There's nothing I can see on him and the only thing noticable with him thus far is clamped fins.
Tuesday when I came home from work, he was "stuck" to the filter. I tried to get him with the net and once I "dislodged" him he swam away. However, he was not himself and his swimming wasn't...ah, strong so to speak. I kept an eye on him (me and another platy ) and sure enough as soon as he got close to the filter, sucked on
Now, I still don't have another tank yet because I've decided to get a bigger one for my goldies and then turn the 10 gallon into a hospital/quarantine tank. Only problem is haven't figured out where the heck I can put it :-? Sorry, back to the platy.
I ran, ok actually drove to WalMart and bought a breeding trap and after a good rinse put it in the tank and added the platy. Now, I don't know if this was a good idea or not, didn't know if it's just going to stress him more but I thought it was worth a chance to see if he could get his strength back (and I'm dosing with Melafix).
Anyway, he got out on me before so I waited to see how he'd do. His swimming is a bit stronger but still not up to par and once he did get sucked by the filter but was able to get himself off quickly. So, I put him back in the trap.
Because I don't know how long he was on the filter the day I got home from work, the fact that he was does this mean there is no hope for him?
Am I doing the right thing by keeping him there?
All opinions...help...guidance...would be appreciated, as usual