Baby Platy Question From A Newbie

[stephy666]

Hi everyone, firstly i'd just like to say this is my first post as just joined and im hoping you can all help me

I realised this morning one of my platy's has had 2 babies. This evening i can only see one so am guessing the other has been eaten possibly? But what i'd like to know is there any way i can seperate the other one within the tank while it gets stronger as i don't want to lose that either, i don't have a seperate tank to put it in so help would be appreciated

 

[emzyp]

Hi everyone, firstly i'd just like to say this is my first post as just joined and im hoping you can all help me

I realised this morning one of my platy's has had 2 babies. This evening i can only see one so am guessing the other has been eaten possibly? But what i'd like to know is there any way i can seperate the other one within the tank while it gets stronger as i don't want to lose that either, i don't have a seperate tank to put it in so help would be appreciated

you could use a breeding trap,which sits inside the main tank,that will separate the fish from others,you can get plastic ones or net ones-i think the net ones are best personally

 

[stephy666]

Hi everyone, firstly i'd just like to say this is my first post as just joined and im hoping you can all help me

I realised this morning one of my platy's has had 2 babies. This evening i can only see one so am guessing the other has been eaten possibly? But what i'd like to know is there any way i can seperate the other one within the tank while it gets stronger as i don't want to lose that either, i don't have a seperate tank to put it in so help would be appreciated

you could use a breeding trap,which sits inside the main tank,that will separate the fish from others,you can get plastic ones or net ones-i think the net ones are best personally

Thank you... i shall get one tomorrow, hopefully my local store will sell them so i don't have to order off the net and wait ages.... and fingers crossed the litle one survives overnight

oooo just another thought.... i have just bought today a new heater and air pump as im getting a new tank later this week.... if i set these up in a small plastic tank i use for changing water with some water from my main tank is worth trying to catch the baby fish and keep it in the plastic tank overnight?

 

[Ozemba]

You could try catching the bigger fish, if the baby is too hard to catch, I had the same problem but I also had more babies.

 

[jennakid]

hmm.
i think you should seperate them overnight.
you never know. the other fish might get a bit hungry and think the fry are fish.
xo