish to give birth.
Where do platy lay their eggs?
They don't. They give live birth.
How many fry will a red wag platy give birth to?
They can have 10-50 fry but you can never really tell. BTW they give birth to live young so immediately remove them from the tank and put them into a breeding tank.
What to do before platy birth?
Make sure there are lots of decorations, enough gravel, and plants. The female platy will lays her eggs on these.
Do platy lay eggs?
Platies don't have eggs. They lay live fry, which will come out of hiding in a few days.
Why is your platy still fat after giving birth?
the womb of the platy is big so it needs time to deflat i think but I'm nott sure
Why isn't the male platy breeding with the female platy?
tell more about why its not breeding what is its behavior Mabe the platy tank is not suitable for the platy pair try adding more plants and hiding spaces for the fish and feed them more of a variety of foods flake + blood worms+live or frozen foods if possible
How can you tell if you are going to give birth?
The baby starts to come out!!
What is a string hanging of your platy?
Answer It is the platy's waste.
How do you tell apart female tetras from the males?
females give birth.
How long tell guinea pigs give birth?
9 to 10 weeks.
How do you tell a guinea pig is going to give birth?
the guinea stork comes
