venzi Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 So I've had 2 male platies and 1 female platy in my tank for several months and I never saw the 2 male platies have any interest in the female platy. A few weeks ago, I added 2 more female platies and still to my knowledge the males have no interest in the females. Tonight, I just saw one of the female platies doing (what appears to be) a mating dance w/ the male platies. The female would swim right next to the male and try to get real close, but the male would try to shrug her off. This completely surprised me at the reversal in roles. Has anyone ever experienced or heard of male platies having no interest in mating, but the female is proactively engaging the male platies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 6:26 AM, venzi said: Has anyone ever experienced or heard of male platies having no interest in mating yes to this part On 3/12/2023 at 6:26 AM, venzi said: but the female is proactively engaging the male platies? no to this part. @venzi can you get a picture of what the females are doing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) Maybe your male platies are not into females love is love 🤣 Edited March 12, 2023 by Lennie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 7:17 AM, Lennie said: Maybe your male platies are not into females when ive seen this with my platies, its not that the male isnt into females, its that it has a favorite female, and will only breed with her, ignoring the rest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 @venzican you please post pictures of your males? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venzi Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 9:28 AM, Theplatymaster said: @venzican you please post pictures of your males? Yes. I'll try to get some later tonight. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 6:13 PM, venzi said: Thanks. happy to help! especially on a question about my favorite fish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venzi Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 @Theplatymaster So I couldn't get a video yet of the behavior yet. But basically, the female gets side by side w/ the male and tries to rub itself on the male and I'm pretty sure I saw her anal fin flicking. I'll repost if I can catch them in the act again. On a related note, I've posted about these male platies (b/c they'd try to mate w/ my female betta (only the white colored ones apparently)) male platies are the gold/yellowish ones that are 2inch or bigger. The females are the red wag tail variety (although one of them is more orange hue than that reddish color). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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