is my red swordtail pregnant?

Question

i can not tell if my fish is pregnant. i had a female before and it definately was not pregnant but it for some reason jump out, but i was able to get a different one. this one, unlike the other one, is fat and lighter colored around the belly but there is no gravid spot or at least that i can tell. if needed i can try and post a picture somehow or send u one. i really need help figuring this out cause i want to have fry so that i can start another tank for my girlfriend. thanks for any help is appreciated. she is most of the time hiding under one of the aqaurium ornaments so i dont know if that is a clue or not. i guess if shes not she will be soon. there are two female platies, one male platy, and another male swordtail in the tank with her. one female platy i think had her fry but was not in a breeder container and i think the others ate them. im assuming because there is no sign of them and her spot is gone.

i have bought a 3-way breeder container and also need to know when to put the pregnant fish on there

heres a picture of her...

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Answer 1

Yes, she's definately pregnant
notice the darker spot just behind the belly in your picture, that's the so called gravid spot, which can be orange in appearance
also she has already a sqarely appearance, which means she's shortly before birth as well

If you don't want to put any of your livebearers in a breeder, just get live plants and the fry will hide out in there




Hope that helps
Good luck


EB




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Answer 2

All swordtails jump a lid must be on the tank
A swordtail can hold sperm for up to 6 berths, so if there was a male in the tank.....
If you have lots of cover in the tank, they will breed and fry will live ok. take the yolk of a hard boiled egg in a hankercheif and run it through the water once a day to feed fry for the first week