Baby Platy Mystery?

[boblus]

This happened ages ago but I thought I'd bring the topic up because I never really knew what happened.

When I got my first Platies ( 4 females and 1 male ) and after a couple of days, I noticed a little baby in the corner of my tank. I was really excited about it because none of my fish had ever bred before but, unfortunately, the next day it had gone and I never saw it again. There were a few possibilities of it's disappearance. 1. It might have sucked up the filter but I looked around in the filter when I was cleaning the tank and never saw it. 2. The parents might have eaten it which I doubt because Platies are herbivorous ( aren't they? ) 3. It could have been buried in the gravel ( I highly think this was the possibility. )

Do you know what could have happened to the baby? By the way there was only one which is kinda strange as fish usually give birth to loads of fry.

 

[Annastasia]

Oh no, Platies will definitely eat their fry. That would be my guess as to what happened. Or some other fish may have eaten it. Most fish will eat fry.

 

[boblus]

Oh. Aww, poor little Platy.

 

[Annastasia]

Yeah, it's sad. But natural. You can try adding in floating plants, and small hiding places. This should give the fry places to hide. Alternatively, you could catch them and put them in a breeder trap/net.

 

[boblus]

Oh, it doesn't matter about them now. I gave them back to the aquatics when my Gourami started bullying them. Thanks for the tips though.