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About how many weeks pregnant is a platy when you can see the baby's eyes in her tummy?

• I can see little bitty fry eyes in my sunset platy's tummy, but I bought her pregnant so I have no clue how far along she is and I was hoping the eyes might give me a clue to how far along she is and when she will give birth? Also her tummy is swollen. About how many weeks into the pregnancy do the eyes start showing?

• Answer:

  If you are referring to the dark gravid spot near her hindquarters, this is a sign of sexual maturity and not pregnancy---It's a common myth. Although since you say your platy is very swollen, than you are probably right about her being pregnant. incubation period can be anywhere from 25-45 days, but when you see that your platy's gut looks somewhat rectangular in shape and ready to pop, she will be about to give birth. Platies do not typically give birth all at once, but can shoot out a number of fry over a period of days.