{"id":179277,"date":"2022-07-16T08:07:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T08:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T08:07:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T08:07:24","slug":"how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/","title":{"rendered":"How long are Platies pregnant for?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_long_are_Platies_pregnant_for\" title=\"How long are Platies pregnant for?\">How long are Platies pregnant for?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_many_fish_does_a_platy_give_birth_to\" title=\"How many fish does a platy give birth to?\">How many fish does a platy give birth to?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_do_you_know_when_platys_are_ready_to_give_birth\" title=\"How do you know when platys are ready to give birth?\">How do you know when platys are ready to give birth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_do_I_know_if_my_platy_fish_is_pregnant\" title=\"How do I know if my platy fish is pregnant?\">How do I know if my platy fish is pregnant?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_many_babies_do_platies_give_birth\" title=\"How many babies do platies give birth?\">How many babies do platies give birth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_long_are_platies_pregnant_for\" title=\"How long are platies pregnant for?\">How long are platies pregnant for?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_long_does_it_take_for_a_platy_to_give_birth_to_all_her_fry\" title=\"How long does it take for a platy to give birth to all her fry?\">How long does it take for a platy to give birth to all her fry?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#Do_platys_give_birth_to_live_babies\" title=\"Do platys give birth to live babies?\">Do platys give birth to live babies?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_long_does_it_take_for_a_pregnant_platy_fish_to_give_birth\" title=\"How long does it take for a pregnant platy fish to give birth?\">How long does it take for a pregnant platy fish to give birth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_often_do_Platies_give_birth\" title=\"How often do Platies give birth?\">How often do Platies give birth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_many_babies_do_platy_fish_have\" title=\"How many babies do platy fish have?\">How many babies do platy fish have?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_long_does_it_take_for_platy_fry_to_release\" title=\"How long does it take for platy fry to release?\">How long does it take for platy fry to release?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_long_are_platys_pregnant_for\" title=\"How long are platys pregnant for?\">How long are platys pregnant for?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_do_I_know_when_my_platy_will_give_birth\" title=\"How do I know when my platy will give birth?\">How do I know when my platy will give birth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_big_do_pregnant_platys_get\" title=\"How big do pregnant platys get?\">How big do pregnant platys get?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_many_babies_does_a_platy_have\" title=\"How many babies does a platy have?\">How many babies does a platy have?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#Do_platys_give_birth_all_at_once\" title=\"Do platys give birth all at once?\">Do platys give birth all at once?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_many_fish_do_platys_give_birth_to_at_once\" title=\"How many fish do platys give birth to at once?\">How many fish do platys give birth to at once?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_long_does_fish_Labour_last\" title=\"How long does fish Labour last?\">How long does fish Labour last?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#What_does_it_look_like_when_a_platy_gives_birth\" title=\"What does it look like when a platy gives birth?\">What does it look like when a platy gives birth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_often_do_Platies_have_babies\" title=\"How often do Platies have babies?\">How often do Platies have babies?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#Do_platy_lay_eggs_or_give_live_birth\" title=\"Do platy lay eggs or give live birth?\">Do platy lay eggs or give live birth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_long_is_a_platy_fish_pregnant\" title=\"How long is a platy fish pregnant?\">How long is a platy fish pregnant?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_do_I_know_when_my_platy_fish_is_going_to_give_birth\" title=\"How do I know when my platy fish is going to give birth?\">How do I know when my platy fish is going to give birth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-long-are-platies-pregnant-for\/#How_often_do_platys_give_birth\" title=\"How often do platys give birth?\">How often do platys give birth?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_are_Platies_pregnant_for\"><\/span>How long are Platies pregnant for?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Often female livebearers are already pregnant when you buy them as they are kept together with males in aquatic stores and suppliers. But here&#8217;s an indication of how long each of the popular species is pregnant for: Guppies 21-35 days. Platies <b>24-35 days<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_fish_does_a_platy_give_birth_to\"><\/span>How many fish does a platy give birth to?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once the mother gives birth, you can expect to have <b>20-40 new fry on average. Sometimes, this number can climb as high as 80.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_know_when_platys_are_ready_to_give_birth\"><\/span>How do you know when platys are ready to give birth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Physical Changes. As the young develop in her body, your female&#8217;s abdomen will begin to swell. When she is close to giving birth, <b>her abdomen may even take on a square shape, and her cloaca may become dilated. Look for the presence of a gravid spot, which is a dark spot on the female&#8217;s abdomen near the anal fin.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_know_if_my_platy_fish_is_pregnant\"><\/span>How do I know if my platy fish is pregnant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You generally have between 24 and 30 days to make accommodations for your new fry once the mother shows signs of pregnancy. Once the mother gives birth, you can expect to have <b>20-40 new fry on average. Sometimes, this number can climb as high as 80.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_babies_do_platies_give_birth\"><\/span>How many babies do platies give birth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You generally have between 24 and 30 days to make accommodations for your new fry once the mother shows signs of pregnancy. Once the mother gives birth, you can expect to have <b>20-40 new fry on average. Sometimes, this number can climb as high as 80.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_are_platies_pregnant_for\"><\/span>How long are platies pregnant for?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Often female livebearers are already pregnant when you buy them as they are kept together with males in aquatic stores and suppliers. But here&#8217;s an indication of how long each of the popular species is pregnant for: Guppies 21-35 days. Platies <b>24-35 days<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_does_it_take_for_a_platy_to_give_birth_to_all_her_fry\"><\/span>How long does it take for a platy to give birth to all her fry?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>around 28 days<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_platys_give_birth_to_live_babies\"><\/span>Do platys give birth to live babies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Platy fish are livebearers, which means that <b>they give birth to live young rather than dropping eggs into the water like many other fish. These young are capable of swimming and fending for themselves from the moment they are born. The young usually hide in aquatic plants and rocks after birth to avoid being eaten.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_does_it_take_for_a_pregnant_platy_fish_to_give_birth\"><\/span>How long does it take for a pregnant platy fish to give birth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>around 28 days<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_often_do_Platies_give_birth\"><\/span>How often do Platies give birth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>four to six weeks<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_babies_do_platy_fish_have\"><\/span>How many babies do platy fish have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once the mother gives birth, you can expect to have <b>20-40 new fry on average. Sometimes, this number can climb as high as 80.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_does_it_take_for_platy_fry_to_release\"><\/span>How long does it take for platy fry to release?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Therefore, it is best to remove the breeding box, move into a larger tank, and release the platy fry after the <b>2-week mark. Around these two weeks, the Platies are to be removed and placed in their tanks.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_are_platys_pregnant_for\"><\/span>How long are platys pregnant for?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>around 28 days<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_know_when_my_platy_will_give_birth\"><\/span>How do I know when my platy will give birth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>New-born Platies measure <b>up to seven or eight millimeters and appear almost translucent. They also like to hide in dark corners of the fish tank or around convenient items of tank decor. You&#8217;ll be able to observe your Platy fry better once two months are up because that&#8217;s when they start developing colors.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_do_pregnant_platys_get\"><\/span>How big do pregnant platys get?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once the mother gives birth, you can expect to have <b>20-40 new fry on average. Sometimes, this number can climb as high as 80.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_babies_does_a_platy_have\"><\/span>How many babies does a platy have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Physical Changes. As the young develop in her body, your female&#8217;s abdomen will begin to swell. When she is close to giving birth, <b>her abdomen may even take on a square shape, and her cloaca may become dilated. Look for the presence of a gravid spot, which is a dark spot on the female&#8217;s abdomen near the anal fin.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_platys_give_birth_all_at_once\"><\/span>Do platys give birth all at once?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The fry are born one at a time, tail first. While a normal batch is from eight to 20, your female can give birth to as many as 40 fry. The entire process lasts a few hours, but do not be surprised if it goes on for a longer span of time.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_fish_do_platys_give_birth_to_at_once\"><\/span>How many fish do platys give birth to at once?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You generally have between 24 and 30 days to make accommodations for your new fry once the mother shows signs of pregnancy. Once the mother gives birth, you can expect to have <b>20-40 new fry on average. Sometimes, this number can climb as high as 80.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_does_fish_Labour_last\"><\/span>How long does fish Labour last?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The fish birthing process can take <b>1 &#8211; 24 hours. It sounds like your molly gave birth while you were away, but the rest of her offspring became food for the other fish. It is unlikely that the baby fish will be able to survive around the other fish.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_look_like_when_a_platy_gives_birth\"><\/span>What does it look like when a platy gives birth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As the young develop in her body, your female&#8217;s abdomen will begin to swell. When she is close to giving birth, <b>her abdomen may even take on a square shape, and her cloaca may become dilated. Look for the presence of a gravid spot, which is a dark spot on the female&#8217;s abdomen near the anal fin.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_often_do_Platies_have_babies\"><\/span>How often do Platies have babies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Reproduction. Guppies reproduce at a rapid rate, with each female capable of reproducing <b>every 28 days, starting when she&#8217;s 3 months old. They also bear live young who are well-developed at birth.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_platy_lay_eggs_or_give_live_birth\"><\/span>Do platy lay eggs or give live birth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The platypus is a monotreme&#8211;a group where <b>the females produce offspring by laying eggs. Giving birth this way is extremely unusual among living mammals&#8211;but normal for most other animals. Almost every other vertebrate, including most reptiles, amphibians, fish, and birds, reproduces by laying eggs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_is_a_platy_fish_pregnant\"><\/span>How long is a platy fish pregnant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Platies <b>24-35 days.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_know_when_my_platy_fish_is_going_to_give_birth\"><\/span>How do I know when my platy fish is going to give birth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Physical Changes. As the young develop in her body, your female&#8217;s abdomen will begin to swell. When she is close to giving birth, <b>her abdomen may even take on a square shape, and her cloaca may become dilated. Look for the presence of a gravid spot, which is a dark spot on the female&#8217;s abdomen near the anal fin.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_often_do_platys_give_birth\"><\/span>How often do platys give birth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Platies <b>24-35 days.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How long are Platies pregnant for?How many fish does a platy give birth to?How do you know when platys are ready to give birth?How do I know if my platy fish is pregnant?How many babies do platies give birth?How long are platies pregnant for?How long does it take for a platy to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-care"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179277"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179277\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}