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Confused guppy! Hi, i have a male guppy (and a female too), when he chases her around he moves his gonopodium to the side (as if the fertilize her), and i think that...	agent_alice	6	04-Aug-2004 18:03
Introducing my guppy fry to main tank I have 1 guppy baby, who is about 14-16 days old and about hailf an inch long. The only other fish in the tank are a male guppy ( whose mouth is fairl...	katieb	2	04-Aug-2004 02:56
4 mysterious babys found in 10 gallon last night around 11:00pm i was on the phone with my neibor and i looked in and saw a tiny body with eyes and said in probly a shrill voice (thats wha...	fishyhelper288	4	03-Aug-2004 22:04
BABIES!!!! I was turning off the light in my tank for the night, when i suddenly saw a little pink thing with eyes swimming around. I realized it was fry! So at...	agent_alice	6	03-Aug-2004 04:58
New Babies AGAIN!!! Hey all, I now have 10 NEW Platy fry!!!! yea!! Boy they are tiny.... I took the mamma out about 30 min ago... they are swimming around the birthing ca...	Viper	2	03-Aug-2004 04:20
Guppy question What are the reasons a female guppy would chase and nip the tail of the male guppy?He is losing his huge tail ,little by little.. Thanks in advance......	mongoose	5	02-Aug-2004 22:35
Evil Molly? Are they male and female....	FishProfiles.com	3	02-Aug-2004 21:53
fertility? Can female livebearers get pregnant all the time? Meaning are they fertile all of the time or do they have "periods" like mammals?...	agent_alice	3	02-Aug-2004 18:19
rescued 27 feeder babys i just came back from a week with my Grand Parents and got 27 guppy fry, for $2 10 cents each then i got 2 adults a male and female. i got 16 males...	fishyhelper288	6	02-Aug-2004 17:34
gestation period? how long is it for platys and guppies?...	agent_alice	4	01-Aug-2004 21:38
New BABIES!!!! Hey all, It's been awhile sense I had been here and posted.. been really busy with my DJ business and moving.... Well, to start off with, my water p...	Viper	9	01-Aug-2004 18:41
Baby Help Do you want to keep the babies if so put them in a breeder tank that hooks onto the tank, they eat 3 small meals aday, they are looking for food in th...	FishProfiles.com	5	01-Aug-2004 15:32
What to do with Scraggles? My male platy (Scraggles) is very amaciated. He was skinny when I got him from the store, and I thought he could fatten up in my tank. He doesnt appea...	YourBestFriend	6	01-Aug-2004 13:03
Should i get more? I use to think i had one male and two female swords. I didn't bother checking if the females had a modified anal fin, as they had no swords but recent...	Gomer	5	31-Jul-2004 12:55
55 gal ideas. I have a 55 gal that I am setting up that currently houses a clown pl*co and 1 marbled mollie. I am wanting to keep with a livebearer theme does anyo...	cichlidiot	10	31-Jul-2004 03:09
mollies Sailfins are more sensitive than other mollies so I'd suggest that you have either species. They will eat the larvea but surely your thorough clean o...	FishProfiles.com	12	31-Jul-2004 02:21
Platy Outcast I am worried about one of my male platys. I have three males and four females. All my platy's hang out together, quite often breeding but sometimes ju...	foxy670	4	30-Jul-2004 22:09
guppie fry!!!! i took my female guppie in from her pond to give birth in peace well after i think 3 or 4 days this morning i saw 4 babys so i looked at the mother a...	fishyhelper288	17	30-Jul-2004 18:13
Endlers vs. Feeder Guppies and Hybrids Is there a way to tell if the Endler you are buying is a true endler or a feeder guppy or a crossbreed between a guppy and an Endler? Thanks in adva...	Tetra Fan	2	30-Jul-2004 06:01
mating behavior? what is the mating behavior of platys and guppies? My male guppy chases the female guppy sometimes and kind of tries to nibble on her sides i guess. i...	agent_alice	4	30-Jul-2004 02:49
platies in the pond could i put some platies in my pond. the only thing im concerned about is with water changes the new water is 55 degrees....	greenmonkey51	2	30-Jul-2004 01:05
platy about to give birth???? I have 4 platy - 1m 3f. one female has given birth and i managed to save 1 fry - my first and im so proud !!! I missed her giving birth but didn...	Alfie	17	29-Jul-2004 19:50
coaxing what should i do to coax my molly to give birth?water change?temp higher?...	bratyboy2	6	29-Jul-2004 15:22
GUPP GUPP GUPPIES!!! I am planning to breed my own strain of guppies!!! Yay! i cant wait to go on a fish shopping spree! lol I want halfbalcks and 1/3 blacks and any other...	PlatiesAREcool	3	29-Jul-2004 11:26
new guppies. i just got this new guppies from my wholesaler. i just got 3 pairs of idk what kind. o well they are in a 30 gallon quartine tank with some angels. t...	bettachris	4	29-Jul-2004 11:21
Mollies I have my tank all set up and letting it run about a week before I add fish to it. We decided to get a few Mollies but now that we've been reading mor...	bhamon	11	29-Jul-2004 10:38
Male platie and Male guppy compatability? Anyone notice problems between a these 2 guys. I might remove my 2 female guppies and replace them with a male platy....	katieb	6	29-Jul-2004 10:13
Aggression? My LFS keeps male platies together. I know male guppies tend to be aggressive to one another, but does that hold true with male platies?...	katieb	3	29-Jul-2004 10:06
mollys hi all just wonderin how many mollys could b kept in a 5 uk gallon tank???? thanx...	fish king 16	4	29-Jul-2004 09:12
Just rambling on about my platy fry... Well, my platy fry that have been in the 10g in the kitchen are finally growing up... so I have been gradually moving them into the 55g community tank...	bscal	4	29-Jul-2004 09:03
Platy with missing tail When I first started by 29gal tank I started with female Platy that grew to about 3.25 inches. I bought her close to an year ago. She usually hide ins...	rohnds	8	29-Jul-2004 08:45
Can Platties and Swordtails cross? I have some Swordtails, they are orange with a black outline on the tail and red inside the black. I was wondering if you can cross swords with platti...	Mike R	4	29-Jul-2004 07:55
interbreeding i asked this question a couple of days ago, but here it goes again (only modified). So someone said that mollies and guppies can have hybrids together...	agent_alice	4	29-Jul-2004 06:15
guppies I recently got two guppies (male and female) and i want them to have babies. I've noticed that they interact with each other the most, and i'm guessin...	agent_alice	3	29-Jul-2004 06:02
I'm a bad girl I went to the pet store last night in search of a male mickey mouse platy and a female betta. But they ran out or female bettas so i was kind of pisse...	agent_alice	5	29-Jul-2004 05:28
Most active livebearer. I would say the guppy....	kitty163	9	29-Jul-2004 05:18
What is your favourite colour in a guppy or platy. What is the nicest guppy or platy you have seen....	kitty163	14	29-Jul-2004 04:13
Compatible? Yup! All of those fish will do well together. Cories are rarely bothered, nor do they attack other fish, and the platies, mollies, and angelfish ar...	FishProfiles.com	4	29-Jul-2004 03:56
Pictures (taking) Ok ,I have a awesome digi cam ,I am sure someone who has pics posted also has one ,but its a Kodak 3.1 mega pix Easyshare DX6340 ,(Digi zoom sucks)(be...	mongoose	4	29-Jul-2004 00:18
Endlers and Guppies Would it be ok to mix endlers with guppies? Or would it be better to do just endlers or just guppies?...	Anti Fishman	2	29-Jul-2004 00:17
First fish You should of course pick up 5 or 6 corydoras!!! They are energetic, and will help clean up bits of leftover food. Stick with 6 of the same species...	FishProfiles.com	5	28-Jul-2004 22:56
Quick question I am new here ,please forgive my ignorance ,but I have 2 questions. 1)- I have 3 2 week old guppies ,close to 1/4 in. in length,I also have 3 platies...	mongoose	6	28-Jul-2004 21:58
Sick platy?? I bought a platy from petco the other night. The shipment was new so of course there is going to be a few who wont make it. The platy i bought is acti...	katieb	10	28-Jul-2004 21:38
Too many mollies! I have a 55 gal community tank. I have one of the biggest mollies that I have ever seen and it seems that all she ever does is have babies. There are...	Ivory974	7	28-Jul-2004 20:47
Guppy Spawning I purchased two real nice fancytail males and two fancytail females about a month ago. They remain exclusively at the top of the tank. The two females...	larry c	5	28-Jul-2004 18:49
Guppy Tail Molly My lfs has a quite large fish of probably 2" that they identify as a guppy tail molly- and as far as I can tell it is-its head and body look like that...	zachjc_14	3	28-Jul-2004 04:49
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...		0	27-Jul-2004 05:21
survival of fittest? I have a dedicated fry tank, a mix of guppies and platies. although there were less platies to start with the ones(about four) don't come near the top...	goldfishgeek	8	27-Jul-2004 05:09
Platy or Molly??? Okay, call me a noob, but I need help! I have tried (very unsuccessfully) to avoid livebearers, but, I not have three female swordies and 5 'mol...	ceridwen	11	25-Jul-2004 04:29
Genetics in livebearers How does it work? Is one gene dominant or will they mix n match or is it all random to what color they'll come out? is it different from platies to gu...	gnr4ever8794	3	24-Jul-2004 21:30

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