Is this weird or normal?

[00youknowit00]

Okay, so yesterday I found my platy "sitting" on the gravel, not sure why, and tonight I find my platy and my molly now "sitting" on the gravel, the platy never moves around, and the molly move a tiny bit eveeh now and then, does anyone know what's going on??

 

[00youknowit00]

Here's some pics:

Edit: App won't upload pics right now for some reason, sorry no pics.

 

[kelly77143]

Mmm are they female? And pregnant?

 

[00youknowit00]

Mmm are they female? And pregnant?

I have no clue how to sex them, but there's only 1 molly and 1 platy in the tank, so I don't know how they could be pregnant, unless I bought them this way.. I've had each about 3 weeks I say.

 

[00youknowit00]

Ahh, worked this time.

 

[kelly77143]

I have two dalmation mollies that do the same thing.

 

[kelly77143]

You can google male/female fish also. It could be that they are pregnant... Most dalmation mollies are female. That can carry sperm for 6 months. So they don't need a male in the tank to have babies.

Are they breathing hard? Looking sick? Eating?

 

[siva]

Sitting on the gravel isn't typically normal behavior for these fish. I have seen this as a beginning sign of illness like ich and velvet. Keep an eye on them for any white spots or a copper-ish dusting effect. Are these newly purchased fish?

 

[00youknowit00]

The platy eats very little, always has, the molly eats like a pig haha, to the point where when I'm doing pwcs it eats stirred up stuff! No breathing hard, no signs of anything. I'm so confused lol

 

[00youknowit00]

Sitting on the gravel isn't typically normal behavior for these fish. I have seen this as a beginning sign of illness like ich and velvet. Keep an eye on them for any white spots or a copper-ish dusting effect. Are these newly purchased fish?

3-4 weeks "old"

 

[00youknowit00]

I have seen this as a beginning sign of illness like ich and velvet. Keep an eye on them for any white spots or a copper-ish dusting effect.

There's no sign of anything like that..

 

[siva]

3-4 weeks "old"

If no fish have been added within the past 2 weeks it's unlikely one of those things. What are you water parameters? Ammo, nitrite, nitrate?

 

[00youknowit00]

If no fish have been added within the past 2 weeks it's unlikely one of those things. What are you water parameters? Ammo, nitrite, nitrate?

I'm in the process of a in fish cycle, got started in the wrong direction by my LFS..

Ammonia: 0.00-0.25ppm
NitrIte: 0.25ppm
NitrAre: 0.00ppm

 

[siva]

Well in that case, their behavior makes sense. You need to try and knock that nitrite out..I'd do a large water change asap and dose with some extra Prime to neutralize what's left.

 

[00youknowit00]

Okay, ill get the nitrItes down some more and see if it help

 

[00youknowit00]

The platy just died.. the molly is acting more normal...