My Male Platys Fighting

[msasa19]

so i have 3 males, and recently the one i have had for the longest, about 6 months, has started to attack the newer ones, he chases them and seems to nip them, i also think my mickey mouse may be bleeding, but im not sure if its just a marking?

i just have the 3 in my tank, and i know they are ment to have females, but suprise suprise pet shop didnt tell me that!!!

so what should i do?


can try and get a picture of my mickey mouse if needed

 

[Fish Guy]

Males do tend to pick on each other, nothing to serious. If one is getting picked on more so then you can remove it to a recovery tank, remove the aggressor, or add a couple more platies to disperse the aggression.
Pics would help to determine if the platy is injured/bleeding.

 

[slimeneo]

I would suggest taking back the 2 new males and exchange for females.

 

[snazy]

Male platies are like that. If you want platies and peaceful at the same time, get all females.
If you exchange the two males for females, the remaining male will harass the females all the time.
I've got 4 male platies in a 330 litre tank and they manage to find each other and chase all the time, seeming to "nip" but absolutely without the slightest damage done and I can't remember for how long they've lived together, the three reds being brothers from the same mother and the 4th and yellow one from another female. The two bigger reds are inseparable and I can never see them away from each other but they've teamed up to harrass the smaller red and yellow male platy although despite that, they still tolerate the smaller red one better and all three chase the yellow one away. Racists I am telling you

By the way, are yours different colours because I have a theory

 

[msasa19]

i think the mickey mouse may just have a marking on him not a injury! yes they are all very different in colour, i am getting a new 90L on monday so hopefully the bully with be to busy and just leave the others alone! if not he will have to go which will be sad as ive had him over 6 months

 

[Animal Lover 2000]

\. Racists I am telling you

By the way, are yours different colours because I have a theory

lol