Bloated Fish

[William Hlas]

My gold twinned barred platy, like I said before, is still bloated! My ammonia levels are at 0, my nitrate levels are 0, my pH levels are at 7. My tank size is a 29 gallon fish tank and has been set up for 3 months. Anyways my fish isn't acting weird at all and is swimming fine but it doesn't look pleasant. I don't know if he ate to much, has dropsy, or have an internal parasite. Any ideas what is happening?

 

[Dieses Madchen]

are you sure its a male and not a pregnant female?

 

[William Hlas]

are you sure its a male and not a pregnant female?

Well, would a black molly or red wag platy mate with it cause those 2 are also in my tank.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

A red wag platy would, yes, and if it is a female, and she has been exposed to a male at any point past maturity, she can store sperm from one mating and birth fry for up to 6 months. (once a month for 6 months roughly)

 

[snazy]

It looks like a pregnant female platy to me based on this picture

 

[William Hlas]

A red wag platy would, yes, and if it is a female, and she has been exposed to a male at any point past maturity, she can store sperm from one mating and birth fry for up to 6 months. (once a month for 6 months roughly)

Yep, it's pregnant alright but I don't know if I should move her into a different tank for now. Would it be ok to have her fry in the tank she is living in or move her? Also my additional fish are 1 black molly, 1 red wag platy, 5 ghost shrimp, 5 albino cory catfish, 10 jumbo neon tetras, and 4 snails

 

[Dieses Madchen]

You can move her to her own tank if you choose. Chances are, if there are not enough hiding places for the fry, they will be eaten. Try adding a lot of real or fake plants, and some flat slate the provide some cover for the babies, and you will have a few survivors. If you tyr to save them all, you will become over populated and overstocked really fast. I do nothing to save mine, and right now I have 12 juveniles that are between 1-4 months old.

 

[William Hlas]

You can move her to her own tank if you choose. Chances are, if there are not enough hiding places for the fry, they will be eaten. Try adding a lot of real or fake plants, and some flat slate the provide some cover for the babies, and you will have a few survivors. If you tyr to save them all, you will become over populated and overstocked really fast. I do nothing to save mine, and right now I have 12 juveniles that are between 1-4 months old.

Here's a pic of my fish tank...They could have a lot of hiding places.

 

[micko]

You do seem to have a few hiding places for the fry but if the adult can fit in there, which it looks like they might do, they'll probably be eaten. Try a long, flat piece of slate and prop it up at one end so there is a tiny tiny gap, just big enough for fry. This works and has worked well for me in the past.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

These are some of my "hidey" holes for my newborns. It works pretty well I think. But I am almost close to capacity, so I kinda hope some of my babies won't make it lol