how till the fry can be let out???????

[gup gup]

a month ago my platy gave birth to 24 fry and not one has died so i am pleased that they are all healthy so how long will it tak for them to grow large enougth to let them out and how big will they have to get before i let them out

 

[Xavier]

what i do is i watch how big my biggest fish's mouth gets when i feed him and let the babies out when they're larger then his mouth

 

[gup gup]

so what your saying is that when the fry are bigger then the largest fish in the aquarium you can let go in the tank

 

[gup gup]

so what your saying is that when the fry are bigger then the largest fish in the aquarium you can let go in the tank

 

[Phantom Thief]

No, it means when the fry is bigger than the biggest fish's MOUTH, then you can let it go.


P.T.

 

[gup gup]

sorry i ment bigger than the biggest fishs mouth in the aquairum

 

[Phantom Thief]

Yup, exactly.

P.T.

 

[Xavier]

that's how i make sure the all babies survive.

 

[gup gup]

but do platys go the same kind of colour as there parents or do they go there own kind of colour but how long after they are born do they change colour

 

[tstenback]

also make sure there is lots of cover for the little fish to go into if they geet harrassed by the big ones.

 

[gup gup]

at the moment they are in a breeding trap is that alright

 

[Xavier]

even better

 

[gup gup]

but will the breedin slow down the speed of there growth or speed it up

 

[tstenback]

it will be fine at first but it will eventually slow it down and may even cause stunting. How big are the fry now?

 

[gup gup]

about 1cm