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  1. K

    Male platy bullying other male

    Hi, I have 4 platys, two male and 2 female (complete accident, just bought 4 and didn't realise the sex) the larger of the males has been nipping at the smaller younger male and causing quite a bit of damage, I know this is probably due to wanting to mate but Im just looking for a bit of advice...
  2. Ingrid

    Platys and guppies

    Can you keep platys and guppies in the same tank?
  3. F

    Lethargic limp male platy

    Iā€™m totally winging my aquarium and as you will quickly find out, I have no idea what Iā€™m doing. Tank size: 20+, I inherited the tank as a thank you for helping a friend move pH: maybe 7.8? I donā€™t really understand how Iā€™m supposed to read the indicator ammonia: <0.02ppm nitrite: no idea...
  4. H

    One platy pale with clamped fins, the other one fine

    Hi all, Ive got a 29gal planted tank with 5 corydoras, 2 pygmy cories (because I had five in another tank with a betta and she turned out to be a murderer, I'm getting more soon), a very docile female betta, and two platies. Last week I noticed that one of my platies had clamped fins. I assumed...
  5. R

    Platys-pregnant or constipated??

    this seems like a stupid question, but i really donā€™t know. Iā€™m not even sure if they are male or female. We got them from a neighbor when they were babies about 2 months ago. How can you tell the difference? I gave them a few peas today to see if that helps? 2 of the 3 have a bloated belly, the...
  6. M

    Platy help needed please!

    Hey, Iā€™ve recently started up a 22l tank and after a steep learning curve decided I was ready to add 2 new Platy to the tank yesterday. They seemed in good spirits and settled well yesterday and looked good throughout the day but over the last few hours one of them has developed this strange...
  7. A

    New female platy does not eat and stays at bottom of tank

    Hello! I have a female platy that I just bought 3 days ago. Everytime i look at her she is staying at the bottom of the tank swimming just enough so it is stationary. It does not eat even if i drop food in front of her. It is in a 25 litre tank with a male platy and 2 other bigger fish from a...
  8. M

    Pregnant Platy Or Dropsy

    i think I may have a pregnant platy or she may have dropsy Iā€™ve put her into a breeder box for safety of fry (if she is pregnant) will upload a picture with post too any help is appreciated. If pregnant how long before birth?
  9. C

    Platy with suspected fin rot

    Hi I just want some advice with my platys. I bought them a couple of days ago and noticed one had abit of its fin missing, I couldn't tell if it was fun rotior if it had been nipped. So I started treating it with api's melafix and pimafix and currently on the 5th day of treatment. But there's no...
  10. Brittany Borden

    Help Please.....Tumor?

    Hello, I have an orange Platy who has developed what seems like overnight a large tumor. I noticed when I was adding two new guppies to the tank. I took a picture to the local fish store the first day I noticed and they didnā€™t know what it was so they gave me a cure all. I put him in a...
  11. S

    Platies laying on bottom of tank?

    iā€™ve Had this tank set up and run for 5 months with no real issues, however all my platies are now laying on the bottom / in decorations. Currently treating the tank for ick, however the platies donā€™t look infected. 2 female sunburst platies 1 female and 1 male red wag platy I added the 2...
  12. B

    Dying fish - we're new to aquariums!

    Hi Everyone! Hoping someone can help. Long story... We have a 5 week old 20 gallon tank. This is our second tank...three months ago we started out with a 10 gallon. We had 3 platys and 2 guppies, and one of the platys had babies. 4 survived. We had one platy that seemed sick for several weeks -...
  13. Jackee

    Male platy with red around gills/big belly

    Hi everyone, Could someone tell me if my poor little platy might have internal parasites or what you think could be wrong with him? I have had him a few weeks and thought it was strange he would have such a round belly advantage a male...now his gills are red. I also purchased 2 females at that...
  14. E

    Hampshire - Free Platy Fry (Red/Orange Wagtail x Blue Tuxedo)

    I've got about 10ish Platy fry going for free. I cannot support them and need them gone ASAP. Varying ages of about 4 weeks to 12 weeks. I'm in the Southampton area, but willing to drive within the area to deliver. Can also collect.
  15. C

    Platy with Whitish Spot on Chin

    Tank size: 10 gallons pH: donā€™t know ammonia: 0 ppm nitrite: 0 ppm nitrate: <5 ppm kH: donā€™t know gH: donā€™t know tank temp: 75 F Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Ok hereā€™s the story folks. Iā€™ve been planning to add another platy to my...
  16. L

    Platy has pale lower body and sitting on bottom of tank

    Hi, late yesterday night I noticed that my platyā€™s lower body was quite pale/white and there was a scratch looking thing on the edge of it (video included). She was eating and swam to the top of tank, but I was still concerned. Today she has been sitting at the bottom of the tank all day...
  17. P

    FORGOT WATER CONDITIONER

    Hi there, Iā€™m new to the forum to ask advice on what the outcome of my HUGE mistake might be. Iā€™ve had my ten gallon tank for a year now and have 4 platys and 3 snails in it. Iā€™ve been told by the people at my local fish store that this isnā€™t an overloaded tank as long as I keep on top of tank...
  18. Natala

    Molly or Platy?

    I've bought two new girls for my black Molly male as his mate died last week. He only seems interested in the white female. Is my black/white/iridescent blue girl in fact a Platy? Pictures below...
  19. F

    Platy in need of a good home

    I rescued two platys from Walmart last night. Seeing the two of them in the smallest most disgusting looking tank, I'd ever seen and knowing that my betta's 6.5-gallon tank was cycled, heated and filtered sitting empty. (Betta's in quarantine for a nasty case of fin rot) I had to do something...
  20. A

    Pleco Died, Platy sick? Also wood question.

    I have a 10 gallon aquarium. I have recently taken out all the gravel and decorations as I am setting up a 15 gallon column tank to be my main tank and going to use the 10 gallon for platy fry. All thats left in there besides fish is java moss(i think is what she called it) and a small peice...
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