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Do different types of platys ever ignore other strains? I have 3 platys...two are iridescent greenish with either white or orange on their heads and tails, and the third is orange/reddish. The two greenish ones are almost always swimming together and the orange one is usually swimming up and...

So, I am setting up a new tank tomorrow and I currently only have 3 guppies (plus a few babies). It will probably be only a 10gal, since this is for my dorm room (I know the year is almost over, but I'm bringing it back next year too). Obviously I cannot add extra fish immediately after...

As far as I now, the father is just a cheap lyretail from Petsmart. So is the mother, for that matter (petsmart, not lyretail). I hope their humbl parentage won't keep them from being purty though, haha.

The only male she has been exposed to in the past several months The lemon looking one is the mother(I don't know correct terms, but she looks lemony to me) In their temporary accomodations

Sucess! I can breed guppies :rolleyes: My lemon yellow female had her babies within the last hour or so....I'm not sure how many babies there are, but I see at least 20. Spending my time hunting them down and saving their little ungrateful lives :P

I stuffed the tank with plants and water from an established tank, so I am hoping to avoid a cycle. The tank is only 3gal :blink: but it's the best I could come up with on such short notice (I was worried entire tails were going to go missing soon - there are some pretty big tears as it is)...

I brought a trio of guppies back to my dorm with me (in college) because they were being terrorized by their tankmates (you'll see the ripped fins in the pics). Their current "new" tank is pretty small (it's what I had on hand), but I plan on fixing them up in a 10gal eventually. Anywho...