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Female Guppies fighting Hi all, This is my first post. I have a 14G guppy tank, 1 adult snakeskin male, 2 adult females, 4 adolscent females, and a bunch of fry (5-9??). I...	Hari Seldon	3	29-Aug-2007 18:01
Endlers x Platies.... cross breeding? O.o Is it possible for these 2 to crossbreed? I realy don't wnat them 2 >_<; But i want both in the same tank :3. Thanks home slices....	eat_ham222	8	28-Aug-2007 02:10
Can they be.....? I have some guppies, and all of them except the male always have gravid spot, but are never fat and i never see fry..... whats wrong?...	HorseGal	3	16-Aug-2007 02:44
Pregnant or not? I have 2 cremecickal lyretail sailfin mollies and 1 may be pregnant. she is fatter than the other 1 and has a sqaureish stomache, but no gravid spot....	HorseGal	13	15-Aug-2007 02:10
Preg Swordtail my swordtail looks like shes going to burst how will i know when the babies are definitly coming out?...	icemn131	3	14-Aug-2007 21:34
Additions for my Platy tank? Hi guys. I'm trying to figure out what kind of bottom feeder would work well with my Platy tank. 29g "Sunset Tank" 1 red wag platy 1 sunset wag plat...	viciouschiapet	15	13-Aug-2007 23:57
Very cool site guys! I am a registered user as of (30 min. ago). I have a Mollie that is staying near the filter. I see symptoms of being lathargic , he is eating though...	Pammie	1	12-Aug-2007 22:45
Cross breeding? Ok, i was looking through the profiles and i found this fish called the "Eastern Mosquitofish" At first it looked like a female guppy, until I read th...	Rofllcopter	2	07-Aug-2007 03:23
Which has more fry, guppies or platies? This might be too general of a question, but out of guppies and platies, which would normally have the most fry, and how often?...	mikeingeorgia	3	06-Aug-2007 08:38
Compatible? I currently only have a betta in my 30g tank, I was wanting to know if platys/swordtails/mollies would get along with my betta? Also are mollies good...	coltsfan	2	25-Jul-2007 07:26
need an ID on this fish! i have a guppie in my tank that looks very much like one they sell at the lfs, i was wondering what it was. I didnt buy it so i dont know the name, it...	CucumberSlices	9	24-Jul-2007 23:30
Females die? I have quite often had the problem that when my females give birth they die during the process?? I dont normally remove them from the tank when the ar...	kegman75	4	18-Jul-2007 23:38
Is My Guppy Pregnant? Hi there, i'm new! I was wondering how to tell if a guppy is pregnant. I have a few females and i just got a new one, hoping to get some babies.She...	HorseGal	6	11-Jul-2007 15:14
Swordtail Concern i bought a swordtail 2 days ago, and today/yesteday i found that he was going upto ob jects turning and kind of like "iching" he doesnt go back and for...	SheffieldChris	3	03-Jul-2007 11:09
Molly's and platies Hi guys I just picked up 6 Gold Crescent Platys, and 2 Lyre Tail Mollys. I got them for my GF's tank. Now. I have no idea what I even need to know,...	FishKeeperJim	5	26-Jun-2007 23:34
Anyone having trouble with swordtail's birthing? I was given a mexican green male swordtail. I bought him two females. They became pregnant & were due any day. The other day one hung at the top & w...	fish patty	3	23-Jun-2007 03:54
Sailfin Molly Fry I have three seemingly healthy sailfin molly fry which i am keeping seperate to the rest of my tank, does anyone know how long they should be kept sep...	ainek	1	22-Jun-2007 17:22
Guppies? After the death of my male ram a few days ago, my 15 looks kind of empty. It currently has 6 Black Neon Tetras and 2 Ottos. I wanted something colourf...	BlackNeonFerret	18	19-Jun-2007 17:19
Guppies Disappearing? So i have a tank of self bred guppies (almost full grown)mixed with yound black molly babies... (they are a bit smaller than full grown guppies).. i h...	redthanatos	1	13-Jun-2007 05:42
Pregnant Guppy Emergency !!!!!!!! Hi everyone, I need some help/advice, okay I set up a freshwater aquarium with filter, heater, and etc. so the aquarium has been set up for about a mo...	Guppy09	3	01-Jun-2007 03:56
Heavily Pregnant Balloon (pot belly) Molly Hi everyone, Our balloon molly is heavily pregnant but only gave birth to 1 fry so far (about 2 weeks ago). She is still very large and since then...	littlepebble	0	31-May-2007 12:05
Considering getting a few. I have a Ten Gallon that will be empty pretty soon, and I would like to restock it with some Live Bearers. What would work well, and how many can I p...	FishKeeperJim	7	29-May-2007 12:17
What is up with my platies? Some of them have clamped fins, some of the ones who don't are attacking the ones who do. some of the platy fry I have in the plastic breeder have cla...	Rookie_Boy1	8	10-May-2007 23:43
Fry and power filters Hello, everyone. I have a couple dozen swordtail fry that are outgrowing their tank, so I'd like to move them into a 10-gallon one. They are about 1...	Corydoran	6	07-May-2007 17:47
My platy had babies! :) So, I'm cleaning the tank, and unfortuantly, I gravel sucked up a fry. It's ok though, after a frantic save and freak out, he's fine. Here's the quest...	jakemmy	3	07-May-2007 15:23
I bought some platies Hi all, I purchased some dwarf platies yesterday and it has been 24 hours. They seem to be used to the tank now, all 5 are swimming actively (10 gall...	pcktlnt	5	24-Apr-2007 20:22
Who has heard of or seen leopard fish(coldwater livebearers) There is someone on the website i frequent that has some for sale a (trade me) And i asked the seller some info as well but i am doing some net search...	TravelingGypsy	5	24-Apr-2007 16:08
Male Guppy Fry Verses Female Fry Hi! We have about 100 guppy fry of varying ages. We have only identified 1 male out of all of them! Has anyone ever heard if this is a normal happe...	keeper	5	23-Apr-2007 00:08
Something bad happened yesterday........................ Yesterday, during a water change, i sucked up one of the platy fry! I used a silicon tube to suck out the water, when i caught a fry in it. I immediat...	GobyFan2007	12	19-Apr-2007 05:50
Concerned about inbreeding...looking for advice I do not consider myself a breeder by any stardard. I'm just a simple keeper of festival platies. I start with only two in a 30 gallon tank along w...	kantankerousmind	6	17-Apr-2007 22:40
Shredded fins on guppies My water condition is perfect according to my master test kit. I have noticed sometimes one of my guppies will come up with his or her tail shredded....	keeper	4	17-Apr-2007 15:15
Questions on algae I have a pleco in each of my tanks and have been feeding them algae wafers. They love it, but so do all of my guppies! The babies attack it and so d...	keeper	2	17-Apr-2007 15:11
Pregnant Guppy Or? I think she is the one who gave birth to the one fry in the tank. I'm just wondering if you think she has more in there or is eating too much. The bel...	pizpot	2	17-Apr-2007 01:32
Fry Feeding im realy happy because all of my livebearers are breeding successfully. But i let my fry be eaten. And lately i caught 6 guppy fry and 5 swordtail fry...	Michelo_69	6	16-Apr-2007 19:45
Another guppy question So I want to have guppies in my community tank. I currently have: 1x Gouramy 3x Cherry Barb 7x Neon Tetras 1x Corrie (I need more I know) 2x Kuhli Lo...	justin84	4	15-Apr-2007 21:15
What is the difference between guppy and platy fry? What is the difference between guppy and platy fry? I'm just asking as I have guppies and I bought a trio of platies two months ago, a male and two f...	Rookie_Boy	5	14-Apr-2007 21:54
Platies Cold Water Fish???!!! I always thought that platies need heater but today I heard from the LFS that platies are cold water fish and can be kept outdoor in the pond! I am...	littlepebble	3	14-Apr-2007 11:07
I have fry! Not many though cause they were eaten! I thought they had plenty of hiding places being that they are in a 55gal tank. but I guess not. Today I've see...	fishyfishy26	6	11-Apr-2007 17:21
Mollies and Platies Read the article on how to tell the difference between male and female livebearers, and it does appear that I've got mixed sexes of my black mollies a...	lysaer	4	11-Apr-2007 00:53
Pregnant Guppy Hi all, I was wondering whether anyone could answer me a question, one of our guppies has just given birth, however she's looking a bit odd around...	mmogenius	1	08-Apr-2007 12:01
Do platies and mollies need salt to breed successfully? I am thinking of getting some mollies, platies and mosquito fish and i was wondering if i added salt would affect the mosquito fish...	Michelo_69	6	05-Apr-2007 01:50
Guppies And Angels? Anybody had luck with keeping guppies with angels? I've been trying to find fish to add to my 150g tank and was wondering if guppies would work. i kn...	monkeyboy	6	30-Mar-2007 15:28
Breeding Question Hi, Do breeders do anything to fancy guppies so they can't breed? I've got a crab that I tried to feed 3 feeder guppies, and now there are tonnes of...	pizpot	11	28-Mar-2007 19:45
Guppy tank I have a 10gal. with cherry shrimp and java moss,temp at 76,I bought some Bronze tail guppys,1 male and 2 females that I placed in with them.The store...	cjp	2	25-Mar-2007 17:19
Can any one identify these from the description please? Hi all, I recently went to a LFS and saw some livebearers I haven't come across before, being sold as mosquito fish, but they are not the same as the...	livebearer freak	3	17-Mar-2007 06:39
Fry tank I'm going to try my hand at breeding guppys. I have finally set up my 10 gallon and have it cycling with a sponge filter and fish food. I was thinking...	agent_orange	2	15-Mar-2007 20:02
Guidelines for breeding and raising livebearers, please I'd like to know what the ideal conditions are for breeding and raising livebearers and their fry. Water params and temp, frequency of water changes,...	Caviar	4	15-Mar-2007 13:32
Great Ideas for livebearer fry! Feel free to add any more! If you have had livebearers give birth, then you have a handful of fry, and have to put them in a fry tank(if not, you can always supply river rock cr...	GobyFan2007	6	09-Mar-2007 08:24
Halfbeaks & Goodeids? Does anyone know about these livebearers? Has anyone had any experience with, bred, or seen some of these fish? ' I was curious and if anyone could...	aquapickle27	7	03-Mar-2007 19:13
Goodeids Anyone keep the Live bearers from North America ? The goodeids..... I currently have a few " f1 "species but would love to see who has what....	FortWayneFish	0	03-Mar-2007 18:52

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