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Gromit Hobbyist Posts: 71 Kudos: 59 Votes: 1 Registered: 04-Feb-2005	When we first got our platies (1 male & 2 females in early December) one of the females was larger and that's how we told them apart. Then they were about the same size, and now one is much smaller again. At no time did she appear pregnant, but then I've only every seen pregnant guppies (and that was 20 years ago). Today my partner was fairly sure he saw a little one. Certainly explains a few things (doh). At this late stage, what are chances of any of the fry surviving? Also, how obviously pregnant will a platy get?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
guppymax Hobbyist Posts: 77 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Dec-2004	Make sure they have some plants to hide in. My fry stay near the bottom in plants till they get a little bigger. I have not bothered to seperate them and they do fine. I find a few more all the time. max
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	The most lucky & clever will survive. Do you have any hiding places & plants?. Most fry just hide there till they are bigger. Congratulations & Goodluck. http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Gromit Hobbyist Posts: 71 Kudos: 59 Votes: 1 Registered: 04-Feb-2005	Cool. Yes, they've got hiding places. I saw one dart out from behind our log this morning & yesterday my partner saw one come out of our bushy plant. This is exciting - my first fry :-D
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
DoctorJ Big Fish Posts: 344 Kudos: 1159 Votes: 191 Registered: 13-May-2003	Congratulations! The first fry thing is exciting. I found that my adult platies were not particularly good at eating their own fry. Eventually, the problem comes that you have to decide what to do with all the fry! I bought some angelfish and they know what to do with all the fry!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Congratulations on the fry! Go get some Anarcharis, just one bunch, uhhook it and let if float in a clump at the top of the tank. My fry not only hide in the plants at the base, but swim in floating plants as well. It is here that they can also get a few extra bites of food, as the food will float into the plants where they can get it, and the adults won't swim there as often. Also the easiest, cheapest food to feed the fry is this: take some of your regular food(s) that you feed your adults, put it in a ziplock bad, and seal the bag tight without air, and rub it back and forth between your hands, or however you choose to grind the food to dust. Then viola you have fry food. I tend to just feed everybody from the same food bucket anymore, it just makes things easier...Best of Luck, Heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Gromit Hobbyist Posts: 71 Kudos: 59 Votes: 1 Registered: 04-Feb-2005	Thanks all! I don't know what sort of plant I've got, but the idea of floating it so they can get the food that's caught in it is good. I'll try the ziplock crush too, probably much better than the crumbing I do between my fingers at present. The worst thing about them having places to hide is that I've only seen one, once. I sit here typing, glancing at the tape hoping to see a quick dart.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Gromit, These babies are so very tiny, that you should be really happy to have seen him. I have a picture on the home computer I'll post later this evening, it has 4 fry in it, and unless you know where, you won't find them. This one was taken last night, and the fry pictured are between 2-4 wks old...(I tend to have fry about once a week, with the timing of my females these days.) Best of luck, and don't worry, they will be fine...and in 28-32 days you will have more...The first few batches of fry a female has are smaller in number, the older she is, the more she has...Heidi heidi attached this image: "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Gromit Hobbyist Posts: 71 Kudos: 59 Votes: 1 Registered: 04-Feb-2005	That's good to hear as I've still only had the single glimpse. As long as they're hiding I'm happy. Guess I just have to be a bit more careful when I do the vac & water change on Saturday. I was supposed to be doing the back of the tank (which is where all the hiding places are), but I might do the front instead.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Gromit Hobbyist Posts: 71 Kudos: 59 Votes: 1 Registered: 04-Feb-2005	I'm beginning to think none have survived as I still haven't had another sighting. Still hoping though.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47


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