Red Wag Platy Pregnant ?

[Kizz]

Got 6 of these we beauty's at LFS today i've got 3 females n 3 males much to the womans annoyance at tryin to catch them lol

They are all a real dark red colour from moving n stuff but this one female is brighter in colour more of an orange thena red plus she is FAT ! not to sure on whether she's pregnant or not managed to get a pic as close as i can ...She won't come to front of tank she also always seems to be surrounded by the other females ?

Anyway heres pic

Any helps is better than none

xx

 

[5teady_2012]

Picture is very unclear, although there is a 90% chance it will be pregnant there is a bit of a problem with its spine imo.

Her belly is very fat but looks more bloated than anything, a more clear picture would be better.

Also the ration should be 1 male to every 2-3 females.

 

[Kizz]

something wrong with her spine

I havnt noticed anything wrong with her if i could get her to come to front of the tank i could get a clear shot but she just seems to hide up the back

If i can't get a clear pic i'll get my sis to bring along her big paparazzi cam n get some pics of her

Is there anything i can do if she is bloated ?

xx

 

[5teady_2012]

Her spine seems to be bending a bit (thats why there is a pointed look to it)..

Yes you could cook a frozen pea and let it cool, deshell it then smudge it in your fingers and feed it to the fish

Just make sure she is pooing, if so then she maybe just heavy pregnant but like i say, a more clear picture will help so i can tell you in more detail.

 

[omega59]

not to highjack a thread, 5teady is that the cure for a fish that has a bent spine?? i have one that suddenly got this as well not sure what the cause is.

 

[5teady_2012]

not to highjack a thread, 5teady is that the cure for a fish that has a bent spine?? i have one that suddenly got this as well not sure what the cause is.

Wilder is the best person to ask about the cause, but i think its due to old age and a certain disease (dont think its contagous though)..

No that was not a cure, that was just to help the fish poo

 

[Spishkey]

the only three causes i know of a bent spine are
a) fish TB which more often than not proves fatal even with anti-b's and is contagious if the other fish eat the dead fish but the bent spine is usually accompanied by severe weight loss and the fish slowing down/hiding
b) a birth deformity
c) old age

 

[twilight_angel]

excuse me...

who told you about that...

 

[lilfishie]

i agree with spishkey, they are the causes i know of

 

[Spishkey]

excuse me...

who told you about that...

you talking to me there?

 

[OldMan47]

Another thing that can lead to a bent spine is a lack of vitamin C. Try using a veggie clip to put a thin slice of an orange in the tank.Your fish will pick at the flesh and it may help.

 

[nosoup4you]

Another thing that can lead to a bent spine is a lack of vitamin C. Try using a veggie clip to put a thin slice of an orange in the tank.Your fish will pick at the flesh and it may help.

Vitamin A deficiencies can also lead to vertebral deformation. Add some spinach leaf to their diet.

 

[Kizz]

Where can i get one of these veggie clips ?

I got cut offs of cucumber from my work (saves buying it eh ! tried to semi bury it in the gravel cause it floats but it came unstuck ended up floating around the tank so i took it out cause they couldn't eat it lol

 

[Kizz]

got a really clear pic of her get it up just now

 

[Kizz]

here she is

Is she pregnant ? She's been sitting in that plant for about the last 10 minutes not moving just flapping her fins to keep her in the same place

Been tryin to look for the lil black dot everyone keeps telling me about but can't really see as her fin underneath is black! lol

advice please