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reclusive platys We just got two new female platys, which learned pretty quickly that there are 3 red ear sliders living with them. They have been hiding in the fake...	twiztidfaces	4	04-Feb-2005 05:29
gouramis and keyholes has anyone ever kept keyhole cichlids w/ gouramis? i have some dwarf gouramis and wanted to add a keyhole or 2....	maximadriver	5	02-Feb-2005 23:02
Guppy Fry!! Hey Guys, SO i came home tonite after being out all day and found some more fry! I moved them into my ten gallon, but i had to remove the filter...	SamanthaStorm	6	31-Jan-2005 21:08
Help premature guppy fry help. My supposedly male guppy died this morning. When I pulled her out of the tank I noticed this wiggling thing on her underside. I guess I squeezed...	jefferysgirl	9	31-Jan-2005 01:16
molly fry I have 2 molly fry in a nursery net in my main tank. They would be about 4-5cm in length. How big should they be before I let them out. Fish include m...	james747	5	30-Jan-2005 01:24
Opinions about breeding. I just bought 5 drawf platies. I read somewhere that they breed easy. I'm not sure if I want to breed them or have fry. Is it humane to let the par...	chuckms82	5	29-Jan-2005 17:24
Got some dwarf platies today My wife picked up 3 dwarf platies today from petsmart. 2 of them look the same the 3rd is a little lighter colored and a bit smaller. My question...	jfk	8	29-Jan-2005 13:28
MAD PLATY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a 10 gallon planted tank with a platy with 2 guppies, 2 bristle nsoe catfish and 2 platy fry in a net sort of thing. The platy kept goign next...	labrakitty	8	29-Jan-2005 06:14
males and females from the same mother what happens if a male and female from the same mother, siblings, try to mate? Can they? Are the offspring from the siblings infertile? Do the same...	scheibe	3	28-Jan-2005 03:59
Number of fish How many fish can I keep in a tank, (Litres: 20.48 US Gallons: 5.41 UK Gallons: 4.5) Im thinking of getting mollies & guppies (any other suggesti...	Hoa dude_dude	11	27-Jan-2005 22:35
mollies and salt I don't want to start a debate, just interested in finding out other people's experiences regarding mollies and salt. I've read a lot on the subject....	Theresa_M	4	26-Jan-2005 17:18
Platy fry size??? Since I now have a male Platy with my females I assume there will babies on the way. I'm just wondering, how large will the new born fry be? Will Zeb...	T/A	5	26-Jan-2005 06:33
2 problems... Hi there. I have 2 problems: 1. For the second time, I have found a guppy without the dorsal fin. I suspect the bottom feeder latched on and "ate it"....	rupey	5	25-Jan-2005 15:14
Ballon Molly Fry One of my balloon mollies gave birth a few days ago, I managed to get 8 of them. 3 were dead and 3 more got eaten before i could save em, but the rest...	DonnieBoy	3	24-Jan-2005 06:09
Gonopodium length??? Ok folks...I went to the lfs today and was looking at the guppies...I was thinking of adding 2-3 new ones, since my disaster is now over, and water qu...	houston	7	23-Jan-2005 04:56
Platy babies + Brine Shrimp I just wanted to let everyone know I am the proud papa of 36 little Platys. They are only two days old but all have survived thus far. Last time the...	scheibe	4	22-Jan-2005 22:34
Molly gestation period ... HOw long before we see some babies? I have several males that are having their way with some of my females sailfins. How long does it take in general ?...	hotboost	1	22-Jan-2005 18:05
should i put them together? i have had my male and female livebearing fish seperated for a few months now, and i just dont think that its fair that just the males get th have the...	fishyhelper288	9	22-Jan-2005 12:43
All Females? I've been raising some molly and platy fry for a while now, and they all appear to be females. They're not all full grown yet but if you look close at...	gnr4ever8794	7	22-Jan-2005 03:44
is this guppy a male or female??? i have 6 baby guppies. they were born back in the end of october. once i was able to distinguish the sex of them, i have 5 girls and one boy. well now...	sugabeatz	3	21-Jan-2005 22:24
Feeder Guppies... Pets or Food??? Pages: 1, 2 [font color="#800080"] I was wondering if Feeder Guppies can make good pets. I think they're so cute and pretty, I would like to own some. But I hav...	Cheshire Cat	20	21-Jan-2005 20:01
when one male guppy nipps the tail of another male guppy when one male guppy nipps the tail of another male guppy is he actually eating the tail?...	redzoom2001	13	20-Jan-2005 03:23
woo hoo new fishies!!! Ok I went to the lfs ONLY to look at the guppies, smush some snails and get some Melafix, as I am now out. Well, I find it a waste of my time, en...	houston	4	19-Jan-2005 01:24
What does it mean when my split tail guppy changes his fins and edge of tail from clear to black? What does it mean when my double sword tail guppy changes his fins and edge of tail from clear to black? and then a minute or two later it goes back t...	redzoom2001	6	17-Jan-2005 05:23
Molly's Will Sailfin Molly's breed with other Molly's?...	hotboost	2	15-Jan-2005 23:32
how to tell the diffrence of endlers and common guppies? i thought i had endlers, but now im having doubts, is there realy anyway to tell? they look similar...	fishyhelper288	8	15-Jan-2005 17:56
1 Baby Guppy We've had our first baby!! At least the first one I've ever seen. He has survived the past few days by hiding out under the bubble bar. I was just...	jenbabe256	10	15-Jan-2005 07:49
Nipping Guppys Hello all. I am new to fishkeeping. I have been given a established 30ltr Biorb with platys, Tetras, & Neons. Today I bought 5 Neon Blue...	punka	3	15-Jan-2005 06:47
my guppy tank Hello haven't been here for a long while! I set up a 15 gallon hex with six female guppies and two males(end of sept). so far no baby guppies. the ta...	goldfishgeek	13	15-Jan-2005 00:40
What is the prettiest livebearer ever? Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4 We all found out what the uglies livebearer is( i believe guppies). Lets find the coolest now.]...	nickman713	78	14-Jan-2005 23:46
Saving swordtails I had the opportunity of saving a few fish from another neighbor that was moving. I have a 29 gallon tank that has 2-cockatoo cichlids 6-pepper cor...	ctt33	1	13-Jan-2005 20:28
my first molly fry (with a ?) Just over two weeks ago I bought my first mollies, a pair of dalmation lyretails (pic [link=http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Livebearers%20Lan...	Theresa_M	3	13-Jan-2005 18:30
I scored well! I got some decent sized endlers at the lfs last night! Man are they beastly in size! Some of them have tails like fancy guppies, but they are in fact...	Tanya81	4	13-Jan-2005 18:22
female platy i reacently brought some platys and i think that my females are pregnant , each have males folowing them. could some one put a pic of a pregnant plat...	possum	3	12-Jan-2005 17:30
one more platy??? I currently have a 10 gallon with four peppered cories and two female platies. I am thinking about adding another platy, preferably a female. That sho...	T/A	7	12-Jan-2005 06:09
sex ratio of fry My Endler's tank has been running for about a year now. The ratio of female to male fry is at least 3 to 1, if not higher. Water temp is 77°, pH...	Theresa_M	9	09-Jan-2005 21:42
Got some balloon mollies! I had an empty 5.5 gallon sitting around since the last fish died a few days ago, so I decided to add some fish. Actually theres an otto already in th...	MegTheFish	19	08-Jan-2005 08:30
Mama didn't like her birthing suite! Well I have had my community tank set up for over a month now... A few weeks ago I noticed my female guppy was preggy, so after about 2 weeks I put h...	DonnieBoy	6	07-Jan-2005 04:34
want 2 swap tips??? i breed guppies.(i got 10 fry so far!) i want 2 also breed endlers. so if u want 2 swap tips......	Guppy gurl	10	07-Jan-2005 00:27
How many guppies? Hello all I had a 26 g tank for 8 months but a month ago i got a bigger one ( 80 g) . I moved most of the fishes to the new tank... so the small one...	frappe	4	05-Jan-2005 08:01
Need help with Female Guppy Mother decided I needed a pair of guppies for my tank -.- Well the male didn't survive long in quarantine (not sure why, could've been anything) but...	Sandy02	7	02-Jan-2005 03:32
small tank(s) and nice guppies i'm thinking about breading agine, i love guppies but i have an issue with space as i alredy have a few tanks! my plan was to get two 2.5gal tanks, o...	Gem_07	4	02-Jan-2005 03:05
Endlers Live bearers(Tiny guppies!) Pages: 1, 2 I have a 10 gallon at the moment with: 1 guppy 2 platys 1 platy fry 2 bristle nose catfish I was thinking of adding a betta, but I read they get mixed...	labrakitty	31	01-Jan-2005 17:13
MALE guppies Can someone give me some basic info on MALE cold water guppies? (I bought 3 MALE guppies today)...	Hoa dude_dude	4	31-Dec-2004 15:31
Timid Balloon Mollies I have purchased a male and female balloon molly for my community planted tank. They do not ever seem to swim about when I am in the room aor in the p...	zachjc_14	2	31-Dec-2004 00:39
platy lifespan? I'm curious -- how long do platies live?...	LMuha	2	30-Dec-2004 21:03
MONSTER guppy!! Pages: 1, 2 A while ago, I was visiting my favorite LFS, just poking around...and all of a sudden, I saw... a FIVE INCH guppy! I bought her immediately, needless...	smantzer	22	30-Dec-2004 08:14
No guppy babies This is more out of curiosity than anything because I don't really want to be overrun with guppies anyways, but I have 3 (2 girls and a boy) guppies i...	jenbabe256	4	30-Dec-2004 05:10
Never leave your guppies along and you go on holidays...! Why you must say? I just came back from my 1 month holiday to Hong Kong and Japan, and guess what I found in my tanks? My fry tank had grown up guppi...	Forever-mango	7	28-Dec-2004 21:54
Female Guppy Can anyone tell me, at what age will a female guppy be able to be reproductive? Also baby guppys that are born they cant be born pregnant or be able...	leighton22	6	28-Dec-2004 19:41

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