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For those who need it: How to tell Male from Female in Livebearers [font color="#800080"] So, you've decided to get an aquarium, you pick the one you like out, and bring it home. You set it up and wait 2 days, then of...	So_Very_Sneaky	11	24-Oct-2008 23:19
Problem with platy fry. Hi guys. I have a group of platy fry, all born at the same time but different in sizes. in the brooder, the fry were fighting so Imoved them to a...	Rookie_Boy1	2	11-Mar-2010 20:07
How much salt do you use for your liverbearer tanks Hi all, returning to the game after a very long time away. Just setting up a coldwater platy and sword tank. Can't remember if these guys handle sea s...	lifeofcrimeguy	4	25-Jan-2010 22:56
fish ID What are those tiny guppies sold as feeders at my LFS? the males are beautiful, I have some in my tank as decoration because the owner kindly picked...	devon7	5	05-Dec-2009 23:48
mollies in a salt water tank? my friend wanted to start a salt water aquarium but has 3 mollies left and he wants to know if the mollies could live in hard core salt water if not s...	1st_signer	3	05-Nov-2009 23:08
I now own a few Mollys Look out! I used my store credit today, to get 6 mollies. We now have 3 black (1 male, 2 female) and 3 blood sword tail (1 male, 2 female). We...	Kellyjhw	15	22-Oct-2009 00:06
fish hybrid? urgently need help! my mollies minor nudging and pursue of the paltys has turned to following her and trying to put his gonopodium in her its not just one mollie doing it...	1st_signer	2	04-Oct-2009 04:46
mollies and platys! weird behavior?! yes umm my male mollie follows 1 of my femail platys around and like nudges at her this is verry recent like 2-3 days ago any ideas on what this is?...	1st_signer	4	27-Sep-2009 03:04
New mollies from saltwater tank - Advice? I've found some beautiful mollies at my LFS and would love to add them to my tank. The problem is I am currently running a tank that has no salt adde...	Ruffian	4	24-Sep-2009 03:34
my platy hello my femail platys getting kinda fat and i cant see a gravid spot just a few questions she wasnt agresive till she started getting fa...	1st_signer	6	19-Sep-2009 00:09
Petco Molly Birth I was in Petsmart and Petco today looking around in the fish area today, which I love to do, and I actually Witnessed a Molly giving birth. I dont kno...	PaulO	1	16-Sep-2009 06:57
my Leartail Molly My orange Leartail Molly will not stop herassing my black moly female. I have female orange Leartail and a marble Leartail as well as a matching male...	hmbgtx	4	03-Aug-2009 06:06
Pregnant Guppy!!! I think my guppy is about to have babies. I have her in a bredding net in my 20 gallon tank and her gravid spot is really dark and she is very fat!!!...	zebra	2	26-May-2009 03:07
Those with guppies I am due to get some guppies on wednesday which is cool. However i thought i'd test the water for its ph and its measuring at 5.0 which is orange, I t...	TravelingGypsy	1	23-Mar-2009 07:26
Holy Mollies!! My molly just had 61 babies. Funny to, cause she is white with black spots and all the fish in her tank when i got her where white with black spots. B...	Gourami	2	23-Feb-2009 05:17
Fry size - molly vs guppy Just a quick question... I've had guppy fry before and I'm just wondering how molly fry compare, size-wise. As in, are molly fry the same size as gupp...	kitten	1	30-Jan-2009 10:03
Feeder Fry for my feeder fry, what would be an acceptable size to remove them fromt he tank and feed to an oscar.i dont want them to be too small but id rather n...	Cichlid Kid	5	18-Jan-2009 22:55
Back Again... hey guys i am getting back into fish keeping. i used to have quiet a few fish tanks but i had to get rid of them in many moves. it has been a few year...	oldfishnewfish	7	17-Jan-2009 22:02
Coupla Channoides photos tal/channi_male010.jpg" border="0"> [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/Trappedme tal/channi_mal...	Mez	1	17-Jan-2009 06:00
Urgent Plz Help!!!!!! my mollie just had 3 fry!!! i dont want them to be eaten. can i take them out and rase them in a different tank or do they need to be in there for a w...	bettadude	16	14-Jan-2009 01:59
New 30 Gallon hey my dad got me and early b-day present wich is a 29 gallon tank with 2 marble mollies, 2 white mollies(forgot the actuall name) 2 micky mouse plati...	bettadude	12	12-Jan-2009 02:06
Fry how should i be caring for the fry that my guppies are going to be having?...	Cichlid Kid	4	07-Jan-2009 00:24
Guppies i know guppies like a little salt in their water, the profile on this site did not specify.just how much salt do they like in their water.?...	Cichlid Kid	8	06-Jan-2009 01:26
Ghost Shrimp i have a pregent shrimp and i need to know how to tell how soon intill it will give birth so i can make sure my black mollies dont eat them caitly...	hagcatsis	4	05-Jan-2009 04:02
How many guppies to start? i wanted to do a live bearer tank which would be feeder fish for a larger predatory fish.i did this a few years back and became overrun, so i have to...	Cichlid Kid	5	30-Dec-2008 19:38
Favorite Livebearer The parameters for what qualifies as your "favorite livebearer" is all up to you. Write down (linking is optional) on here what your favorite specie...	The Mutant Goldfish	8	07-Dec-2008 22:18
Sailfin Molly Aggression? The guy at my LFS told me that male sailfin mollies are extremely territorial and aggressive with one another. Is this true? And what if there are n...	kayteekate	2	24-Sep-2008 06:21
Swordtails Won't Breed! Please Help!!! hey i've been keeping fish for about 5 years. i've had two marigold swordtails for about 4 months. i started with one male and 2 females, but one of t...	RLHam3	2	18-Sep-2008 07:40
Molly Fry Hello Everyone - We have a small fish tank for our kids and we got two female balloon mollies. Well within a week we had babies so I seperated them...	JMP	2	23-Jul-2008 05:36
Yipee! My sword tail just had babies! 2 are still alive and growing strong! Momma's frined looks preggers now too! These are my first babies to survive with...	H-Dub	5	16-Jul-2008 00:12
Pregnant Guppy HI all... I know pretty well how to track the female guppies when pregnant and the gestational period of 4 weeks. Also when she looks like she is abou...	stealth114	2	25-Jun-2008 05:56
Breeding Is breeding fancys to feeders a good thing or frowed upon?!...	H-Dub	6	19-Jun-2008 04:09
Guppy Fry I had 4 pregnant guppies all one one 10 gal breeder tank. As they gave birth I removed the moms. I had 15+ babies floating around in the breeder, now...	Poobles	3	11-Jun-2008 08:25
Guppy Juveniles I know female guppies mature very quickly ( say within 6 weeks of birth) but I wanted to wait say 6 months to let my junvenile female guppies mature...	stealth114	4	05-Jun-2008 17:44
Blue Platies Any one know of a great place to get blue platies?...	H-Dub	2	05-Jun-2008 06:32
From Fry to Adult Does anyone know the length of time it takes a newborn platy fry to reach adulthood? I was wondering because I saved one last week that was trapped in...	coltsfan	3	04-Jun-2008 22:12
Baby Swordtails I have some baby swords that are about 3 months old but dont seem to have grown! How long do they take to grow to adult size?...	sterobin	4	04-Jun-2008 20:04
Guppies; A few years ago, my whole guppy colony was wiped out by columnaris introduced by one nice female. Only five fry that were living in a breeder box sur...	Rookie_Boy1	1	04-Jun-2008 05:52
guppies, do I need to know anything?? I am thinking of having a few guppies in my 55g set up. It will be (I hope) a peaceful community set up with shoals of various tetras, a few small go...	ScottF	4	12-May-2008 02:00
Guppies and in-breeding Hey all.. Happ Easter... Got 30 guppy fry.. Coming along very well.... And 4 weeks after.. moma looks like she is gonna burst.. AGAIN. lol I have...	stealth114	8	02-Apr-2008 06:32
Platy completely eaten? Hello everyone, So here the deal - I have a Platy that is missing in the current tank: 40 gallon tank with a tightly secured lid: 4 Tiger Barbs 2 Ros...	Cmreds	5	28-Mar-2008 15:43
My guppy is the virgin mary Okay, so I admit the subject is an attention getter, but I swear that is the first thing that I thought when I walked in my door this morning after be...	Alaska	7	13-Mar-2008 04:14
Feeding Fry About 3 days ago I rescued 2 platy fry and placed them in the breeder tank. I have been feeding them crushed up flakes and micro wafers and they seem...	coltsfan	2	12-Mar-2008 02:48
Pregnant Guppies and the frys Hello all.. Do the expecting females need to be kept in a separate tank? One of my tanks is simply a 'guppy home' with 3 females and about 8 males and...	stealth114	6	06-Mar-2008 04:44
How do you know when a mollies pregnate?? i know this sound stupid from a experience aquarist but im new to breed and extreamly useless at it but i think i have a prgnate mollie because she i...	Gourami guru	3	01-Mar-2008 05:16
Mollies I want to know how long does it take a molly fry to become mature....	deric.mathew	5	27-Feb-2008 03:50
True Story!! I just reset up my 10g aquarium just for fun. And I bought 2 female guppies for the tank. When i saw one at the store, I knew she was pregnant, but sh...	ku5626	3	19-Feb-2008 01:56
Male Guppies + Ich Anyone find that their male guppies are so very e to ich? All my male guppies got these beautiful long black and purple tails that get totally eat...	stealth114	4	18-Feb-2008 09:24
Has anyone bred halfbeaks? I was wondering if any one here had bred halfbeaks? I have one male and he is very cool the way he likes to stay mostly in the top of the tank. I am g...	Brengun	5	18-Feb-2008 09:22
Molly fry! after my fist month of owning a couple of mollies they brought some new members in to the family...unfotunately i first saw them right before school s...	JBennett181	4	13-Feb-2008 03:42

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