ok just a question .is my platy is pregnant?

Question

those are the pic of the female i just got her for about a week.she fat look kind of like pregnant.the area is brow.she was little smaller when i got her.(my aquarium:2 male guppies,1 male platy,3 females.)


oh i got a 5 -6 gallon aquarium.so how many fish i can get .and some time i see my male guppies keep chasing my female platiesand when they get close to her they start to do stuff and she ran away.is it ok to let guppies and platy mate?

Answer 1

your pics are not there. platys and guppies will not mate. but they will mate with their own kind if in a mixed community tank. If you want the babies to survive, get a breeding box or a seperate tank. You will need to feed them special fry food for the first little while.