Pregnet platy getting aggressive.

[EthanBeltramo]

I have 2 platy, both female, and a male betta in my ten gallon. One of he platy is pregnet and has been fine for a while. However, the past few days it has been getting a bit fin nippy, swimming faster, eating more, and more aggressive. Is this a sign that she will soon give birth? Here's a picsorry but this is the best I could get after like ten minutes of waiting. He's camera shy.


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[Rpeinhardt]

How is your platy pregnant with no male?

 

[EthanBeltramo]

Bought it that way


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[EthanBeltramo]

Also, I used to have a male but gave it away


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[BBradbury]

Your Platy

Hello Ethan...

How is your tank set up? Livebearing female fish need a lot of surface plants to get out of the way of the aggressive males. Small tanks aren't really ideal for them, especially larger fish like a female Platy because there not much room to avoid the male. Lack of swimming room will cause a large female to be aggressive. Water changes are important to the health of any fish tank. Small tanks will need half the water changed a couple of times a week to keep dissolved wastes out. Females can hold off giving birth for months or longer, until they feel conditions are right for fry survival.

B

 

[EthanBeltramo]

Shall I add the female to my 36?


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[fishy14]

What's in the 36


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[EthanBeltramo]

Juvenile angel and two gourami.


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