Red Wag Getting Skinny

[Bluesand1313]

I've noticed that one of my Red Wag Platy's is getting really skinny. If she gets anymore skinny, she's going to disappear! She hangs out near the top of the tank and doesn't do much. I watched them when I put their food in last night and she ate a little big, but not much. And she sometimes hangs out with the others but most of the day she's by the top, just hanging out in one spot. Getting skinny. I don't know what is wrong with her?

 

[LucyB]

Internal parasites I think it must be, I've lost plates to it before feed her de shelled peas and you can get internal parasite medicine

 

[Bluesand1313]

Okay. I have peas, I'll put it in the tank for her. I hope she gets better.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Internal parasites sounds likely. Does she have any other symptoms such as stringy white poop? I would think you'd need more than just the peas to cure a parasites problem.

 

[Bluesand1313]

Ah, yea. She started to go for the peas but then didn't eat them. No, she poops fine.