While platy fish cannot see as clearly in the dark compared to daylight, they have some ability to navigate, find food, and detect predators in dim lighting because of light-sensitive rod cells in their retinas. However, complete darkness impairs their ...
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Can Platy Fish See Color? Answered

As a tropical freshwater fish, platies have excellent color vision that helps it thrive in its natural habitat. Their eyes contain cones with pigments sensitive to different wavelengths of light, allowing them to distinguish colors. Platies have cones tuned to ...