not sure where to post this question.

[suspectdebbie]

I have too many Platy babies!
I don't want to get rid of my one male that is the father of them all, but I really don't want any more. Would I be able to move him in with one of my bettas?

Alternatively if I move him in a seperate new tank, I don't really want him to be all alone but I don't know if I could keep just a couple of males or if they will have issues with that.

Also, we had no babies when the platy were in a 10 gallon then as soon as they were moved to the 55 the babies started (litterally 10 days after the move). could that be because there really wasn't room in the 10 but when they were given lots of room they felt it was ok to start? If so, would they stop having babies if the 55 were to be fully stocked?

My plan for the 55 is schools of 6 of 6-7 different small fish, so far I have 6 WCM's, the 4 adult platy, 4 oto's (was 6 but 2 committed suicide by slurping up a gravel), and 6 new cherry barbs (just got on sunday), plus somewhere in the neighborhood of 15-20 platy fry (22 fry have been moved to a 15 gallon already). Oh and I noticed this morning a bunch of tiny snails that came in on some plants I got on sunday that *somebody* forgot to rinse off before planting

Again any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[The-Wolf]

I have kept my guppies with some danio species, I have never seen any guppy fry. I'd immagine that if you kept any livebarers with danios the same would happen.

 

[NinjaSmurf]

If you want to keep the male, and since you don't want any more babies, I'd get rid of all the females. I don't think the males would fight, and especially in such a large tank. Then get rid of the babies then stock the way you want.

 

[sylvia]

I'd just reduce the hiding places they have. I suspect the reason you are getting fry now is because they have more room to escape the adults. BTW, I keep platies and swordtails with zebra danios and the fry do survive but with less places to hide I'm sure they'd get eaten. Once you do fully stock the tank the fry will have less chance of surviving as there will be more fish to eat them. The problem is that you need fish that are fast enough to catch them... I think danios would be ideal

 

[suspectdebbie]

If you want to keep the male, and since you don't want any more babies, I'd get rid of all the females. I don't think the males would fight, and especially in such a large tank. Then get rid of the babies then stock the way you want.

I don't really want to get rid of the females either. They were some of our first firsh and mrshouty is very attatched to them (as am I)

So danios may help by eating them, any other small fish that would do the same?
Corys? I want some of those pretty soon!

 

[yvez9]

I have 2 bolivian rams in my guppy tank (4 females) and had only one fry survive from 3 of the females (I'm guessing from 50 to 100 fry). The other female gave birth in the breeding net.

Then again, the fry that survived was isolated after one day. I guess he would've been Ram food within a day or two.

 

[suspectdebbie]

Thanks!! I just checked out the description in the pinned thread. Those a very pretty fish! Sounds like I could keep a couple with what I have now! Now I've just got to find some!