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luisprado  Hobbyist Posts: 81 Kudos: 156 Votes: 5 Registered: 02-Jun-2004   | Has anyone ever seen a platy so fat and bloated that it seems like it's going to pop? My platy is in that condition right now. It can't even swim. Any ideas on what it is or how to help it? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36 |     |
SheKoi Fish Addict Posts: 667 Kudos: 553 Votes: 4 Registered: 11-Feb-2004  | is it male or female? it could be having fry, mine do get very large before they give birth. how much do you feed them, how often? are it's scales sticking out like a pine cone? if so it's dropse. www.blooming-brilliant.co.uk |
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| luisprado Hobbyist Posts: 81 Kudos: 156 Votes: 5 Registered: 02-Jun-2004 | I feed it once a day, it's a female and there are no other platy's around, so how could it be pregnant? And no it's scales are not sticking out like pinecones. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36 | |
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003 | How long have you had it? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36 | |
| luisprado Hobbyist Posts: 81 Kudos: 156 Votes: 5 Registered: 02-Jun-2004 | About 8 months. |
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