Platy Fry Coloring

[LionessN3cubs]

about how old are platy fry before they start getting coloring? Im trying to figure out how old my 3 babies are because I had no idea that they were even expected...just came upon them last week when vacuuming. Last week when I found them they were translucent...now they are definately getting colors...orange and black like their obviously mommy is...so I was just wondering about how old that would make them if they've just gotten color in the last say...3-4 days?

 

[electric yellow]

I found a randon platy fry when vaccumming months ago. We called him hercules the super fish. I was cleaning the tankout totally. He hadnt had a heater on in weeks! Let alone been fed. he was about 3weeks old when i found him and had his first dalmation spot at 2weeks.

 

[rhostog]

My orange ('marigold' according to the shop) platy had babies which were orange at birth - pale and translucent, but definitely orange. We were on our way out when they arrived, and they'd all disappeared when we got home - eaten by the other fish - but a week later we discovered one little one hiding under the bogwood. It's still there, and getting big enough now that hopefully it won't fit in the others' mouths! I guess it could depend on the colours - mine don't have any black, just orange/yellow - but these were orange from day one.

Hope yours are doing well!

 

[kribensis12]

Atleast a month, depends on the type.

 

[jennakid]

aha.
mine were unexpected too.
dad found them while just looking at the smaller tank.
4 baby plattys
i think mine have got their colour.
one is orange.. with black tail.
3 are white with black tail.
looks just like their mum.
lmaoo
there heaps bigger already.
gosh their growing up
lmao. i dont know how long it took though.
xo

 

[DeepSeaFishin]

 

[spAcE mOnkEy]