Do yours just chill? Like she sits in the middle-top of the water and just chills there. Do your's do that? That is what made me worried because she is usually pretty active. I was thinking she might just be resting. I have one male platy in there as well and he likes to swim around her so maybe she is pregnant again? Or maybe she is just fat?
Oh I know about the ratio (I have mollies lol). I am thinking about grabbing one more platy! I keep up with water changes and tank health really well so I have gotten permission to have a good amount of fish in my 11.2g.
Yeah I think she is just relaxing.
Ye angel makes it hard to add more. That takes up a ton of space. Filter is sponge with ceramic rings and activated carbon.
I was thinking this. I thought against it because she has been alone for months (without a male) and has always had this silvery sheen on her belly. She just recently was joined by a small bumblebee platy and then she started to get a bit rounder the last few days. Could she seriously be pregnant? She has already had babies too, the sheen might be from that!
Okay so adding extra media also helps! I am planning on adding a sponge media alongside my carbon filter media from top fin. I was thinking about this because it I added another platy I would technically be overstocked (I’m not overstocked right now). But then again, if you take great care of your water changes weekly (i recommend a gravel vacuum as well) then you can go a little over your stocking level. Maybe even two or three fish over your stocking level! Adding plants and houses helps with stocking because it gives the fish extra space to hide if they get stressed or tired. I have three houses and only use two at a time, if I notice bullying over extended time, i add the big house with a door for the girls to go inside.
Okay, yes she has had babies before but it was several months ago. Can females store sperm too? And she hasn't been bullied too much, I had an attitude problem with one of my mollies but that has been fixed.
