As Close As You Could Ever Want To See...

[Annastasia]

I was feeding the fish tonight, and noticed some Platy fry in my 15. They must have been only 1-2 days old, judging by the size. But I wipped out my camera and got some pictures. So I figured I'd post the best of them for all my Livebearer friends.

Blurry, yet the only side view:

"Do I dare?"

And finally...all you could ever want to see on a fry:

(Sorry it's so big, but it needs to be for the detail)

Little cuties, huh?

 

[love_fish]

Cute little babies there. Excellent pics too. Every little detail is shown clearly. Good luck with them Anna.

 

[Annastasia]

Thanks Love_fish. Usually they have to battle it out in with the adults, but I took these three and will raise them so I can perhaps get a step-by-step grow up log. Which will hopefully be helpful to newcomers.

 

[love_fish]

Thanks Love_fish. Usually they have to battle it out in with the adults, but I took these three and will raise them so I can perhaps get a step-by-step grow up log. Which will hopefully be helpful to newcomers.

That's a good idea. Prolly will help loads of people out.

 

[Weaver]

Great pictures Annastasia
I think a log is a grand idea.I know I will follow it closely and pick up loads of tips.
Cheers

 

[Annastasia]

Thanks Weaver! Since there seems to be interest, I'll go for it. I'm thinking maybe once a week, or do you think that's too frequent? 2 weeks?

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Awesome pics, great detail ! I think once a week should be great, although you might wanna do it once every 2 weeks once their growth has slowed down a tad and they have bulked out a bit .

 

[Annastasia]

Thanks Toxis. I'll do once a week until they hit about 2 months, I guess. That's when mine usually start bulking out....but they also get color then, so it's hard to say! We'll cross that road when we get to it though.

 

[IovaykInD]

Wow That is the largest picture of a fry i've ever seen, not to mention how crystal clear it is. What camera did you use? Must have costed a lot of money for such a good macro.

 

[Annastasia]

Hey IovaykInD! I haven't seen you in a while! Thanks for the nice comments. I used a Canon Powershot A620. It was pretty cheap, as cameras go...a little under $300. Great camera though...as you can see, the macro is great, as is the zoom and megapixels. Lots of funky features too.

 

[Kairi]

just in case a newbies opinion mattered- i'd be interested too! i've got a pregnant molly and am a little nervous about what happens after they are born

 

[hayz]

They're not around any more - and were born in September 2004, but here's some of the Molly Fry I had:

This was the Mum and Dad who are no longer around either:

 

[Annastasia]

just in case a newbies opinion mattered- i'd be interested too! i've got a pregnant molly and am a little nervous about what happens after they are born

Of course your opinion matters! I'm glad you like it too, I'll definitely go for it.

Cute fry, Hayz.

 

[Animation]

Do your other fish not eat the fry and are they not hard to spot?

 

[Annastasia]

They usually eat them, however these two got the 'hiding in the floating plants' thing down. I decided to save them, so they can become the famous little fry in the fry log.

They are hard to spot. I thought they were a piece of food when I first saw them on the lillies. They're about .5 cms right now.