Platy vs Platey - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between platy and platey

is that platy is resembling plates while platey is alternative form of lang=en.

is a tropical fish of the genus Xiphophorus (also including the swordtails..

(plate) + (-y)

(-)

Resembling plates.

(heraldry) Of a field semy of plates.

(geology, mineralogy) Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral.

A (tropical fish) of the genus Xiphophorus (also including the swordtails.)

I had a mixed community aquarium with several tetras, two mollies, some corydoras catfish, and a platy from a previous tank.