It could be males picking on a female if you don't have 2 females for each male or a pregnant female being grumpy. How many males & females do you have?Tracy10 said:
It does sound like they might be establishing a pecking order. Our females did that at first but were a little different at it than your males.. could just be the difference in the sexes. As long as you don't see any nipped fins or bites, etc.. that's probably what they're up to. Would you say they're all equally as aggressive in shoving each other?Tracy10 said:They are all males,no females as I didn,t want babies...hard to explain what they do,its like who can raise their fins the highest & then turning their bodies at an angle to each other. They do this for awhile then either go their separate ways or one will shove the other quite hard...dont know if it is a display thing or if they are fighting...maybe to sort out who,s boss.
Do they actually bite each other ?? was told ok at lfs that all males is fine...worried now!
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hI tracy, r u sure u've got platies? cause I have 4 male and 8 female platies, though males sometimes chase the females but i've never seen the males to fight each other. what is your tank size?Tracy10 said:They are all males,no females as I didn,t want babies...hard to explain what they do,its like who can raise their fins the highest & then turning their bodies at an angle to each other. They do this for awhile then either go their separate ways or one will shove the other quite hard...dont know if it is a display thing or if they are fighting...maybe to sort out who,s boss.
Do they actually bite each other ?? was told ok at lfs that all males is fine...worried now!
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hI tracy, yeah 19 gallon tank is fine for a beginner. I started with a 10 gallon tank. happy to hear about your platiesTracy10 said:hi,
yes they are definitely platies...they have settled down abit now.No particular one getting picked on they all do it.But a lot better than yesterday,2 of them will allow each other to touch...just 2 red wagtails that are still abit grumpy.
I have a 2ft tank...19 gallon (UK) I know its not big but am new to this and wanted to see how I got on first before getting bigger one.
water Ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 5
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