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Need some Molly Advice.... My Sailfin mollies I purchased about 3-4 months ago. They really seem to "love" each other. However, the female still hasnt gotten pregnant. I see no...	So_Very_Sneaky	6	09-Sep-2004 23:58
HELP! After my female guppy gave birth I put her into a tank by herself to give the babies some space. BUT- I figured she'd be lonely so I went out and boug...	gen7164	2	09-Sep-2004 22:44
sexing swordtail fry I was wondering how easy it is to sex the fry... My one baby is getting bigger, and I think it is a female. She has the fins like a female (i.e. no...	crickit99	4	09-Sep-2004 02:27
Red Coral Platties They are a very vivid and dark red.Is this a dyed or hybrid variety. I bought 3F and 1M for my community tank a month ago. One of the females passed a...	MDB	2	09-Sep-2004 01:37
Best food for fry? Ok, I have been raising molly fry for a while, and they take a long time to grow. I was just wondering what food will help them grow the fastest. I'...	sundewd	16	08-Sep-2004 15:30
typical guppy behavior? Do guppies differentiate between different colors and color patterns in other guppies? I have basically two different groups...M & F blue me tallics,...	Theresa_M	3	08-Sep-2004 12:45
breeding my fancy gupies ok i got a good breeder female she had 30 babies as they got older i seperated the males and females. now i have 12 males and 12 females not bad only...	jimwest	2	07-Sep-2004 23:37
Platty fry I bought a Mollie a Tetra and 2 Platty's last week.I thought that one of the platties looked alittle chunky so i went bought a breeder net just in cas...	Roberta	4	07-Sep-2004 21:45
Swordtail, How long it take...? I just got three new swordtail in my 90g tank (1 male 2 Females). I am wondering how long it will take for them to start breeding? Should I get more f...	*Manny*	4	07-Sep-2004 21:44
Red Blood Marigold Sailfins I recently purchased ONLINE 10 red blood marigold sailfins. They are gorgeous. I just got them and I noticed two died. I would expect that some wou...	PattyPedd	3	07-Sep-2004 16:30
can swordtails and platys have babies together? thats the question. I don't know if they are versions of the same species or not. thanks, -Dennis...	Beefshank	3	07-Sep-2004 11:26
How many mollies How many mollies could i put in a 26 us gal tank with a fluval 304 running on it? cheers....	cols	4	07-Sep-2004 09:09
Which Livebearers? Hi, I have a 55 gallon planted community aquarium, and i would like to add some livebearers. Currently I have 2 3inch angels, 6 cardnial tetras, 3 2i...	fishmanbrad	6	07-Sep-2004 07:02
Guppies and Betas?? My sister has a five gallon tank with two emerald catfish, five neon tetras, and a beta fish (who is in quarentine at the moment). She wants to know i...	molliemoore	18	07-Sep-2004 06:32
can you stop swordtails from breeding? My friend works in a restaurant with a 100gal tank. It started with several swordtails, and now they have......lots. I have no idea how many it was. I...	Beefshank	6	07-Sep-2004 03:55
Guppy fry My momma guppy just recently gave birth to 11 tiny little guppies. I was just wondering if buying a bottom feeder would help stabilize the tank by get...	gen7164	6	06-Sep-2004 21:20
Babies... Well... I'm a mummy. I have about half a dozen baby guppies swimming around in my tank. Here I was thinking all my guppies were male. They certainly L...		4	05-Sep-2004 05:19
Idiot Guppy question I'm trying to make sure I have a good male:female ratio for my new tank (Guppies of course) But I'm having a hard time being able to tell the gen...	Mogmog	6	05-Sep-2004 02:45
Dalmation/neon green swordtails! Well, I couldn't help myself, I bought some more Swordtails! They had a male who is gorgeous! He is a neon, but touch of white with black spots (li...	crickit99	2	04-Sep-2004 17:47
I could have sworn she was pregnant.... I have a guppy who I was positive was pregnant. She has the gravid spot and it seems fairly large. The problem is that it seems that she's been preg...	daviine	4	04-Sep-2004 05:43
Blue Limia Has anybody had any experience of this fish?...	SuperMummy!	2	02-Sep-2004 21:55
molly diffculty how difficult are mollies to keep. ive had some but thats when i didn't know a thing about keeping fish. could compare them to another fish...	greenmonkey51	3	02-Sep-2004 16:16
one eyed platy.... I have a red wag platy that is about 3 mnths old and she's only about 1/2 inch long. And she's only got one eye. I know that this is a genetic defect...	dnrfleener	9	02-Sep-2004 14:53
Ghost Shrimp ate my.... platy fry! I had about 40 red wag platy fry but i put a ghost shrimp in w/them and he evidently ate about 20 of them...UGH! I took him out and put him...	dnrfleener	1	02-Sep-2004 13:15
What would happen if... I bred a orange sailfin molly male with black spots n huge black fins with just a regular female dalmation molly. You know like...what would the fry l...	gnr4ever8794	5	01-Sep-2004 20:51
pregnant swordtail I just noticed the other day my female swordtail is pregnant. I have some rock in my tank, however I have been told that I should have some plants in...	newowner	2	01-Sep-2004 08:41
What veg do you feed your livebearers. Mine like peas,broc,savoy cabbage....	kitty163	3	31-Aug-2004 20:08
livebearers living together how do most livebearers live together in the wild. in schools, solitary, small groups, etc......	greenmonkey51	1	31-Aug-2004 08:08
Question about pregnant Platy Just wondering if anyone here has had what seems to be a pregnant platy for months on end? I've had a platy with one male for a number of months. It...	JazzyB	6	30-Aug-2004 23:14
Freed Babies Take em out to a grow out tank till they get larger... Barebottom the tank if you have to to prevent them getting stuck....	FishProfiles.com	8	29-Aug-2004 20:58
Guppy Problem... ok i have a number of guppies(non related) now one of my females has had her fry and now i have like 20+ guppies...i am prolly getting 2 blood parrots...	PlatiesAREcool	3	29-Aug-2004 15:38
Which is your favourite livebearer. I like guppys, but find platy's to be hardier....	kitty163	10	29-Aug-2004 08:23
tips on guppy fry i have 4 guppies.2 f/ r goin 2 give birth VERY SOON! what tips would u give me on how 2 rasie them ,like wat they eat when born and stuff?and also w...	Guppy gurl	5	29-Aug-2004 07:56
new platy ok well i just got a new platy today to go along with a trio of guppies i got in my new...well sorta new 10 gallon. hes hiding in between two fake pla...	gnr4ever8794	7	29-Aug-2004 04:59
Will they still be eaten and why is he not growing? Hello everyone I have 3 play fry. They are about 4 months old and 2 of them are just under an inch long. However one of my fry is only about half an...	newfishfriend	7	27-Aug-2004 20:02
Augh! My guppy's tail Hello, I am new to the forum. I just noticed this morning that my me tallic blue guppy's tail is torn/split. There is only one other male guppy in the...	Nemomom	5	27-Aug-2004 15:32
Dwarf Platys Hi, I read that some people on this board have kept them before. Just wondering if anyone can give me some info on them (i.e. experiences, etc). Thx...	ReAder	5	27-Aug-2004 11:07
babies my mollie had babies a few days ago they are in a net so they wont get eaten this is the third time i had babies in my tank the first time was when o...	armybook	5	27-Aug-2004 10:26
New Platys ! So I just "happened" to be passing by the LFS the other day and just "happened" to peer into their tanks when I saw what I think they were calling "Gl...	Meg's Mom	2	27-Aug-2004 09:35
mrs. heavy wont give i have this platy that has been pregnant for to long.i do water changes and have put her in her own bowl and breeding trap and she just does nothing....	bratyboy2	11	27-Aug-2004 00:34
I have about 40-45.... Platy fry now....ppphhhhhttttt, I am off to buy the 10gal kit i found and possibly a 29gal kit that I plan to stock with, mmmm, well, not sure yet.......	dnrfleener	5	26-Aug-2004 02:43
Endlers in a 10g? If you know ANYTHING please reply!!!!!!!! Hey! This is my second new topic...so as you can tell I'm totally new. If you've read my other post by chance you might realize I'm looking for some n...	molliemoore	17	26-Aug-2004 00:58
My Molly Last night my molly girl caught my attention by swimming very erratically. This is the same molly I was sure was going to die from swim bladder probl...	Meg's Mom	6	26-Aug-2004 00:01
Nursery question... Hello! I have another question for ya'll. I am going to buy a new tank tomorrow (or maybe tonight) but I'm not sure what the smallest I can get is. I...	dnrfleener	4	25-Aug-2004 19:48
i need help I just bought a gold Molly or sword - female - no markings but her body and tail look like a sword. She's pregnant. She is fat and I can see the tria...	nufishgirl	2	25-Aug-2004 15:25
guppy giving birth NOW Hi, I've never had fish before & I think my guppy is giving birth.... She has a big round ball protruding from underneath. Is this how guppies give...	justicerulesok	4	24-Aug-2004 18:54
Twin Bar/Mickey Mouse Platy!? Hello! I have a 29gal tank and about a 3 months ago my sister gave me 2 baby platies that came from a Gold Twin Bar Platy, but they are a bit differen...	dnrfleener	2	23-Aug-2004 18:08
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Male/female guppy ratio? Just out of curiosity, because I've been hearing conflicting responses - is there an "ideal" ratio of males:females in a guppy tank? As in, one male f...	kitsoncoalesced	15	23-Aug-2004 13:37
New to guppy fry. Well, Saturday I went to the lfs and I was like oh sick, female guppies. Never see them that often. So I pick two. Of course I chose the fat and healt...	pcktlnt	3	23-Aug-2004 05:00

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