Fatty platy

Fish Gran · Mar 19, 2020

Hi there, I’m new to keeping tropical fish and have noticed my female platy looks like she has a swollen belly. She’s no problem swimming and eating normally. I can’t see any change in her scales either. Could she have been pregnant before I got her? Or is this the start of swim bladder? The top photo is her today and the bottom one was taken 2 weeks ago.

Lauren Olivia · Mar 19, 2020

Did you have any indication of her being in with males when you got her? They should let you know, but if she was they can actually store sperm and decide to get pregnant when they feel safe and want to. How suddenly did this happen?

Colin_T · Mar 19, 2020

looks like a boy platy but the pic is a bit blurry so could be a girl with her anal fin tucked up.

JuiceBox52 · Mar 19, 2020

Looks like a male to me too

Fish Gran · Mar 19, 2020

If he’s male, does that mean he might be sick? Thanks so much for the comments

Fish Gran · Mar 19, 2020

Lauren Olivia said:
Did you have any indication of her being in with males when you got her? They should let you know, but if she was they can actually store sperm and decide to get pregnant when they feel safe and want to. How suddenly did this happen?

he was in a mixed tank and I noticed the change in shape about 4 days ago

JuiceBox52 · Mar 19, 2020

Fish Gran said:
If he’s male, does that mean he might be sick? Thanks so much for the comments

It might. He may just be bloated. Try fasting him for 3 days and then feeding him a cooked shelled pea. Cook the pea in the microwave in a cup of aquarium water

Fish Gran · Mar 19, 2020

JuiceBox52 said:
It might. He may just be bloated. Try fasting him for 3 days and then feeding him a cooked shelled pea. Cook the pea in the microwave in a cup of aquarium water

Thanks so much!

PheonixKingZ · Mar 19, 2020

He might be bloated. Try to reduce feeding for a few days.

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