Platy Behaviour ?

[Bigman]

Hi guys and gals,
 
I have a male red platy and a male high fin 'rainbow' platy chasing a female red platy around the tank. Poor thing looks harassed.
Is this courtship or could she be pregnant? Her belly is a little bloated, but not overly so.
 
I suppose what I'm trying to say is if a female platy is pregnant, do the males still pay her a lot of attention or do they just leave her alone to get on with it?
 
I have 2 females and no interest is shown by the males to the other female what so ever.....
 
Regards
Tony.

 

[Blondielovesfish]

It's possible thats she's pregnant. Most livebearers are almost guaranteed to be pregnant if she has been in contact with a male within the last 6 months (which yours obviously has)
 
I may be wrong but I've heard its best to have a female : male ratio of 2:1. It might help if you get 2 more females

 

[Bigman]

Hi,
 
Well, the male 'high fin' problem got worse, he started to chase one of my male red platys around the tank day and night until the poor thing died - found it day before yesterday behind my rock!  
 
However, yesterday I got 2 female high fin Rainbows as Blondielovesfish suggested and he's now a different fish altogether.... either because he is posing to the new females. or that he finished off the red platy male - don't know which....
 
If he starts again, then a more permanent solution may have to be considered..... last warning!
.  

 

[ncguppy830]

yea the females should help spread out the agression.