Fry

[Jazzzz]

I have one lone fry from the platies are the parrents 4 of them and two shrimp Likley to eat him as i keep loosing him on the gravel

and what will he eat

 

[nosoup4you]

If they can find him and he will fit into their mouths, they will eat him. You might try adding some extra plants/decor to the tank (floating plants work well). If you are intent upon saving him and you do not have an extra tank handy you can pick up a breeder net that will fit into your existing aquarium pretty cheaply. Since there is only one, he would be fine if left in the net for the 2-3 weeks that it would take to get him to a size at which he will not be eaten. Just make sure that he is larger than your largest fish's mouth before you release him. A good quality flake or other fish food ground into a fine powder fed three to four times a day will be sufficient if you don't want to mess around with hatching brine shrimp.

 

[Jazzzz]

I think there is 2

the tank is platies only

they will have to take there chances

 

[nosoup4you]

I was just about to say that if you started digging around that you would probably find more. LOL

 

[OldMan47]

You want to end up with heavy cover in the tank if you truly want to save your fry without a trap or net. When I say heavy cover I truly mean heavy. I have a picture of some silk plants giving some havy cover to give oyu an idea of what I am talking about. It is not a pretty tank, it is one with heavy cover for fry. In my case the fry are xeonotoca eisenii but the same principle applies to guppies, swords, mollies and platies.
Left side of tank

Whole tank

 

[layne2000]

Hi Jazzzz
I notice you have asked this same question in about 3 different sections and I have answered on 2 I think without realising it was the same person. lol
To avoid confusion would you kindly choose the right section for future questions and only ask once.
You will get more replies that way.
Thanks
Layne

If your previous posts were moved by a mod then my appologies