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T/A   Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004   | About how old are Platies when they reach full size? I have a few 3 and 4 month old baby Platies and I want to make sure they are growing at a proper rate. The 4 month olds are about 1" and the 3 month old is about 3/4". |
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tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005  | platies reach sexual maturity after 3-4 months and are able to reproduce often and in high numbers. i dont have to worry to much..ur platies r just doing fine. Last edited by tankie at 24-Jun-2005 09:49 |
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houston    Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003  | they should reach their full size in about 5-6 months, but by then it is possible for them to be grandparents almost  Don't worry yours are fine...enjoy them  heidi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well boy meets girl and it's a good bet Girl's gonna play a little hard to get But they both got the same thing on their mind Ain't that the way that the world goes round ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle |
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| T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004 | OK thanks for the info.  Does it also take that long for them to fully color up? |
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| T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004 | Does anyone know about how long it takes for platies to reach full color? |
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| labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004  | Mine reached full colour at around 3-5 months  |
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So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004 | no platies, females espescially dont reach full size until around 1 year of age, sometimes more all my platies are pretty much full color at birth Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames |
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