Beth Symons
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Hi everyone, I'm new to this website so please be patient with me!
About 4 months ago my father bought 4 platy fish for our tank (along with a Plec, a few neon tetra and a betta) (I know it's not recommended to keep a betta with platys because or their tails but they get on fine). It turns out one of the platys was a male, and the other three female, which resulted in a LOT of baby platys (around 4-9) from each female resulting in at least 15 young platies. We set up another tank to move them to because the original (57l) was becoming overcrowded, however one of the original platys then fell ill.
It started with a nipped tail (no signs of fin rot however doesnt seem to be getting any better) and she spent a lot of time by herself, hiding in plants and under things. Shes lost a lot of weight and whereas platys are usually quite round, her belly is basically the opposite and seems to be going in instead. We moved her to the new tank and she spends 98% of her time on the floor on her side, breathing quite rapidly, and when she swims up for air she seems to struggle a lot and just floats back down.
She doesn't eat very much also.
I'm sorry this post is so long but I'm very worried. Tried moving some of the babies in with her but they nipped at her like she was a meal so moved them back out. She seems very stressed and no sign of worms, parasites etc. I'm open to and appreciate all suggestions! I'm not too sure on water levels etc because thats my dads area of expertise, however hes checked ammonia etc and everything is fine.
Thank you!
About 4 months ago my father bought 4 platy fish for our tank (along with a Plec, a few neon tetra and a betta) (I know it's not recommended to keep a betta with platys because or their tails but they get on fine). It turns out one of the platys was a male, and the other three female, which resulted in a LOT of baby platys (around 4-9) from each female resulting in at least 15 young platies. We set up another tank to move them to because the original (57l) was becoming overcrowded, however one of the original platys then fell ill.
It started with a nipped tail (no signs of fin rot however doesnt seem to be getting any better) and she spent a lot of time by herself, hiding in plants and under things. Shes lost a lot of weight and whereas platys are usually quite round, her belly is basically the opposite and seems to be going in instead. We moved her to the new tank and she spends 98% of her time on the floor on her side, breathing quite rapidly, and when she swims up for air she seems to struggle a lot and just floats back down.
She doesn't eat very much also.
I'm sorry this post is so long but I'm very worried. Tried moving some of the babies in with her but they nipped at her like she was a meal so moved them back out. She seems very stressed and no sign of worms, parasites etc. I'm open to and appreciate all suggestions! I'm not too sure on water levels etc because thats my dads area of expertise, however hes checked ammonia etc and everything is fine.
Thank you!
