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My Platy Fish Is Going To Die?

By on Monday, December 12th, 2011 | 3 Comments

I just got my Platy fish.I was cleaning his tank and I was taking them both out with the net the gray one was squeezed by the net is he going to die? he is struggling to swim and when he stops swimming he lays on the bottom of the tank but hes so strong that he will get back up he can make it all the way to the top and he still reacts to the tapping of the tank.Hes still pretty much energetic!He doesn’t see sick except for the limping.Will he die?

Which of my bettas would be best with my platy? please read?

By on Sunday, December 4th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Question by Sky: Which of my bettas would be best with my platy? please read?
I have SIX platy fry at 3 months old, and they are huge, and yes I asked this before but stupid answers came up. so let me clear some things…

I found a betta in a tank of TETRAS and he was fine. I bought him.
I got my other betta from the tank of GUPPIES and he has looooong flowy fins, and didn’t care for the guppies.
Another betta I got was in with gentle balloon mollies, and I got HIM.

My betta has been with DANIOS, BALLOON MOLLIES, GUPPIES, TETRAS, ETC. So do NOT tell me they kill everything because I know you are wrong, and you also won’t get the “best answer” since you never answered the damn question.

Okay, three bettas that may go in with my tetra.
youngest is 5 months, mellow (or stressed, he is new), never been in community tank
2.5 year old male is active, fast, but good with other fish aka has been in community tank
the female is skittish but gentle with other fish aka has been in community tank.

Which one sounds the best to be with the platy? REAL answers only please, and don’t write books on how to care for betta, molly, or platy. I have plants and crevices for the betta, and by plants I mean loads, because I did have danios with him before (although they attempted “schooled” with him…weird…)

So, which do you think is okay in the tank? Thanks for any real, good answers :)

oh, by the way, if no best answers occur I may note I have no room for another tank as I have three, so it is possible that one betta will have to be in a bowl if people say “don’t put him in the tank” and word of advice.. the bowl is small, and a heater is too big. I am in a basement, and winter is mighty cold… So… All of them needs to be in a tank.
omfg fishlover thank you for an actual answer… about time :) Yeah I have no idea about the new male, because he is fairly new so I have no idea what he is like…

I have one smaller tank (forget to mention that one haha) plus the three tanks mentoned. So don’t worry they will be fine, but I only have those ones and I cannot put one in with the mollies as one of my mollies is a bit of a bully (although the others would be fine). The other tank holds 2 month old balloon molly fry, or fry that is too big to fit in a betta’s mouth. Complete with floating plants and hiding spots. Them, not too worried about.

Best answer:

Answer by FishLover24
I would go for the 2.5 year old male or the skittish female. The male will hold out for himself in the tank of platy but if your worried about volince the female would be better but she might be a bit nervous. I’d try the male first if he seems violent then swap him for the female. Don’t try the new male till you have tried him with less risky fish first.

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Mollies And Platy Help?

By on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 | 1 Comment

hey…yesterday i bought 3 mollies and 1 platy and put them in a tank together. i know i have enough room for more fish but i was thinking like a bottom crawler or a cleaner. would snails or shrimp or catfish work???

Q&A: is a platy a molly is a platy?

By on Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 | 1 Comment

Question by De: is a platy a molly is a platy?
wikipedia = Poecilia is a genus of euryhaline brackish water fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes.[1] The type species is P. vivipara. Live-bearers, the Poecilia species are collectively known as mollies, with the exception of Endler’s livebearer (P. wingei) and the famous guppy (P. reticulata). Members of this genus are members of the family Poecilidae, which includes the southern platyfish or “platy” (Xiphophorus maculatus), and the green swordtail (X. hellerii).

Q so is a platy a molly or is a molly a platy? 3 orange fat and healthy

Best answer:

Answer by Jake
No, People edit wikipedia don’t trust it.

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Are Live Bearers(guppy, Molly, Platy And Swordtail) Brackish Water?

By on Thursday, July 28th, 2011 | 4 Comments

I know that molly are considered brackish(if I’m not wrong?). They do best in brackish water and will live fine in freshwater. Sometimes they can even live in saltwater!
What about the other live bearers? How well do they tolerate saltwater? What type of water do they prefer and origin from?
Since molly can live in freshwater and tolerate the minerals levels in freshwater, do you need to use marine salt mix(which has minerals and important stuff in it) to make brackish water then? Since they do tolerate the mineral levels freshwater has, adding salts like aquarium salt will not make ocean water quality, but they don’t need it in the first place so will normal salty water work? I know using aquarium salt is best to treat diseases, but I’m asking this because I’m curious.
I know that real brackish water fish need marine salt mixes, and not plain aquarium salt, but what about our hardy molly?

Do ALL platy have black tail fins?

By on Sunday, July 24th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Question by lm50322: Do ALL platy have black tail fins?
ok so i got a so called “female platy” at the store and i took it home and relized it did not have a black tail like my others. it is the same reddish/orange color but does not have black fins on it. instead they are near the same color on the body but a little lighter. it does have small black dots near the middle bit no black fins. could it be a molly? did the store tell me wrong or do platys come in that varity?

Best answer:

Answer by George
Some are orange and some are black. It appears that you have a cross breed between them…ummm,mommie fish was orange and daddy was black or vice versa.

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Platy Problem. Need Help Please?

By on Saturday, July 9th, 2011 | 3 Comments

I went to do a water change in my 55 gallon and one of my platies fins was COMPLETELY shredded. I’m not talking about just one, all of them were shredded. Caudal, dorsal, pelvic, and pectoral.
He has always been the anti-social one. Hiding away in plants and only coming out for food. The platies are very rough with each other. Always chasing each other and the males always nip.
When I first got the platies a few weeks ago, I got 5 males and 5 females by random pick. 1 female died, so the males are outnumbering the females. I went to pet smart to get 5 more females, they all had ich so I returned them. They never were in my tank. I do not pick up fish there anymore except Betta’s. They are not in main tanks and new shipments are healthy), but I have a local fish store. They carry lots of exotic breeds of fish, and surprisingly they have some platies, so when I go next month, I am getting more females.
But the Male had a nip out of his Caudal fin, I did not like the look of it, so I removed him and put him in my 29 that has 5 Danio’s (getting more at LFS, they also carry them.), 3 guppies, 1 Dwarf Gourami, and 1 Male Bristlenose pleco.
I put him in there about 10 minuets ago, everything looks good. Danio’s ignore him, to busy chasing each other. The guppies stay with each other, off in la la land. Gourami is just out there, always swimming. Pleco is in a good size cave most of the time, coming out to munch on an algae wafer every once in a while.
He looks happy, not stressed anymore. At first he hung around the cave, then he swam only around the walls, now he is venturing out in the middle and is exploring his new home. Just went and checked on him again. Swimming in front of the tank, coming up to greet me and following me.
Is it OK for him to be the only platy in the tank? I know that they like groups, but the tank was just to rough for him.
And I am 100% sure that it was not a Female Betta that did it. When I first introduced them a few weeks ago, they all ignored them and let them swim where ever they want. They show no signs of aggression to each other either.
Is this OK? What can I do to make him feel more secure also? I have a good cave that he can go in and planted with moneywort. I want the best for my fish and no aggression at all. That is why I am going to add another Danio to make a proper school and even out the number of platy sex to 1:2 in the 55.
I do not really want to add more platies with him, I think he likes being alone :/
But whatever is best for him I will do.
Im sorry this is so long.
Also, on this question, can we NOT call me rude or debate whether I give out nice info? I an sick of it. It has not just happened once, but 3 times. I am not rude, I am blunt, and I do not sugarcoat anything or beat around the bush. So drop it. If anyone says anything I am reporting them without thinking about it for a second.
Thanks

Q&A: I have a platy fish that goes pale every now and then and looses her speckles. Is there anything wrong?

By on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

Question by Red F: I have a platy fish that goes pale every now and then and looses her speckles. Is there anything wrong?
The platy fish is white w/ black speckles and a “Mickey Mouse” spot near the tail…hence the name “Mickey Mouse Platy”.

Best answer:

Answer by AquaSharp
no, it should be fine…they get pale when they are scared. nothing to worry about – they are community fish. so if your tank is big enough you might want to get 2 more platies. it might make the first one more relaxed

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