My Platy Is Acting Funny

Christian21 · Mar 16, 2006

My platy just gave birth and she's swimming around as if she's hypnotized is this normal?.

blitztidus · Mar 16, 2006

Yes, it allows the fry to get away and not get eaten. CONGRATS :kana:

guppymonkey · Mar 16, 2006

I would suggest leaving her alone for now. Maybe darken the tank to reduce stress and hopefully she will recover. Remember, giving birth is a stressful job even though its not quite the same as it would be for a person. Its still amazingly stressful especially if she was a young female. Sometimes if the female is too young she can be injured during the process. Leaving her alone to recuperate would probably be the best thing for her at this point.

blitztidus · Mar 16, 2006

By the way, how many fry so far?

Christian21 · Mar 17, 2006

Its too many to count i gave up trying some of them are always hideing and wont come out till feeding time some of them are growing really fast though luckily i have a 20 gallon tank and a small 10 gallon tank I can't wait till there atleast an inch big so my uncle can come and take them out and take them to the petstore he works at and i can have fish credits.By the way my female platy is doing fine she seems more active now.