I am new to the whole pregnant platy, when can I tell when my female mickeymouse platy is goin to have her babies? She has a dark gravid spot thats about a cm by cm wide. Any help on this or about what to do after the babies are born in my LEE'S 2 WAY BREEDER BOX.
Thanks So Much!!!!!!
2007-01-07 16:13:20 · 4 answers · asked by ? 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
I have always noticed the males pecking the females underside with their mouths when they r about to give birth to their live young. I have also noticed their colouring being a little darker as they are stressed. When they r born do divide them from the adults of the tank. The adults have a tendency to eat their young. I have found that some dividers don't stop the young from swimming up into the adult part of the box. so if u have a tank to Put mom in while she is giving birth then do so and scoop babies into box until mom is done. Make sure the water is the same as the tank water so mom is not stressed too much from change in water pH added to her birthing stress. After the mom is done u can then put her back into the original tank then releasing the babies to swim freely. If there are too many in such a little box disease and fungus can spread rapidly wiping out ur lil ones.
2007-01-07 16:42:57 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the male matures the Anal fin develops into a structure for reproduction called the Gonopodium. The Gonopodium can be moved in almost any direction and stores the sperm in packs called spermatophores. Once the sperm is inserted into the female it fertilizers her eggs and the rest is stored in the Oviduct walls for later use. The eggs are very rich in yolk and the young develop by consuming their yolk stores. In light colored females pregnancy can be recognized by the growing dark body marking in front of the Anal fin.
Young Live-bearers are fairly large at birth and their development is very advanced. They can swim right away, which is needed to avoid their enemies including their parents who give no natal care whatsoever. The fry grow very rapidly and will eagerly accept fine flake food.
2007-01-07 22:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by Oranda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is gravid then she is probably going to have fry soon. For the babies, you will probably want to get a cheap little tank and a small heater for it if you want to keep them. The Box will not allow them to grow properly. It will work fine for a week or so, but after that they need to be released into the main tank or put in their own tank.
2007-01-07 16:39:34 · answer #3 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definite they're breeding.and that's achievable for them to croos breed.as properly as swordtails mollies and in maximum cases all livebearers.they're breeding and quickly they are going to supply beginning like in a month.i in basic terms desire that the babys do no longer come out strange.cus they're crossbreeding.
2016-12-12 06:39:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋