My First Fry. Help! |
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 Sep 20 2006, 07:28 PM
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 Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 2-July 06 Member No.: 22570  |
hi i just found 2 baby platys in my tank today
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Sep 20 2006, 09:48 PM
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 Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 246 Joined: 25-August 05 From: Oxford, England Member No.: 15495 |
Congrats on your fry!
 Personally I would leave the fry in situ. You have a well planted tank which will give them places to hide. Some may survive others may get eaten. Survival of the fittest. I've put some floating plastic plants in my tank. The fry love it in there and the adult platys can't get to them! The above is what I've done and I have 5 8 10wk old fry and 2 3wk old fry. You may elect to go the survival route or catch them put them in a breeder net or separate tank until they big enough not to get eaten. The choice is yours! Enjoy your fry, they are so cute when they are small!
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Sep 21 2006, 11:29 AM
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 Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 340 Joined: 15-August 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 23844 |
they may be ok if they are good hiders but dont keep your hopes too high, you know how quickly the platies and mollies gobble up the food you put in there!!! What happened to the rest of the brood or did u not see them?? x
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Sep 21 2006, 05:10 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 2-July 06 Member No.: 22570 |
thanks very much for replies!
 I've left one in the fry net thingy, and i think there are 2 more still in there, but not seen them since the morning, however they re really small (and cute) so hopefully they re are still there. One in nets doing fine its gorgeous hehe I think im just gonna leave it like that, i have added more plants to tank, from my tank downstairs. lots of hiding places for them. I dont have any plastic plants but lots of bushy nice ones. The babies were hiding at the bottom of them inside. |
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Sep 21 2006, 07:06 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 2-July 06 Member No.: 22570 |
QUOTE(TF Keeper UK @ Sep 20 2006, 10:48 PM) [snapback]1317638[/snapback] Congrats on your fry! Personally I would leave the fry in situ. You have a well planted tank which will give them places to hide. Some may survive others may get eaten. Survival of the fittest. I've put some floating plastic plants in my tank. The fry love it in there and the adult platys can't get to them! The above is what I've done and I have 5 8 10wk old fry and 2 3wk old fry. You may elect to go the survival route or catch them put them in a breeder net or separate tank until they big enough not to get eaten. The choice is yours! Enjoy your fry, they are so cute when they are small! Thankyou! i think im going to put some more plants in |
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Sep 21 2006, 08:05 PM
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 A stroke of the brush does not guarantee art from the bristles  Group: Members Posts: 3647 Joined: 16-July 05 From: Berkhamsted, UK Member No.: 14678 |
Don't forget we have pinned topics here covering all the basics. There's one called Your First Baby Fish! and you'll definitely find it useful.
Whatever section of Tropical Fish Forums you're at, you'll find pinned topics just like these to help "newbies" learn the basics quickly and painlessly. Cheers, Neale |
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