Caper Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Didn't know where to post this soooooooo.... My fish seem to be doing better (will update in disease section). However, the first platy (Mickey) who came down with whatever...still not quite up to snuff...still spends most of the time near the bottom...but is a little more active and eating some. Any ideas as to why he'd be staying near bottom...just recovering? I posted somewhere that I have a guppy (Blue & male) who likes to "hang out" with Mickey(male) and another platy (The Little One, male). These three spend alot of time together. But The Little One spends quite a bit of time...staying right beside Mickey...sometime it seems like he is "rocking" beside him, not touching from what I can see...now, if they were opposite sexes...I would think The Little One was trying to put the moves on Mickey :lol: Then Blue sometimes gets in front of them and does this "dance"...how to describe...hmmm...body curves a bit, dorsal fin almost stands up straight, and other fins going a mile a minute. Anybody able to shed some light on this? THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaymann Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 sounds like you should get out the video camera and film your own fishy porn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Yeah it sounds like Blue's missing the presence of a member of the opposite sex and is making do with Mickey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Okay now...are you serious...is this some kind of mating thing that Blue is doing? And you are right...I have no female guppies...but the platies that he is with are male too And I don't get it...there is a female platy...who I really thought was a male when I got her :roll: :roll: So...ummm...ahhh...gee...what is going on here :-? sounds like you should get out the video camera and film your own fishy porn :lol: Nope...not even for fish :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 sounds like an amorous fish to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 so...you folks are serious...this is a...umm...ah..."sexual" thing going on then? And if so, how come they don't bother with the female platy? A guppy after a platy...ugh! Will this cause Mickey toooooo much stress...oh shoot...any suggestions????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Any suggestions?????? Poor Mickey hides alot from the other 2...please...should I be doing something??????????????????????????? I don't get it...Blue isn't even a platy, he's a guppie! And I have a female platy, so why doesn't The Little One chase her! I'm scared I'm going to loose Mickey if they keep this up...PLEASE HELP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limegirl Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 There are plenty of platy-guppie hybrids out there, so they can interbreed - if they were opposite sexes! In your case, either enjoy the show, or get him a female! They are fickle creatures, and he may not be interested in a girlie even if you got one, but you never know. In the meantime, he wont be doing himself any damage. Males with females do this all the time, and get their rocks off, and are none the worse for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcookie Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Yeah, fraid it sounds like gay fish, umm happy fish? Nope, Gay fish. Yip thats it. Buy some girlie swordtails and see if it turns into a Right Royal Circus. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 this is normal. i even have a female platy changing sex as there are no males in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 You all must think I am crazy... :lol: :lol: ...but I was worried that this would cause too much stress for Mickey and he'd die... :lol: :lol: Yeah, fraid it sounds like gay fish, umm happy fish? Nope, Gay fish. Yip thats it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Shiuh...the first play that I bought was a male...as were the next two...until one day I realized the dalmation platy....became a she! As long as Mickey can survive all this lovin! Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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