A platy is a type of tropical fish. It is not a quantity or measure so one can not have a "platy of" anything including guppies.
If you have a male and female Platty together I can guarantee that the female is pregnant (gravid) no matter what you think.
I don't think so.
yes i have one my white female bred with a black male
They do mate! As long as you have 3 females with 1 male and you keep the tank well planted and at the right temp!
There is no reason to do so.
Platy pregnancy has three main stages: fertilization, gestation, and birth. During fertilization, the female platy's eggs are fertilized by the male's sperm. The gestation stage is when the embryos develop inside the female platy's body. Finally, the birth stage is when the female platy gives birth to live young. Unfortunately, I am unable to provide pictures to illustrate these stages.
The following link has a nice picture of a platy: http://asiatropicalfish.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-platy-fish-galaxy-platy.html
You should probably transfer it in a cup or trap it. ;)
tell more about why its not breeding what is its behavior Mabe the platy tank is not suitable for the platy pair try adding more plants and hiding spaces for the fish and feed them more of a variety of foods flake + blood worms+live or frozen foods if possible
The different stages of pregnancy in platy fish are fertilization, gestation, and birth. During fertilization, the female platy fish's eggs are fertilized by the male's sperm. The gestation period lasts about 4-6 weeks, during which the female carries the developing embryos in her body. Finally, the female gives birth to live young, known as fry.
They are livebearers. The male will chase the female (often incessantly; keep at least two females per male to prevent excessive stress). His anal fin is modified into an organ to internally fertilise the female. His sperm fertilises eggs that develop inside her. Approximately once a month she gives birth to between 10 and 80 live fry.