I Need Help! I Want My Fish Fry To Survive!

[Fisharecool:)]

One of my fish was acting strange. She was swimming close to the bottom, not eating for 3 days, and rubbing against stuff. She was round around the belly and her stomach was black. Was she pregnant?

Well today i came home and found a single fry hiding in the gravel. we could not find any other ones swimming around . Then it darted past and got eaten . I don't know what to do because i have three platies and two angels and i know that platies breed often and i want at least a couple to survive. Help me!!!!!!!!

 

[lilfishie]

add loads of plants, floating work very well and some of the fry should be clever enough to hide in there until noticed

 

[rossyt99]

If you want as many as poss. to survive, then a small tank for them is the option. >Put plenty of plants in and put the heavily pregnant fish in just before ready to give birth. 25-40 usually drop from Swordtails/Platies.

(I use a floating trap as the fry already in could be eaten by the adult)

 

[doresy]

As suggested, if you add very dense plants (artificial are fine) this will give a natural hiding place to allow a few fry the chance to grow big enough not to be eaten.

The trouble with using a breeding trap is you end up with 30+ fry which will eventually need a home. Some LFS will relieve you of them but don't expect much or any in the way of payment. Also it will happen again 3 weeks later and so on

I think the plants and letting nature take it's chance method the best (as in the wild)