Platy Fry 3 Days Old And Have Colour!

[Reannone96]

Okay so 3 days ago my beautiful female platy (shown in profile picture) gave birth, I thought they were all dead but I managed to scoop 10 up and put them in their own small tank, anyways people have been saying the platy fry don't get colour until they're weeks old? The father of this fry I think is my male red tuxedo..
What do you think of the little ones? Any particular type or platy?

 

[helterskelter]

Yes this is usual for both platies and swordtails, your find the black slowly increases over time

 

[daizeUK]

I can usually tell within a few days who the fry belong to.  Mickey Mouse fry will have two tiny black dots on the tail.  Wagtail fry will already have black markings on the tail and caudal fin almost from birth.
 
I'd expect to see a bit more black at this stage if the father is a tuxedo.  It might be too early to tell but it looks like they've got the mother's colouration.

 

[Reannone96]

I managed to get a photo of the two together..

 

[DiddleBug]

You have very pretty fish! Keep us posted.