Hi!
I recently bought 1 platy for my community tank (pet store only had one platy remaining). I bought her home and put her in the tank, the next day I realised she looked quite fat and googled how to tell if she was preg, she was. I put her in a breeding box that floats in the tank and left her in there. Later that night she started to give birth. I have since removed her from the box. She only had 7 babies, which seems to be a relatively small number, why would this be the case?? Also I am wondering how to take care of the fry. They are still in the box and I have added a live plant and feeding them crushed flakes.
I recently bought 1 platy for my community tank (pet store only had one platy remaining). I bought her home and put her in the tank, the next day I realised she looked quite fat and googled how to tell if she was preg, she was. I put her in a breeding box that floats in the tank and left her in there. Later that night she started to give birth. I have since removed her from the box. She only had 7 babies, which seems to be a relatively small number, why would this be the case?? Also I am wondering how to take care of the fry. They are still in the box and I have added a live plant and feeding them crushed flakes.