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Blue Platys? Recently I put in a special request/order at my lfs for a Blue Platy male... Already having 2 spectacular blue females, I wanted a male for the obviou...	dreamweaver8891	1	24-Jul-2004 13:57
12 gal tank-Danios and Guppies OK 2gether or not? Set up a "psychadelic" tank for my son. 12 gal, good filter with bio wheel, frequent water changes. No live plants. So far, started out with 3 Glo...	girlunderrainbow	1	24-Jul-2004 08:06
i have a dedicated fry tank and just want to talk about!! I have a lovely sunset platy and four female guppies who are always pregnant. I was going to let them get eaten, well i let the first lot go too early...	goldfishgeek	9	23-Jul-2004 06:54
Dalmation Mollies - MALE AGRESSIVE! How 'bout females???? Well, I've finally made a decision - my male Dalmation Molly is going to have to go back to my lfs.... Breaks my heart but in the best interest o...	dreamweaver8891	5	21-Jul-2004 01:26
Sizes??? how long do guppies get at full grown??? and how long are platies at full grown???...	kj fishy-finn	5	20-Jul-2004 19:13
Unknown Livebearers These are some livebearers that we have at the LFS that do not have a certain ID yet. Any help in identifying them will be appreciated! Fish 1: Ver...	Natalie	13	19-Jul-2004 19:19
platy/molly i've been told that different varieties of platys can interbreed, but can mollies and platies breed together? And are swordtails also something comple...	agent_alice	4	19-Jul-2004 03:31
Problem with my platy??? I just got a Female Blue Mickey Mouse Platy last week and she was happy and healthy, now i noticed she has YELLOW on the inside edges of her dorsel an...	PlatiesAREcool	7	18-Jul-2004 21:26
platy genders. does anyone have photos? I have two platys, and i'm pretty sure that they are females, because i read about the pointed anal fin for males and such. So I went to the store tod...	agent_alice	3	18-Jul-2004 21:20
I saw.... I saw almost the most spectacular looking fish at mejier, yes i know a store for food , but its true, they had 2 or 3 half black male guppies that i w...	PlatiesAREcool	5	17-Jul-2004 06:53
I've got a top sword guppy I am not sure how this happened but I have a younge male guppy that has grown a top tail extention. His body colours are a pale yellow and green. Unfo...	Mr	2	16-Jul-2004 00:40
Montazuma Swords Some in my lfs and they are beautiful and yes they are the real wild type. Their tail is soooooooooo long. I was thinking that i might make a species...	tetraman1225	0	15-Jul-2004 18:53
10 baby mollys hi i hav 10 baby mollys all bout just over half inch would it be ok to put them in my bigger tank now???? it has 3 adult mollys 3 blue gour...	fish king 16	2	15-Jul-2004 18:39
Anyone heard of Goodeids? Have seen them on aquabid... apparently they grow to about 2", some are endangered and are livebearers. Guess they can be pretty colorful too. Searche...	rewd	6	15-Jul-2004 07:22
Ottos and Platties/Guppies/swordtails I've heard that ottos are very bad to have with livebearers. But till now, I thought they were very placid, timid catfish. Are they really that bad?...	skystrife	12	15-Jul-2004 06:28
Blue Platys - dyed??? For the first time, tonight, I read about "Blue Platys." What are they? Are they dyed?...	rasboramary	9	15-Jul-2004 06:15
Hard boiled egg yolk and guppies I know that hard boiled egg yolk can be fed to guppies. How much can be given and how do you guys feed it without cluding the water?...	katieb	4	14-Jul-2004 14:10
We haaaave population control! Well, I received my guppies from my sister's boyfriend two to three months ago. They're about five months old at the moment and my supposedly all fema...	kitten	6	13-Jul-2004 16:19
Just a few pictures... Hi everyone, just thought I'd share a few pictures I took last night of my guppies using my camera phone...I know they aren't as good as some of ya'll...	houston	5	13-Jul-2004 04:16
I got new platys:)! Today I got 2 beutiful platys . One is a red wag tail- which those are so pretty. And the other one is black but instead of a orange tail it has a...	zebra	3	12-Jul-2004 23:06
male and female toughness in liverbearers hello, I have three mollies left from my first fry related disaster (i didn't even know they were there). over the last few months, I had six gu...	goldfishgeek	1	12-Jul-2004 22:55
different color platys if i have different varieties of platys, can they interbreed if they are different colors?...	agent_alice	5	12-Jul-2004 15:07
development time of guppy fry i was wondering how long does it usually take for color to show up and why some fry get color later than others. right now i have a nice fry that is l...	Azn_Devil	3	12-Jul-2004 14:07
Waiting for her to give birth... Well today I put my female guppy by herself in a 2.5 gallon tank. She is really fat. So now I am just waiting for her to give birth. Hopefully she wil...	zebra	6	12-Jul-2004 06:25
birthing process what do platies do and go through before they give birth? i'm thinkin mines gonna pop soon so i wanna know some signs...	gnr4ever8794	2	11-Jul-2004 12:27
platy/molly genders how do you know which platys/mollies are males and which ones are females?...	agent_alice	2	11-Jul-2004 11:55
will her attitude change? A while back I purchased a guppy pair, shortly after the male died for unknown reasons. I moved the female into a different tank by herself, I didn't...	Theresa_M	4	10-Jul-2004 07:00
Its CRAZY!! These past few days have been....CRAZY, i was changing EVERY little aspect of my 30Gl. probably a BAD idea with all of the stress , and 2 pregnant fis...	PlatiesAREcool	0	10-Jul-2004 06:07
Swordtail fry and a pleco Recently one of my female swords has had a whole load of of fry i moved them to a seperate tank, but the tank is getting really green i have cleaned b...	rennie_911	6	10-Jul-2004 02:18
Jumping Swordtails I just got 3 new swordtails. I took the hood off of my tank for a second and 2 of them jumped out! Are swordtails normally jumpers? I think i had bett...	Anti Fishman	19	09-Jul-2004 08:36
Pregnant Swordtail... Hi all. I have a pregnant fire wag swordtail (orange with black spots and tail). She has a dark gravid spot and her mate has been pecking at her ventr...	Myst	9	09-Jul-2004 02:47
Pregnant Swordtail About two weeks ago we came home from the store to two little baby swordies in the nursery tank with mama swordtail. We put the babies in a net and w...	smsturner	6	09-Jul-2004 02:39
Pregnant Swordtail I bought a pregnant swordtail from the store two days ago. She was pretty far along so I put her in a breeding net. Well ever since they put her in a...	sqwirlicious	3	09-Jul-2004 02:34
Another swordtail question. Could i keep just 2 male swordtails in a 20g with no other females? Or are males not compatible....	Fishguy101	2	08-Jul-2004 19:38
oh yeah... They are in their own 3 Gl. tank with 15 w. light gravel plants ext........	PlatiesAREcool	5	08-Jul-2004 08:26
My first livebearers!!! I just got 2 blue Platies. I had seen them before, no big deal. But now that they're in my tank, they are beautiful! I don't no what it is, but I real...	T/A	5	08-Jul-2004 06:33
saving guppies My boyfriends sister is moving to atlanta and doesn't want to take her guppies and algae eater. she hasn't been feeding them so that they will die. I...	jefferysgirl	6	08-Jul-2004 04:52
Another swordtail question. Could i keep just 2 male swordtails in a 20g with no other females? Or are males not compatible....	Fishguy101	0	08-Jul-2004 00:17
Do guppies and platies need.... Filtered water.? Light Bulb.? It would be room temp. Thanx in advance!!!...	PlatiesAREcool	3	07-Jul-2004 22:01
does she look normal? I bought a guppy pair a some time ago, shortly after the male died for unknown reasons. I moved the female into another tank where she and one of her...	Theresa_M	8	07-Jul-2004 19:09
breeding guppies i am breeding my female gupp and she has been with some males for a couple of days and i think is getting fatter when should i remove her to the birth...	fishyhelper288	11	07-Jul-2004 17:31
Breather Bags? Recently I discovered a site dedicated to selling fish supplies (what else????).... One of the items offered immediately caught my attention -- Brea...	dreamweaver8891	1	05-Jul-2004 19:54
All Boy/All Girl Platys in Tank - Cruel?? Okay everyone. Laugh at me now.....BUT, it is cruel to keep just boys or just girls when it comes to Platys and Guppies?? I have some platys and now...	rasboramary	6	04-Jul-2004 16:19
3 swordtail I keep 1 male swordtail and 2 female swordtail in my ten gallon. oh and one apple snail too. what do you think? should I keep it that way or add a fe...	The Trooper	3	04-Jul-2004 13:49
livebearer for cichlid tank what would be a better livebearer for my 75g tank platy-swordtail-molly. would the blue acaras mess with them...	greenmonkey51	2	04-Jul-2004 06:08
Neon Sword females Hi everyone, I started with my first aquarium 1 and half months ago and I have already experienced having 3 types of frys. I have a dedicated aqua 5...	Anita	2	04-Jul-2004 05:11
Male guppies only? Is it possible for a group of male guppies (15+) to live peacefully together? I have heard a lot of differing opinions and I am hesitant to try. I rea...	Pippin	18	03-Jul-2004 20:49
Livebearer for 10 gal Should I go with Platies, Guppies, or Swordtails (ba sed on longlivity and color)? Thanks! Crispy [/font] [span class="edited"][Edited...	skystrife	18	03-Jul-2004 05:03
Randy Guppy I have a half black male guppy, the problem is he ignores the female guppies and the tank. Whats worse he has fallen in love with a Dalmatian Molly (F...	Spikey	7	02-Jul-2004 16:20
OVERSTOCKING??????????????? I've heard quite a bit about overstocking aquariums.... Yet, with every tank I've had - past and present - I've always gone way over the amount of rec...	dreamweaver8891	7	02-Jul-2004 05:50

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