Shy Platy

[caroliney]

Hiya,

I have three very friendly mollies and bought a single platy the other day (at the same time as the third molly). The molly settled in quickly and is very active, but the platy hides at the bottom a lot. It does come up to feed and doesn't seem unwell, just not very confident!

Would it be happier if I bought another platy so it had a friend of its own kind to hang out with?

Thanks!

 

[tstenback]

Yes, it would be happier with its own but it will also join in with the mollies in a while. It just needs time to adjust to the new environment and leaving all his/her buddies in the lfs tank. as long as the fish eats and does not appear sick or swim awkwardly then i would just give it timebut keep a close watch for a few days. Good Luck