Help Which Fish Is Dropping Fry

[ewooten78]

I have several pregnant fish in my tank-platys and guppies. Put my platy in the breeding net last night because I knew she was ready to drop any minute. Woke up this morning and no fry but left her in there and continued on my day. Came home this afternoon and noticed 2 fry outside of the breeding net. Panicked!!!!!! Looking at all my females trying to guess who it could be and put the most prgnant looking fish in the net and took the platy out. Put the two babies in my baby tank and the fish that i assume is the one dropping fry hasnt dropped any since i put her in the net. Anyone that can give me any clues that might help me distinguish who the culprit is? LOL Thanks!

 

[betta fish]

Hi, I'd imagine the least pregnant looking fish is the culprit she most likely gave birth in the night or during the day sometime so she will no longer look pregnant, it is very difficult to see fry when they are first born and they are very good at hiding so there is most likely more than two though it is likely many will be predated on by the other females including the mum usually when the female looks big enough to burst with a slightly squared off abdomen she is due to give birth, her behaviour may also change and she may either hang at the top of the tank or hide away and shun the other fish, if you make sure there is plenty of plants in the tank including a large mass flaoting at the top the fry stand a better chance as there is more places to hide.

 

[biokid101]

heyy congrats on the fry! and yea betta fish is right.

 

[ewooten78]

Well I can honestly say this is a mystery. Both female guppies still very much pregnant and the mickey mouse platy who is about ready to burst is in the breeding net. Have not seen anymore fry. Dont know who they came from because all the pregnant fish are still pregnant. Is it possible for a fish to give birth to two fry then take a day or two to drop the rest? Its the only thing I can think of because I was up until midnight and no fry and no fry when I walked out the door at 11:30 this morning so in between the hours of 11:30 and 3:00 they appeared. Let me know the answer to that qusetion and I will keep you updated. Thanks!

 

[biokid101]

yea she could drop in a day or two.

 

[ewooten78]

Is there a way to tell the difference between platy babies and guppy babies what would each look like the babies that I found today had no color almost clear

 

[biokid101]

guppy fry are a little smaller than guppy fry and sometimes platy fry are born with color and guppy fry r not unless they have dark parents(correct me if im wrong)