Mysteriously Appearing Fry

[LionessN3cubs]

went to clean my tank today and spotted a fry ....as it was being sucked up the tube no less. I did save it from the bucket and it seemed alright...but honestly i have NO idea where this one came from!

I have 3 platys...2 females and a male, 1 of the females is still too young to be breeding tho..the male completely ignores her. The other female well...I was thinking she MAY be pregnant the other day but I dont see a gravid spot on her and she certainly wasn't big enough to be having the babies yet even if she was pregnant.

In any case...Im not prepared for fry just yet. I have no tank set up or anything...I figured when I knew someone in there was pregnant, I'd start setting up their nursery! I had to tip the fry I found back into the community.

I also have 2 mollies...1 is definatley female, the other I THINK is male but neither of them are even chubby a BIT so I dont think it came from either of them.

Just baffled as to where this little buddy came from!

 

[fish48]

Well like you said your not prepared for fry yet but your fish are not gonna wait for you lol
if its not a platy fry its got to be the mollie .

 

[dilbert]

I can only guess like you where it came from.

But for fry to survive in a tank with adults you need hiding places and food small enough for them. They can also live from decomposing left over food particles or from algae but a secure place to search for food is essential. This can be plants, ideally Java moss, or an appropriate decoration.

 

[lilfishie]

try looking at the colour, if it is transparent its a platy fry, if the colour is solid then its a molly

 

[LionessN3cubs]

okay..he's transparent so its gotta be a platy.


as far as places to hide...I have quite a few I think. Under the sponge filter is a space, I have a shark with its mouth wide open, another snake/eel tunnel, plus a BIG hidey hole the female platy likes to sneak away too...plus I have about 5 fake plants in there. Hopefully thats enough. I also feed flake food...Tetramin flakes which are huge but I've been crushing them up pretty small and I do see some floating to the bottom before the bigger fish get them so hopefully that will keep the guy fed.

 

[tangokitty]

Good luck keeping it safe! Hope it grows for you.

 

[jennakid]

godluck with them
hope all goes well.
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