Need Suggestions On A Fish To Keep My Platty Population Down

[CrazyAirborne]

right now i have a blue ram, which means my water temps are a little higher than average, running at 28C right now. I also have plattys that will be joining the ram shortly once I get my new tank up and running, im already housing about 10 extra fry who are in various stages of growth, but really dont want my numbers to keep multiplying exponentially, i have two female plattys about to drop again.

can u guys suggest any larger, maybe a fish i can have just 1 or 2 of, that will most definitely help me keep my platty population down? I know there are some fish like angels for example that are very good at eating little fish.

they will be in a 200L tank and looking for some ideas.

i hope that doesn't sound too inhumane?


there is also a good chance i could sell/bring back the ram, (so i could go with a more average temp fish) as he doesnt suit my tank parameters very well and i dont want him to suffer in hard water, tho i know the average joe of the street would probably buy him cuz hes pretty and never even realize they need soft water, and we have hard water here.

 

[Verminator89]

A cichlid of sorts would do the job. Have you concidered a firemouth. They are quick and agile and won't attack/eat your platys but will eat lil wrigglers if found. Being commonly available and not growing too big they are a good choice, they also have beautifull colouration.

 

[minnnt]

Any cichlid would soon polish off a batch of fry I reckon, I would be suprised if they survived with your Ram let alone something else. Firemouth, Ellioti, Keyhole, Rainbow... quite a decent amount of choice for your requirements.

 

[twodoctors]

Isn't the answer yet another fish tank?

Adrian

 

[jkilby]

I have recently gone for 3 golden wonder panchax in my tank. lovely looking fish with a big mouth and they are opportunistic when it comes to feeding and if small fry go near them, then they will go for them, but they won't outrightly hunt around the tank trying to eat your fish.

 

[soybean]

My dwarf gourami never misses a guppy fry after a drop. He's like a bullet, hovers underneath them for ages and then fires towards them - gulp. I have one solitary guppy fry left that is a little too big to eat but he still chases him like he can't believe he let it get away the first time.

So I'd say any gourami!

 

[CrazyAirborne]

no more tanks! my wife already is upset with me. i guess im just worried cuz my water is very hard, and im under the impression alot of cichlids prefer soft water

 

[marieukxx]

I got a betta fish and she eats all the fry

 

[saz326]

I tried to finish off some unwanted endler fry in my community tank - 2 keyholes - 3 bolivian rams and a multitude of tetra - All the fry survived!

These days (look away now squeemish people) I catch up the unwanted fry a day after birth so they are gut-loaded and drop them into just boiled water. They die instantly and make a cooked treat for the community tank where they are quickly wolfed up. Guess my fish just like their food cooked!

 

[CrazyAirborne]

^^^^ hmm....... idk what to say...

 

[bae1994]

^^^^ hmm....... idk what to say...

Why!!!!! Would be best lol why not just separate the males and females apposed to acting out mass fish murders in gross ways eg boiling water

 

[This Old Spouse]

My male and female guppies have been separated for MONTHS and I'm still getting fry!

 

[nurglespuss]

Hey there, my friend uses cherry barbs, they are pretty peaceful, and quite happilly seek out newly dropped fry (plus they are a lovely colour!)

 

[StandbySetting]

Livebearers can continue to have fry up to 6 months after separation, they're able to store sperm until they need it.

 

[challdog]

get a siamese fighter
beautiful colours