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My big fat platy My platy gave birth to her first fry on the 8th of february. She is already looking like she is ready to burst again. I thought that it took 3+ week...	ImRandy85	4	27-Feb-2007 23:06
Suggestions Wanted - Algae Eating Livebearers Ordinarily, I'd know in advance what I wanted for an aquarium, but in this case, I have a little puzzle to solve. The puzzle in question centres upo...	Calilasseia	3	27-Feb-2007 13:03
Platy Colony Log Pages: 1, 2, 3 Well not much has been going on on this forum lately soooo..... I decided to start a log on the trials and tribulations of of lifes of the members of...	RNJ_Punk	53	18-Feb-2007 07:26
Killies I just purchased 3 killis and the two females look nothing like the male, and they totally ignore him, is this common? Lonely male...	jontyra	2	17-Feb-2007 06:00
So I have a fry. One of my platies that I have been suspecting of being pregnant finally gave birth yesterday. I was able to save one and put it in a 2.5 gallon tank...	ImRandy85	5	14-Feb-2007 00:03
Nauty Guppy Male? Hi. i have a wiered guppy i think. it goes up to the underside of the female guppys and nips their under side, then his gonopodium goes forward . i...	mobius	3	04-Feb-2007 22:07
I have a one eyed guppy fry, will it survive in the adult tank? a while ago, I lost all my guppies to columnaris, All I had left from them was 11 fry in another tank, There are seven left now, the 6 others are bigg...	Rookie_Boy	3	04-Feb-2007 17:25
Guppy Deaths I have kept and bred guppies for years, but recently all the new guppies that I have purchased have died within 3 days together with all of my other g...	cjc94	1	02-Feb-2007 22:16
Parental Care Hello, Are there any live bearers that provide parental care to their fry? Thanks....	Garofoli	5	31-Jan-2007 21:09
Swordtail how do you tell if a swordtail is pregnant or not...	venustus	5	21-Jan-2007 05:27
Dwarf Platy Pregnant So a couple of weeks ago I added a new dwarf platy to my collection. Well turns out shes the only female in my tank full of boys. Any suggestions...	FinFancier07	1	16-Jan-2007 07:30
Drop dead gorgeous livebearer Drools [link] http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwlivebearers&1167046726[/link]...	katieb	8	15-Jan-2007 02:49
My Guppy Problum Hello. I have recently been away from home (as some of you know) and have recently returned. Upon my return, I have found my tanks in horrid condition...	Inkling	4	10-Jan-2007 18:09
Endlers livebearers What a pretty little fish for a 10 gal. tank! I've been reading up on them on this site in back threads. I wonder if they would be a good fish to ke...	fish patty	6	10-Jan-2007 06:18
Fry habitat. I am thinking of setting up a little tank to raise platy fry in. I know a store that will buy them from me when they're big enough. My idea was just...	ImRandy85	7	03-Jan-2007 20:21
Guppies in My Future? Hey all, I'm thinking about asking for a small tank for xmas, I dunno what size (anything from a 5 to a 12 gallon). If I were to get a tank of about...	Silver_Fish	3	30-Dec-2006 04:52
What platy is this? I just got 4 platies and I can't remember what 2 of them are called. I know I got 2 blue coral and 2 others. These are all orange with tiny black sp...	ImRandy85	2	30-Dec-2006 04:48
Is there something wrong with my platy? My rainbow platies have a grayish area on top of their heads. I asked the guy at the store where I got them if it was just the coloration or if somet...	ImRandy85	8	29-Dec-2006 08:57
How Long Do Guppies Live I am thinking of getting guppies and i want to know how old they live for. thanx...	Bubblebrain	5	20-Dec-2006 23:58
Question about guppies. Hello everyone! I haven't kept fish in several years and how I am happily starting again. We just recently bought a 90 gallon in order to have a ni...	gothiquemommie	3	15-Dec-2006 22:01
How do you breed guppies How do you breed guppies...	cjzapata	4	10-Dec-2006 07:54
Molly Fry Care i have 3 molly fry and want to know when i should switch from liquidfry food to flakes.they are 3 weeks old and twice today i crunched up some flakes...	martinh	10	10-Dec-2006 00:51
What is the easiest to breed and easy to care maintaine livebearer What is the easiest to breed and ease for maintenance!...	cjzapata	1	09-Dec-2006 22:26
How can you encourage a molly to give birth? I have one very small female molly, she is pretty fat and looks to me to be pregnant - she is a black molly so can't really tell much of what id going...	goldfishgeek	6	09-Dec-2006 20:10
Platies Or Guppies Between these 2 species will one's population explode faster? How long does pregnancy take? Will the parents completely finish off all their offspri...	feltr04	7	09-Dec-2006 19:36
10 Gal. Balloon Molly Fry Tank Good morning. One of my balloon mollies delivered 33 fry a few days ago. At the time I was cycling a 10 gal. for the babies. It has since cycled. Is...	Caviar	8	01-Dec-2006 03:12
Idea For Guppy Tank was thinking of planting java moss on the stones at the bottom of a new 32 gallon... and putting a latticwork on the back glass and side glass and let...	redthanatos	1	30-Nov-2006 04:32
I'm bummed! Balloons babies are born dead. I bought 2 balloon mollies this morning. One just started giving birth. She had one in the tank (dead). and so far has had 4 in the breeder's net. T...	Caviar	4	26-Nov-2006 06:38
Swordtails could i put swordtails in with a severum...	venustus	6	21-Nov-2006 19:21
Definition of "coral" in platies I have heard varying answers. First was that they were missing vertebrae Second was the colour third was the balloon mutation commonly seen in mollie...	Callatya	7	20-Nov-2006 18:37
Platies I have heard that platies are a little more harder to bread than mollies of guppies is this true? Thanks! Ku,...	ku5626	7	20-Nov-2006 17:46
Mixing Guppies/Endlers With Betta hello all. been a while. I would like to add either guppies, or endler guppies with a male betta. i have a 20 gallon tank with a variety of species. i...	marsha_mush	2	19-Nov-2006 03:46
Hardiest What is the hardiest of livebearers?...	ku5626	6	14-Nov-2006 05:44
Silver Molly my female silver molly is chasing my male around. does that mean she is ready to breed? i got them today so i am thinking he isn't use to his new se...	bettachris	4	13-Nov-2006 03:54
How To Tell Genders Of Mollie could somebody please some a picture of a unwanting to breed molly fish!...	cjzapata	1	13-Nov-2006 01:13
Ballon Molly Hi, I have a new 55 gallon tank, and I was thinking to set it up with ballon mollies, how many can I put there. Also how many babies do they yield....	rickyz	11	12-Nov-2006 22:08
Are mollies somewhat aggressive? The bullying only happens during feeding times, I have 5 mollies, 1 male 4 females, 3 of the females have grown well are an inch long, The other fema...	Rookie_Boy	13	12-Nov-2006 21:58
Always Pregnant Molly I have a molly that always looks pregnant, I know she is pregnant she just had 7 fry the other day but she carried them for a long time how long do th...	DwarfGourami	3	12-Nov-2006 00:06
Possibly pregnant guppy Hello! 5 days ago I got (yet another) trio of guppies. One of the girls looks like she may be pre-hit. I'm not so sure, though. She's certainly a...	Sable	2	05-Nov-2006 21:04
Breeding swordtails How old is a sword tail before they will breed. And I have 6 females and 2 mails the one mail is just young his tail hasn't even fished growing out wi...	Edith	7	01-Nov-2006 16:34
Guppy Breeding / Right Numbers OK i'm looking to breed guppies. and the only thing I can't get accurate is the numbers. Is it 1 female to 2 males? or 2 females to 1 male? Every plac...	monkeyboy	5	01-Nov-2006 10:31
Male female molly ratio Hi I have two male sailfin mollies in my tank and they fight like crazy! I have kept mollies before and found them easy going. Is this because there...	traceyhill	3	31-Oct-2006 21:12
Platy chasing other platies and swordtail! i recently added 2 platies and a swordtail to my 20gal aquarium. i already had two other platies in there and one of them always seemed to hide even t...	richmp	1	18-Oct-2006 17:04
Livebearer Nursery Design In answer to someone else's query about livebearer fry, I produced a little schematic diagram of a 'maternity ward' aquarium for pregnant female live...	Calilasseia	0	28-Sep-2006 18:27
Sword Tails any info on sword tail and tankmates in a 29g...	venustus	1	22-Sep-2006 08:09
Which Is Better, Platies Or Guppies? the limit tank size i can get is a 10g but im trying for a 12g, thats the size limit in my dorm...even though i know it will be harder to keep clean....	heatherfeather	4	15-Sep-2006 12:01
Too Many Fry i've got 6 3-4 month old fry in my tank and i've got abot 30 5 week old fry in a breeder net and my molly went and had 30 odd more fry....i've put the...	martinh	4	13-Sep-2006 05:50
Probable dumb question Hi. I have 2 balloon mollies, and 5 mixed platy fry rescued from a filthy, overstocked tank. They are all between a 1/2 inch and an inch in length exc...	Caviar	7	04-Sep-2006 15:03
Breeding Guppies I've been trying to learn as much as I can on the subject and can't figure it out my fish would breed get huge bellys and then die.And whats better br...	jsmith_2003	8	31-Aug-2006 18:25
Newbie! Guppies Or Platies? hi everyone im new and this is my first post! i have always wanted a fish been never had one, i have been looking for at least a year now at fish......	heatherfeather	7	29-Aug-2006 04:27

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