Does Anyone Know How Long Platys Live? |
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 Dec 22 2005, 08:30 PM
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 Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 262 Joined: 18-April 05 From: UK Member No.: 13123  |
My Platys are increasing at an alarming rate! They are in community tanks but even so some survive from every batch. How long do they normally live? I will then have some idea of how many to ask my lfs to take off my hands!
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Dec 22 2005, 08:36 PM
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 Not Over The Hill Yet. Tweety you are just a little cutie pie.  Group: Members Posts: 5346 Joined: 5-November 04 From: South Yorkshire, England. Member No.: 10177 |
If you are lucky about 2 years.
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Dec 22 2005, 08:46 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Retired Mod Posts: 6154 Joined: 1-March 04 From: Maryland Member No.: 4542 |
I've had some as long as 4 years. But 2 years is the average, I believe. If they are good, strong healthy ones and you take good care of them, I don't see why they can't live longer then that.
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Dec 22 2005, 09:20 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 821 Joined: 27-September 05 From: New York Member No.: 16118 |
If they're inbred, they wont live that long.
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Dec 23 2005, 11:52 AM
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Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 8-December 05 From: north carolina(USA) Member No.: 17437 |
id say 1 and a half years, disese may kill them or mabe they will just die young.but you never know if you take good enough care of them then they might live a while longer.
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Dec 23 2005, 12:09 PM
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 Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: 8-September 05 From: Cave In Wales Member No.: 15769 |
I've read in a few places that platies can live between 2 an 4years in a well maintained tank.
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Dec 23 2005, 12:26 PM
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 We all start innocent... Group: Members Posts: 9312 Joined: 18-March 05 From: Somerset Member No.: 12537 |
I agree its between 2 and 4yrs, i have a 2yr+ old platy and she is thriving well so i know its at least 2yrs that they live for, genetics and care for the fish count alot though. If the fish is badly inbred, you would expect the fish to reach 2yrs max, but a healthy, reasonably well bred, well cared for platy should get to 4yrs. How many times the fish gets sick, what sort of enviroment it lives in and what other fish it is put with count alot though in getting to that 4yr mark.
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Dec 23 2005, 09:37 PM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 262 Joined: 18-April 05 From: UK Member No.: 13123 |
Thanks for the replies. Have no idea if they are inbred as I bought them from Maidenhead Aquatics. Am now busy putting males in one tank and females in another. I know the females will carry on having babies for a while but it is a step in the right direction!
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Dec 24 2005, 06:26 AM
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the max age reported is 5 years but 3 is average.
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