Is my Platy pregnant?

Question

I bought some few a fish several weeks ago, two of them being Platies. I am pretty sure that they were both female, however I am starting to doubt that. One of them is starting to fatten up a lot, and compared to the other one, she is even bigger in height and width. I know how fish can sometimes hold sperm for a while before becoming pregnant, so I just wanted to know if anyone else thinks that she is pregnant. She just started fattening up two weeks ago... How long till eggs? I am in college and come home every so often, and my mom said that she has been fattening up over the last two weeks. Any special accomodations for her? I also have 6 danios and the other platy... will nature take course and they will eat the eggs?

Answer 1

Platys are live bearers they do not lay eggs the baby's grow inside their mother and she gives birth to live fry!

here is some more info for you

Platies, like most other livebearers, are members of the Poeciliidae family and are found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. These hardy and colorful fish make a wonderful addition to the passive community aquarium. Platies are easy to breed, and new color varieties are developed through selective breeding programs. The fry are born fully developed, and can be raised easily in a separate aquarium or net breeder inside the tank. Male Platies are more slender than their female counterparts, and have a pointed anal fin on the bottom, closest to the tail. The females are more rounded, with a rounded anal fin. To reduce aggression among them, it is ideal to maintain a small school of 5 or more fish in the aquarium. Platies stay small, under 2-1/2 inches in length, and will add interest and color to the small community aquarium. Platies make a perfect addition to the aquarium for the novice to expert alike.