Aneamals
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I bought 2 platys about 3 weeks ago from the same lfs, but they were in a different tank, and the employee put them both in the same bag for me. Then I put them both in a quarantine tank.
All that time until today, they were very nice to each other and swam together in peace. Now today I notice the bigger red one is pecking at the little blue one every once in a while when he notices he is near. And now the little one swims away every time he notices the big one, even though the big one isn't bothering him at that moment. I'm really worried, the big one was usually the most lax of them both and he's being a little aggressive now. I also find it really weird how a platy is being even slightly aggressive. Aren't they supposed to be one of the calmest and kindest freshwater aquarium fish?
Last week they healed from some kind of ich or something. Actually, I don't really know what it was, it was really tiny specks only noticeable on their fins, but it's gone now after I gave them a week of 88*F temperature. I don't know if that has anything to do with the big platys aggressiveness. But the specks are completely gone now, not a single spot in sight.
I'm thinking of putting them both in the main tank tomorrow for the first time. It has a lot of hiding places so the little platy can feel safer, and the big platy can have his space to roam alone.
All that time until today, they were very nice to each other and swam together in peace. Now today I notice the bigger red one is pecking at the little blue one every once in a while when he notices he is near. And now the little one swims away every time he notices the big one, even though the big one isn't bothering him at that moment. I'm really worried, the big one was usually the most lax of them both and he's being a little aggressive now. I also find it really weird how a platy is being even slightly aggressive. Aren't they supposed to be one of the calmest and kindest freshwater aquarium fish?
Last week they healed from some kind of ich or something. Actually, I don't really know what it was, it was really tiny specks only noticeable on their fins, but it's gone now after I gave them a week of 88*F temperature. I don't know if that has anything to do with the big platys aggressiveness. But the specks are completely gone now, not a single spot in sight.
I'm thinking of putting them both in the main tank tomorrow for the first time. It has a lot of hiding places so the little platy can feel safer, and the big platy can have his space to roam alone.
