Okay so, She is HUGE!!! Her stomach is huge and is full of what looks like orange eggs...I know its not, thats just what it looks like...I first thought she was pregnant but after a month I gave that up...I know think she has Swim Bladder but Im not really sure so I thought I would see what others had to say. Please help me out, and input would be greatly appreciated.
Pics Below!!
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/leilani675/Mickey%20Mouse%20Platy/DSC01100.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/leilani675/Mickey%20Mouse%20Platy/DSC01097.jpg
2007-08-02 19:33:14 · 8 answers · asked by Leilani 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
She is definately pregnant, from the pics she's only days away, since she has already that squary look about her beneath her head
The orange you see are her fry she carries, Micky mouse platies are born already with color
Get some live plants for the fry to hide, she might have had young last month but you didn't see them because they were eaten
Hope that helps
good luck
EB
2007-08-02 20:56:48 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they opt for extra oxygen. Is your pump working (making bubbles) and if so, is it massive or stable adequate for a 20 gallon tank? Water temp is a sprint severe, the better that's, the extra oxygen (pump produced bubbles) you will opt for on your water.additionally, I used to apply a sprint marine salt (tiny pinch to a gallon of water) to maintain ailments away too, as quickly as I had platys,guppies,etc. keeps ich away.
2016-10-01 07:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by teresa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She looks like she's pregnant to me but from what I read females are chunkier than the male platys
2007-08-02 19:44:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your platy is pregnant and you can await offspring any day now.
the reason why the fish looks so sick is because the fish has a deformed spine, supposedly since its birth, possibly because of inbreeding (livebearing fishes in aquaria tend to it).
2007-08-02 19:50:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the fish is just prego. The orange things you see are fish. She'll be due any day now.
2007-08-02 19:53:56 · answer #5 · answered by Sally 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do you think that she has an infection? The best thing for her would be to take her to the vet and they will sort her out.
-from a friend
2007-08-02 19:37:40 · answer #6 · answered by sophia 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
uhh..
i had one and she/he looked like this...
and she just died a few days ago.
I'd advise asking a fish store about this and showing them the pictures
2007-08-02 20:25:48 · answer #7 · answered by Kalee :] 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take him to the vet.
2007-08-02 19:37:04 · answer #8 · answered by andrea diaz 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋