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Blue Platies Any one know of a great place to get blue platies?...	H-Dub	2	05-Jun-2008 06:32
From Fry to Adult Does anyone know the length of time it takes a newborn platy fry to reach adulthood? I was wondering because I saved one last week that was trapped in...	coltsfan	3	04-Jun-2008 22:12
Baby Swordtails I have some baby swords that are about 3 months old but dont seem to have grown! How long do they take to grow to adult size?...	sterobin	4	04-Jun-2008 20:04
Guppies; A few years ago, my whole guppy colony was wiped out by columnaris introduced by one nice female. Only five fry that were living in a breeder box sur...	Rookie_Boy1	1	04-Jun-2008 05:52
guppies, do I need to know anything?? I am thinking of having a few guppies in my 55g set up. It will be (I hope) a peaceful community set up with shoals of various tetras, a few small go...	ScottF	4	12-May-2008 02:00
Guppies and in-breeding Hey all.. Happ Easter... Got 30 guppy fry.. Coming along very well.... And 4 weeks after.. moma looks like she is gonna burst.. AGAIN. lol I have...	stealth114	8	02-Apr-2008 06:32
Platy completely eaten? Hello everyone, So here the deal - I have a Platy that is missing in the current tank: 40 gallon tank with a tightly secured lid: 4 Tiger Barbs 2 Ros...	Cmreds	5	28-Mar-2008 15:43
My guppy is the virgin mary Okay, so I admit the subject is an attention getter, but I swear that is the first thing that I thought when I walked in my door this morning after be...	Alaska	7	13-Mar-2008 04:14
Feeding Fry About 3 days ago I rescued 2 platy fry and placed them in the breeder tank. I have been feeding them crushed up flakes and micro wafers and they seem...	coltsfan	2	12-Mar-2008 02:48
Pregnant Guppies and the frys Hello all.. Do the expecting females need to be kept in a separate tank? One of my tanks is simply a 'guppy home' with 3 females and about 8 males and...	stealth114	6	06-Mar-2008 04:44
How do you know when a mollies pregnate?? i know this sound stupid from a experience aquarist but im new to breed and extreamly useless at it but i think i have a prgnate mollie because she i...	Gourami guru	3	01-Mar-2008 05:16
Mollies I want to know how long does it take a molly fry to become mature....	deric.mathew	5	27-Feb-2008 03:50
True Story!! I just reset up my 10g aquarium just for fun. And I bought 2 female guppies for the tank. When i saw one at the store, I knew she was pregnant, but sh...	ku5626	3	19-Feb-2008 01:56
Male Guppies + Ich Anyone find that their male guppies are so very e to ich? All my male guppies got these beautiful long black and purple tails that get totally eat...	stealth114	4	18-Feb-2008 09:24
Has anyone bred halfbeaks? I was wondering if any one here had bred halfbeaks? I have one male and he is very cool the way he likes to stay mostly in the top of the tank. I am g...	Brengun	5	18-Feb-2008 09:22
Molly fry! after my fist month of owning a couple of mollies they brought some new members in to the family...unfotunately i first saw them right before school s...	JBennett181	4	13-Feb-2008 03:42
New halfbeaks I have 5 new halfbeaks. I think one or two are male and the others are female. During the first day or two the males chased the females and they (not...	Brengun	0	12-Feb-2008 13:13
Platy Tank I wanted to have a great community tank, but everytime I go to the lfs I find another great platy that I like, this time I purchased a trio of redtail...	coltsfan	1	02-Feb-2008 16:11
The most amazing Guppies O everyone.. I just got my tanks set up.. One is a 20 gallon guppy farm. You guys need to check out these amazing guppies.. In the light, they look re...	stealth114	4	29-Jan-2008 06:20
New babies :) My swordtail just had about 50 babies! This is her 9th batch since she has been with a male now. I wonder what the record is for how many batches a fi...	Gourami	5	25-Jan-2008 22:14
Guppies & Cherry Barbs Hi folks I have a cherry barb that is recovering from a nasty bite mark. He's currently in my hospital tank. I'm apprehensive in transferring him b...	Mitchee	12	22-Jan-2008 16:29
Endlers And...? Just adopted a fellow Fprofilians fish who's off to England, among the collection are some Endlers who I'm very excited about. Question is, is...	Babelfish	6	15-Jan-2008 06:11
Live Bearers Tank... Salts... Disappearing Of Scales... ok so i have a 29g live bearers tank with 4 platties, 1 platy fry, 1 female guppy, 1 jet black molly, 2 dalmation mollies, 2 sailfin mollies, and abou...	brandeeno	11	14-Jan-2008 04:59
Guppy Tank Advice hi everyone, i am planning on buying a small tank just for guppy breeding. if there is anyone who has experience with guppys any tips and advice is...	JBennett181	4	13-Jan-2008 22:12
How can you tell How can you tell when a platy is ready to give birth? I have two that are pregnant and I want to move them into a breeder to try and save the babies....	FishKeeperJim	4	10-Jan-2008 05:55
My Zebra Danio's Are Eating My New Guppy's Fin We got a new tank cycled it with zebra danio's per pet co's advise. than i took my 6 year old to the store last night to pick out a couple fish and o...	jem's mom	11	08-Jan-2008 18:14
Platy behavior Recently we had to treat our tank for ich. We did the two-week treatment and, luckily, have not lost anyone. However, within the past few days, one...	MtbGirl	5	08-Jan-2008 01:14
Questions on platy fry I've got my first platy fry! I've had the adults for a while, but in a community tank so no babies ever survived. I had two females, along with cherry...	lioness	4	26-Dec-2007 07:02
Guppy! New male guppy, a   green snakeskin. If I can't find any other female with the same coloration, should i get a colorless female, or the closest t...	eat_ham222	3	17-Dec-2007 19:17
Best fry food for platies? What have you found to be the best food for fry growth in platies? I'm wary of using the same foods I have for bettas because of the high meat content...	Callatya	7	15-Dec-2007 19:42
Baby Platy I found a baby platy in my mixed community tank tonight--very cute, he is hiding around one of the plants. I imagine he will be eaten at some point, b...	EvilE	9	15-Dec-2007 10:19
So I gots me some guppies I had an empty 3 foot tank with some plants in it and decided to throw a few (5) guppies in to see how quickly they will breed and fill it up. anyway...	Troy_Mclure	5	15-Dec-2007 10:12
Pregnant platys I bought several (all female) platys and they keep on having babies I think for the second month now. Can someone tell me how often one can have them...	Bar-B	4	15-Dec-2007 10:05
Endless Fry hey can anyone help me plz???? my platy have given birth to bout 45 baby fry i was so happy it was amazing!!! but i gave about 5 to a mate of mine as...	ashley1984	4	15-Dec-2007 09:56
Guppy aggression? I have a mixed planted 55 gallon community tank, and I inherited a fancy fantail guppy. I had him in there, and he was picking at the other fish! Part...	EvilE	8	12-Dec-2007 04:37
Female endler photo I was only able to aquire a male endler and I have had him in with female guppies and now I have fry. I want to keep any fry which look like they are...	Brengun	9	03-Dec-2007 03:11
Stocking Questions I have a 14 Gallon guppy tank. I have 3 males and 5 females, and of course, they breed monthly (only about 3-6 fry at a time) and I usually use most...	Hari Seldon	13	22-Nov-2007 04:54
Joseph the guppy I have been trying for weeks to get a good photo of my little guppy who I call Joseph, due to his coat of many colors. The trouble with Joseph is he n...	Brengun	5	16-Nov-2007 01:48
Baby Guppies I started another thread about how I was taking care of my local library's tank of Guppies, well today I did a water change and accidentally sucked up...	truestar	14	11-Nov-2007 17:40
Guppy Birth To Full Colouring I was wondering how long it takes a male guppy from birth to mature with his full colouring? I have a guppy who I thought was all growed up and he is...	Brengun	3	06-Nov-2007 07:09
Whats this? I have been to my friends house and one of his male guppies has a white cotton like thing floating behind him? Its about an inch long. Its attached...	Leighton	5	02-Nov-2007 23:09
IFGA standards? Does anyone here know the basic standards for guppies? I'm mostly interested in dorsal length and tail rays, but I can't find much online. If anyone...	Callatya	1	13-Oct-2007 00:13
Do Platies & Swordtails crossbreed?. Do Platies & Swordtails crossbreed?. Thanks alot in advance....	jasonpisani	8	09-Oct-2007 23:19
Livebearer Tank I am gonna convert my 20 gallon tank into a livebearer tank and was wondering what livebearers would be okay in it. I have heard that swordtails are...	truestar	6	28-Sep-2007 17:16
Breeding from coloured males without similar females? I have the opportunity to get some very nice solid coloured pink male guppies. Unfortunately there are no matching females available. I vaguely recal...	Callatya	5	28-Sep-2007 16:10
Guppy fry: random days? by guppies seem to be giving birth a few a day. on day, i found 1 or 2, yesterday i found 3, today, i found 7!they are all small, so they arent surviv...	HorseGal	5	23-Sep-2007 22:27
Dwarf Platies: livebearer? are dwarf platies livebearers? if so, do they get gravid spots???...	HorseGal	2	17-Sep-2007 01:46
Baby mollies!!! finally! I was just about to release my molly from the breeding net when i saw a small baby molly on the bottom of the cage. it was alive, but deformed and it...	HorseGal	15	15-Sep-2007 15:44
Livebearer Breeding Colors i have a group of 10-12 swordtails. Mixed sex. I have greens, red eyes, red, and one that is red and black. Anyway, how come it is that they stay...	bettachris	12	05-Sep-2007 20:49
Pregnant Guppies Hi, this is my firt time on here, site came recommended... i have recently purchased sme female guppies and 4 of which i think are pregnant. Can anyo...	lyn2007	3	04-Sep-2007 20:53

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