Overweight Platy?

[Sasha]

One of my female platies looks a bit overweight! I feed my fish 3 times a week and I don't overfeed. She's the fattest platy I have! She's so fat that she looks like she's VERY pregnant! She's also in the early stages of pregnancy.

I was wondering if I should stop feeding her for a few days? Should I be concerned about her?

 

[David]

3 times a day is way too often. You should feed 1, maximum 2 times a day. Most people only feed once, and some people feed only every second day. Anyway, you are overfeeding your fish. yes, you should put her on a diet.

 

[Auratus]

She wrote three times a week, not three times a day.

 

[dancin76ersgurl]

My Platy is pretty fat too....and I only feed a few flakes a day..plus there are 5 other fish...i wonder how you tell if it is pregnant or just fat??

 

[David]

She wrote three times a week, not three times a day.

Oh sorry. Oops I thought she wrote day. ) Disregard everything I've said. I'll shut up now. *Runs and hides*

 

[Sasha]

I feed all of my fish (except the fry) 3 times a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I'm certain that she's prenant because I can see the fry's eyes pressing against hern belly. But with her last batch of fry, she wasn't at all fat!

 

[David]

She's probably having a bigger batch this time. Livebearers seem to get more fertile with age.

 

[canarsie11]

What does being more fertile have to do with size?

Fertile mean they will begin to host more births, not have more fry at these births........