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ratio of sword tails i'm wanting to get some swordtails and i need to know the ratio of males to females. thanks...	possum	6	28-Dec-2004 10:00
sexing mollies I bought a pair of lyretail dalmation mollies today. I can identify the male by his gonopodium, but he also has a much more defined lyretail, strong p...	Theresa_M	4	28-Dec-2004 07:33
Guppys in a 6g I have an empty 6g and was thinkin bout puttin 2-3 guppys in there. Would this work? 2nd question: Are guppy fry good fish food for larger fish like a...	Fishyandrew45	7	27-Dec-2004 23:42
Why didn't my guppies give birth?!? My fewmale guppies didn't give birth, its been past 30 days.Any reasons why...	Guppy gurl	10	27-Dec-2004 23:27
Late bloomer?! Just a few weeks ago, I moved three of my smallest guppy fry (a few months old now) from my overstocked ten gallon into my five gallon minibow (along...	kitten	5	27-Dec-2004 16:52
guppies Say if i had 2 10 gallons...1 for 1 male / 3 Female and the other one for the fry, how many fry could i keep in the 10 gallon and how long. Most likel...	Azrael_Darkness	5	27-Dec-2004 06:35
trade ive been in here awhile back and for awhile ive been into the yahoo Banditt4's guppy club..ive been trying to start a trade for anyone thats intereste...	topekaed	1	27-Dec-2004 06:15
What do I need to know about platies? Hi all you livebearer keepers. I've just done the big no-no and made a spontaneous purchase of 4 platies to add to my community tank. I've rea...	whetu	16	25-Dec-2004 23:10
molly babys is it wrong to leave the baby mollies in the same tank as the adults?...	bettachris	3	25-Dec-2004 18:14
Question about mosquitofish 1.Are they livebearers? 2.Will they need a heater? 3.Should I put salt in the water? 4.If so, how much? 5.How many could I put in a 10 gallon? 6.How...	123mjb	8	25-Dec-2004 07:23
mollies as algea eaters? I was window shopping at Aquabid yesterday and someone was auctioning mollies saying they were good algea eaters. Any truth to that?...	pugperson	6	23-Dec-2004 17:03
wat r all the types of liverbearers ??? wat r all the types of liverbearers ???cuz im goin 2 restock my tank,i no i don't want mollies,they didn't breed.i want fish that will breed like gupp...	Guppy gurl	6	23-Dec-2004 00:35
will this work i have a group that have never met of about 14 mollies. at first i was going to split them up into two ten gallons but i am now thinking of putting t...	bettachris	3	22-Dec-2004 02:11
Sonny is picking on the gals :( I have a male platy and 3 females. The male seems to have paired off with one of the females and picks on the other two. Every time the other two fe...	whetu	2	21-Dec-2004 19:41
How many Platy? How many platy would be comfy in a 63 liter tank (17 gallons almost). I am thinking 6 (3 coral and 3 dalmation) plus maybe one fish that would be good...	bragesmama	4	19-Dec-2004 17:20
Guppy Pregnant Again I have a 10 gallon tank that has 1 male guppy and 2 female guppies in it. About 3 weeks ago both females gave birth only a few days apart. They were b...	Cichlid Keeper	2	14-Dec-2004 03:46
guppy about to give birth i think my guppy is givin all the signs about 2 give birth, and i have a few questions 2 ask. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1.wh...	Guppy gurl	9	11-Dec-2004 05:06
sexing swordtail fry I have about 12 swordtail fry and 4 guppy fry in a 10 gal tank. I was wondering how old the swordtail fry have to be to determine sex. they are about...	butterfli782	8	10-Dec-2004 23:12
mollies everywhere are there any water conditions where my black mollies won't breed so much? Now they're in a 10 gal tank with neutral pH at 78 degrees....	divertran	4	10-Dec-2004 17:55
Platy Color Probability Ok, well you see I just had my first bunch of platies last month and they are now starting to get color. Their mother was blue and father was red. So...	gnr4ever8794	2	10-Dec-2004 03:28
geriatric platie? about 3 days ago I watched my male red wag tail platie become paralized and die within a matter of a couple of hours. I've had him and his tank mate...	Umberle	2	09-Dec-2004 21:28
guppy attacking CAE? OK guys, i know the CAE is supposed to be the aggresive one, but one of my female guppies is the aggresive one, she keeps biting at him and chasing hi...	SamanthaStorm	0	08-Dec-2004 19:00
Fry Age As soon as the smallest fish is larger then the largest fish's mouth....	FishProfiles.com	4	06-Dec-2004 00:13
molly$ does anyone have a good site to get mollys cheap. i really like sail fin mollies. the ones i see on the internet are like 6.00 each. the prices tha...	bettachris	2	04-Dec-2004 04:29
guppies in 5-gallon tank how many guppies can i have in a 5-gallon, maybe 3, im thinking of getting 2 females and 1 male. once they start to have babies im going to feed my re...	haRg0wbOi	3	03-Dec-2004 04:54
Molly or swordtail i went to my lfs and in the .99 tank there was a "molly" big female that i got and now was starting to think that she might be a swordtail. how is th...	bettachris	3	02-Dec-2004 23:20
Guppy Breeding Got my son a 12g tank and put three guppies in it a few days ago. The female has already had a few babies (probably more, but I only see two.) I do...	tetratech	1	02-Dec-2004 21:28
coldwater platys Is there such a thing? My Lfs had been selling them for a while, though they aren't as colourful as the 'tropical platys'. I thought maybe they might...	Ferox	6	02-Dec-2004 05:02
molly sex can mollies change sex like female swordtails can? i have a sliver molly that i cant really sex. i went to the lfs today and got a pair of silver mo...	bettachris	1	01-Dec-2004 15:49
Gravid Spot Does anyone have any real technical/biological information concerning the gravid spot on female livebearers? Perhaps a website with photos or...	scheibe	2	30-Nov-2004 18:05
Question about guppies Hey guys, another quick question about my guppies! ( i know im probally gettin annoyin, but i need all the help i can get) One of my female guppies h...	SamanthaStorm	8	30-Nov-2004 15:42
Proud mummy Calla This is one of my fave platy girls from when i was breeding them She is still in my tropical tank... very very smart fish, i cannot catch her! [b...	Callatya	7	29-Nov-2004 18:48
Platy/swordtail Hi all, I am VERY new at the fishy hobby. We have had ours for 2 months now, 2 swordtails, and 2 Golden Barbs. My question is this, the female swordta...	angieinstlouie	5	29-Nov-2004 06:41
Leaving Fry They should be ok for that long, I suppose...I'd give them a few algae tablets before you left, and some peas and carrots (i buy the frozen ones and d...	FishProfiles.com	4	27-Nov-2004 23:17
MY FIRST FRY One of my female guppies started dropping this morning when my boyfriend was taking the female betta out(she wasnt playing nice) but since im outta op...	beachbabe13185	2	27-Nov-2004 17:22
Mollys i currently starting up a new tank for fun. i wish to include mollys, maybe some guppies, congo tetras,and some rosy barbs. i need some more info on...	bettachris	6	26-Nov-2004 17:04
Mollie Fry I now have a new addition to my fish family. mollie fry all over the place. and another one getting ready to have them also. what to do with all these...	Roberta	1	26-Nov-2004 17:01
Endlers I went browsing at a lfs I hadnt been to in a while and to my surprise they had Endlers in stock. I'm surprised because i've never in my fishkeeping t...	Lindy	10	25-Nov-2004 05:37
is 10gal to big for 1 platy fry? I've got 1 platy fry that I need to get out of my community tank until he gets bigger. He is currently about 1 1/2 grains of rice in size. I have a 1...	Beefshank	7	24-Nov-2004 15:03
Platies... I'm interested in getting about 4-5 platies and a dwarf gourami (to keep the amount of fry down) How often to females have fry? and also how much do t...	ReefLover	2	24-Nov-2004 02:09
Pregnant Platy? hey guys. i was wondering how i should be able to tell when my female platy is pregnant? how long will she stay pregnant before giving birth? tha...	stuquarium	3	23-Nov-2004 05:16
help!! Hey guys, My tank has had another fiasco! I have followed all the tips i was given, but my only male guppy is dying, he seems to be all off balance,...	SamanthaStorm	3	23-Nov-2004 05:00
Your favorite livebearer What is your favorite fish? Platy, guppy, or other?...	ship	13	23-Nov-2004 04:49
mollys again well now i have 4 albino mollys(2m & 2F) anyway i am heading back the the store to get 1 male and 3 more females. what i noticed was there where...	bettachris	2	21-Nov-2004 09:22
This came out of my molly, what is it ? Fecal waste can get pretty thick and long in livebearers. That is a weird color, though. It's hard to be definitively conclusive just off those pictu...	stuquarium	7	20-Nov-2004 23:12
Pregnant molly? 2 pics provided hi guys. http://www.stuartsmithmusic.com/fish/platy7.jpg this is a poor pic of a molly...	stuquarium	6	18-Nov-2004 23:21
weird platy behavior! hey guys! well i have 3 platys and 1 is black and red (female) and the other two are yellow with black markings on the fins (male and female) so all t...	BabyBlueEyes	3	18-Nov-2004 04:38
Endler's in Manhattan Does anyone know of any place to get some Endler's in Manhattan? I have really wanted to get a few of these little guys but every store I've gone to...	scheibe	8	17-Nov-2004 22:22
Endler's keeper/breeders Just wondering what varieties of Endler's everyone has. My main breeding tank is all peacocks, although recently I'm seeing some blue in the line whi...	Theresa_M	0	17-Nov-2004 16:45
Mollies questions Whats the minimumtank size for them? Also, our mollies are kept in FW, can they stay that way? I always heard they preferred a good bit o' salt....	katieb	4	16-Nov-2004 08:24

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