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is it a molly? alright everypeople i went to sanibel for vacation and there are cool fish and such around so i went fishing with my little net..... i caught what see...	madwill	3	19-Jul-2005 04:03
Prego creamsicle lyretail molly Hey all live bearer owners.....When is my molly not going to have a big tummy anymore? She gave birth starting two days ago....and she still looks due...	esandbergger	3	19-Jul-2005 03:55
Live On Aquaria Giving Birth Hello I'm just happy because I've just seen for the first time a prolific spawning of a Sailfin molly. they are over 80 and I saw them exiting their m...	seventh_son_of_ed	4	19-Jul-2005 03:49
Dirty tank and fry? I need some advice on a tank change. I have four day old fry hiding in the plants and don't wanna suck them up too.......	esandbergger	3	18-Jul-2005 10:57
When to Introduce Platy Fry? Part 2 Gang, I asked in a Different Thread 4 weeks ago if it was time to...	LITTLE_FISH	4	17-Jul-2005 21:55
is a fan a good way to cool my tank? I live in a hot climate. The temp in my house reaches 90 degrees sometimes. I lost a molly yesterday due to the heat i think. I have since opened th...	esandbergger	8	16-Jul-2005 06:58
Pregnant mollies bought from LFS Hey all, I was wondering if it is necessary to use live plants for hidey spots or can i use artificial ones.... I bought two molly females and now the...	esandbergger	7	16-Jul-2005 06:08
What do you feed Endlers? Hi, I just got a couple of male Endlers (labelled "dwarf Endlers" at the LFS) in my 54L tank this past weekend. They're really tiny, about 1.5cm, I c...	upikabu	9	15-Jul-2005 17:48
she gave birth as many of you know i have 2 female platies that were very fat, but haven't given birth in 2 weeks after i got them. well today looking in the tanks,...	bettachris	4	15-Jul-2005 04:59
molly acting funny i think she dug a hole(or it was there from the clown loaches) and she is in that hole in the gravel, and she is very aggressive to the other livebear...	bettachris	0	14-Jul-2005 16:57
Guppy baby tank HEy- I have three tanks now, and one I am using exclusively as a baby guppy tanks. The tank is a simple five gallon tank with a filter and light, just...	blazergirl	5	14-Jul-2005 15:40
way off M/F ratio of fry I've been breeding Endler's for over a year...in a tank of ~30-40 fish including fry there are three fish I can identify as males. Would it have somet...	Theresa_M	3	13-Jul-2005 03:31
update: new signs ok as some of you may know i have a few livebearers that are about to give birth. one more question do they stop eatting b4 they release there babie...	bettachris	5	11-Jul-2005 22:03
i love livebearers i went to the lfs today, i saw wonderful livebearers. jumbo platys. they were around 4 nches long. also i saw really nice guppies. new color. blue...	bettachris	8	09-Jul-2005 08:26
how old... 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...	T/A	6	09-Jul-2005 08:08
Guppy lifespan? I found my eldest female guppy floating; She was about two years old. The profile says the lifespan is one year, but I just wanted some input on that....	kitten	6	08-Jul-2005 13:48
male mollies My sister has three male mollies. No females, because she doesn't want to have to deal with overstocking. The males are having a GRAND old time *cou...	kitten	1	08-Jul-2005 05:51
new livebearers got 4 new livebearers today. a pair of lyer tail dal. mollies. and two VERY fat female platys. rightnow they are in my livebearer tank and hopefully...	bettachris	7	07-Jul-2005 20:50
New guppies! Going to throw up some quick pictures... gotta run. Divided tank, girls on the left, boys...	kitten	9	07-Jul-2005 09:18
new platy fry ok...my platy just gave birth again..i dont have the numbers..coz they r everywhere... its a long 27 days for her (her usual is just 21 days). probabl...	tankie	2	05-Jul-2005 23:02
a big swop round for ages I have had a "liverbearer tank" with platies, mollies and guppies in. it hasn't really worked, many have got sick and although they had babie...	goldfishgeek	3	04-Jul-2005 15:19
change of alpha male ive noticed in the past 2 days...that my alpha male platy has changed...meaning...someone took over the position... my mickey mouse platy was used to...	tankie	1	03-Jul-2005 15:36
I've got a stupid question RE: platy Will different types of platies cross breed? The platies in question: 1 male red platy 1 female red platy 1 male gold twin bar 1 female gold twin...	NFaustman	6	01-Jul-2005 11:00
mating rituals of mollies I wonder if what I am seeing is molly mating rituals.... My female sometimes chases the male gently, also she pirouettes and rubs against the cave.......	esandbergger	5	30-Jun-2005 11:34
how many in 43 US gal... how many 2 inch balloon mollies in a 43 gal tank? i find a local breeder in our place and has a lot of balloon mollies, they're very lovely and i like...	bzash	5	28-Jun-2005 03:35
platy breeding i have a new pair of platy that i got today, in a 5G. the tank is full of java moss. 2 questions, 1)how long until i should expect babys(the female...	bettachris	7	28-Jun-2005 01:53
Endler's Livebearers I saw some Endler's Livebearers at my LFS recently and i thought they looked pretty cool. Can anyone tell me about these? Are they artificially dyed...	Brian1216	4	25-Jun-2005 17:54
preggy platy is 2 weeks too short for a preg term of a platy??? my female platy just gave birth today in just 2 weeks time since the last pregnancy... unfortunatel...	tankie	4	24-Jun-2005 18:34
micky mouse platties has any one ever had there micky mouse platties have babies? ive had a large group of them for a couple of years and no fry....	steven keyes	6	22-Jun-2005 02:06
When to Introduce Platy Fry? I recently had a thread called “Platy in Hiding” that mentioned that I have 9 fry in a sectioned corner of my 29G. I just came back from...	LITTLE_FISH	10	21-Jun-2005 04:41
How many platy fry should we expect to see? My father's platies apparently had a couple of fry (that we know survived, at least) just a few days ago(?). They've grown to about a quarter of an i...	NFaustman	6	18-Jun-2005 00:01
Aggressive Platies? My Platies have recently started to display aggressive postures and chasing each other. Is this really just some form of mating ritual? When one get...	coyote1066	7	17-Jun-2005 11:20
Platy in Hiding Hi, I am wondering if anyone has a similar experience. About 8 weeks ago, I got 3 adult sunset platys, 2 females ( “The Queen” and &#822...	LITTLE_FISH	17	15-Jun-2005 14:54
a couple quick guppy questions I put two of my pregnant four-month-old guppies in a different tank last night hoping to save some fry, and this morning I noticed one of them did giv...	Theresa_M	7	15-Jun-2005 13:14
questions about breeding mollies I have accidently bred both Guppies and platies fairly successfully, well, i have six surviving guppies and four suriviving platies - i did NOTHING, i...	goldfishgeek	3	14-Jun-2005 16:22
Guppy Problem Hello all I have a 26g tank , running for a year now with 5 rummy nose tetra 3 khuli and 4 albino cory. 4 days ago i added 3 male and 6 female guppy...	frappe	4	14-Jun-2005 15:16
fry control greetings all. what is the best way to keep fry. by this i mean i dont want 120 baby fish but i wouldnt mind a few babys. thnx all...	sms2290	11	14-Jun-2005 06:05
best breed livebearer! what is your best breed livebearers that u have right now? describe it... and why it is your best? mine is a dalmatian-gold lyre-tail pot-bellied mol...	ronnfive	9	11-Jun-2005 23:00
Neon tetras with guppies? I have 6 neon tetra's with four guppies in a 40 gallon tank Im planning on adding the rest of my guppies (about 7) at intervals (neons cycled my tank...	Jessmoment	10	10-Jun-2005 12:38
Confused on new molly sex Ive kept plenty of livebearers before, but this one is confusing me. The bottom fin ( that you tell the difference with) is 1/2 way between what a fe...	hca	3	10-Jun-2005 00:17
Sterile female livebearers? Someone warned me the other day that some of the female livebearers sold at LFS are in fact sterile. Does this actually happen? He suggested its don...	hrk555	2	07-Jun-2005 19:35
I want to find a local bredder in my area I live in California Granada hills/chatsworth/northridge area. I'm sick and tired of buying from pet stores. I have beautiful guppies That I love a...	Jessmoment	4	07-Jun-2005 16:53
What do you think? As I am acquiring my first aquarium that has a volume over 30 gallons (55 gallons to be exact), I am at loss as how to stock it. I would like to try t...	zachjc_14	3	06-Jun-2005 11:47
Quality Guppy Suggestions I'm looking to possibly setting up a tank with a very good quality guppy strain. Does anyone have any experience or dealings with any of the on-line...	OldTimer	1	05-Jun-2005 20:23
endlers where can i get them at sydney in hornsby shire preferably...	fishienut123	1	05-Jun-2005 20:21
Guppy Population Control? My dad's finally letting me clean his guppy tank (he thought water changes were bad for the fish before ). It's a 29g that looks a lot better now th...	Firenze	11	04-Jun-2005 05:03
my ways of breeding!!! Here's my way of breeding, i just like to share them... and maybe this would help... This is the actual situation, I got 3 very pregnant red coral pla...	ronnfive	6	02-Jun-2005 03:55
Baby platys and their parents? I was just wondering a few things.....first is that I looked in my tank a week ago and noticed some babies, I counted maybe 6, (I'm not too sure which...	Mia	3	31-May-2005 02:19
Platy Fry Separation Question Hi, I could go on and on in explaining why I have a certain setup in my 29G but I don’t want to bore you to death. So I will just describe...	LITTLE_FISH	3	29-May-2005 02:54
ENDLER HELP THERE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hello I have posted about my pregnant Endlers (2) One is HUGE and starting to float on the bottom almost looking to heavy for herself, also her (sor...	angeleel	13	28-May-2005 18:35

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