r/Platyfish

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Platys

New to fish keeping & I’m just wondering if it’s normal for Platys to lay on the gravel on a night when lights are off? Also have a separate tank with a betta he’s in a 25L tank any advice on keeping him happy would be appreciated please

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u/leenmaexo — 1 day ago
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White tummy?

I noticed a little wound on my platys belly, my molly was also picking on the wound..., and i immediately treated it with methylene blue and salt, he seems fine, has an appetite but today he looks a bit lethargic.

The whiteness isnt fuzzy so i dont think its fungal or bacterial infection but im really confused.

Could my mollies be roughing him up too much? why him?

Sorry for the bad photos, if the light was on he d always be moving around :).

Please help me see whats wrong with Sneakers.

u/lobot1000 — 2 days ago

Sudden change in bloating?

Some context- these are rescue platy I took in in February knowing nothing about fish. With me they survived some ammonia and 2 bacterias, their scales, especially the girls, never fully recovered. I have 2 males and 2 females in one tank and two small females in another (waiting for them to grow more to put them in with the others) so the ones with the males have been stressed. I moved their tanks to a cooler room to avoid the heatwave today, but idk if I over cleaned or maybe one of their decor touched something it shouldn’t in the mess. Overnight they look a lil worse but especially this female- I’ve never seen the bloating sitting so far back like that and I don’t know if I should be concerned or not? Ph, ammonia and nitrite are all ok. Is this normal or should I keep an eye on it?

u/CornyColors — 4 days ago

Hi can someone gender id

So couple days ago I woke up and found my (I assumed female and very pregnant) platy with a ulcer or lil mark on it, believing the platy was about to give birth I was concerned on what to do next (didn’t want to drug a hospital tank and risk harming potential fry) anyways I posted all that on the aquarium page, but someone commented and said they believe this is a male and instead has tumors, growth, or some other infection. No Obviously this was alarming to be told my “pregnant female” is actually a dying male. I asked for seconds opinions and only one other person responded saying forget about the gender get this fish help…. The first 3 photos were just taken the 4th photo is Thursday. Ulcer is gone (put in hospital tank and salt dips) now it’s back in the main tank but my question still stands is this a pregnant female or is this a male who is suffering? I just wanna be emotionally prepared-

u/SENPAI_KARMAA — 6 days ago
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Bloated fish

My yellow platy is a male, and he’s so bloated he looks pregnant which he obviously isn’t cuz he’s a dude, but even some of the babies look bloated. What is the issue?? Everyone swims fine they act normal as well. I don’t overfeed, I only do as much they can eat within a minute or two and they fast at least 2 days out of the week

u/OkArm7621 — 9 days ago
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What’s coming out my lady?

She’s squared off but keeps popping out this kind of clear/white bobbly string? Prolapse? Miscarriage? Can’t see any fry in tank but it’s heavily planted with lots of platys.

u/Accomplished_Age4101 — 9 days ago
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Platy age

Does anyone know how old this platy is? I only just spotted two fry in my tank today.

u/AnimeWeeeeebs — 10 days ago
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bumblebee platy on ozempic?

Hello all. i have a platy that arrived to me skinny and barely eats, i have been feeding her frozen bloodworms almost every day just to get her to eat but she only eats one before stopping each time. my water levels are fine, i have been testing them and been treating my tank with salt and parasite medicine to make sure it isnt't anything like that. her belly isn't sunken or anythung but just skinny.

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u/Present_Studio8603 — 11 days ago

Fry dying

What do you do when you see a very new fry (about 3-4 weeks old) obviously passing at the bottom of the tank.

Do you let them pass peacefully in the tank without stress of being captured if the others are leaving it alone? Or do you remove it?

This is most likely a failure to thrive baby or injured at feeding time

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u/AlettaVadora — 12 days ago

mysterious baby platy is a survivor

My cichlid is such a bully 😭 I'm gonna set up a tank and take the babies and the small fish that my cichlid was biting out

u/RatBlender — 11 days ago

Pregnant platy? How to know when to put her in the box of shame

Is our beloved platy pregnant? We have 2 females and 1 male, she got significantly bigger 2-3 weeks ago...

u/boiboi69696969 — 13 days ago
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Pregnant platies?

I think I have a few pregnant platies… 2, maybe 3? Can anyone confirm from these pics?

u/Bino5150 — 11 days ago