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  1. theplatylover

    Interesting platy behavior, thoughts??

    I've noticed that the fish that she's been living with her whole life in the tank, she doesn't really chase off when they swim in her territory, it's the more recent additions that were introduced after she was that don't get the memo and get chased off😂😂 I've also noticed that she'll chase...
  2. theplatylover

    Interesting platy behavior, thoughts??

    Thanks for your reply! It's so interesting seeing how these fish sort out their colony, comparing them from the first day I introduced them into the aquarium till now, their behavior and attitudes towards one another is so much different. Do you think the hierarchy will change overtime...
  3. theplatylover

    Interesting platy behavior, thoughts??

    I had no idea platies in the wild lived in such large groups, that's insane how they interact with each other with so many fish. I guess it adds up though, Ava is definitely the largest platy in the aquarium so it makes sense why she is so bossy. My male doesn't even attempt to breed with her...
  4. theplatylover

    Introduction

    Hi guys, I am a college student who has a colony of platies. I have seven girls and one boy in a heavily planted 20g tall aquarium, filled to the brim with anacharis and hornwort. My platies names are Sonic, Daisy, Ava, Pearl, Tasha, Penny, Kennedy, and Gus. They live with all their babies, 6...
  5. theplatylover

    Interesting platy behavior, thoughts??

    Hey guys, I wanted to come on here and ask some questions about my platy fish. I've been keeping platies for about a year and a half. I have a total of 8 platies, one male and seven females, with a bunch of babies in a heavily planted 20g tall. One of my female platies, Ava, was part of group...
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