penguin1

Hello. I just bought a new platy from the pet store and she was pretty plump. She has been at the bottom of the tank for 3 days now so I was hoping for some fry although she is not quite big enough for that. So should I be concerned that she is sick and not going to have fry or is she just stressed from the new environment?

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Wyoming_Bound

she is pregnant but not close to droping the fry let her and get some floatinng plants.

Dojella

I've got a platy that did the same thing, though it seemed she was going to burst and I was worried for her health since none of my platies have gotten that big or lethargic before dropping. She was being picked on constantly by the other fish in her tank, so my boyfriend moves her to another 10 gallon tank and just as I'm scolding him because you should never move a pregnant fish due to the high stress, she starts popping out babies. More than 30 in just a couple of hours. Maybe the stress induced the drop? Or not having to worry about the other platies that were picking on her? Who knows.

penguin1

well, she died last night.

sjlchgo

Sorry to hear that. What was your water temp? Platies like it cool.

Wyoming_Bound

Sorry to hear about your fish.

penguin1

My water temp stays pretty low anywhere from 74-78. Now my fancytail guppy and other fm platy are bloated. I fed them some peas, but don't know what else to do. I tested the water and it is perfect. hmmm I'm stumped