Southerrrngirrl Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Not sure if this should go here or in the disease section, but I noticed yesterday one of my blue platys displaying some rather odd behaviour. I think its a male but can't be 100% sure on that. Anyway, he/she is swimming around fine, then all of a sudden sort of, floats on his/her side and briefly has what looks like a seizure! Then the moment passes and he/she is back to swimming around normally. There is nothing abnormal that I can see, none of the other fish are doing it, he/she is eating and otherwise behaving normally. I'm wondering if this is perhaps platy mating behaviour?? Because I have seen other platys swim up beside him/her.. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 did you tip vodka into your tank???? :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Wish I could help but when I had platy's I only had males so I don't know if they have particular "mating" rituals or not. Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 If it swims up to another platy it might be flaring at another male in the tank. Mine would go on their side when flaring as they couldn't keep their balance and then they'd swim away fine. they never had a seizure though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Well, this is only my description of the event. I guess it could be flaring too.. he/she? does it when he/she? swims near the other platys in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Do you know how to figure out if a livebearer is a male or female? If it's a male it is probably flaring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 How's the fishy? Any change? Or do you think it is just what was suggested...flaring? I thought only bettas flared :oops: :oops: Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Do you know how to figure out if a livebearer is a male or female? If it's a male it is probably flaring No I can't tell the difference. And yes he/she is still doing it.. last I looked was yesterday though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Oh OK. Males have a "stick" like thing under them which looks like this. And females have a triangle fin under them which look like this. The "stick" thing and the triangle fin will be here on them Also if you look this one is a male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 thanks for that.. in that case he is male, I have like... 3 males and 2 females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 The "stick thing" is called the gonopodium 3 males and 2 females is not good. You need 2 or more females for every male or the females will eventually be harassed to death. As to the spasms of your male, it is not breeding behaviour. Sounds like a neurological problem to me (perhaps he got knocked on the head at some point?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 *sigh* the fishy in question died last night. I think he was the victim of a severe bullying. I caught my betta giving him a couple of nudges last night. He also had a sizeable chunk taken out of his tail by culprits unknown. Several of the other platys also have chunks out of their tails. Either I'm underfeeding or I've got the male:female ratio very wrong. (I now think there was only one female to four males! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Oh, sorry for the loss Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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