Platy Fry

[eminem_lover]

k so i just got my first fish tank. its 10 gallons and 3 weeks ago i went to the pet store and bought 3 fish. 1 male black molly, 1 male guppy and a female sunburst platy. an hour after releasing them my platy had 13 fry. ive done lots of research and am now keeping the fry in a breeding net and they have all survived i was just wondering at what age should i be able to tell their genders and start trying to split them up ? cause i honestly dont want anymore babies and my friends with fish tanks are willing to take a bunch off my hands thanks

 

[amy1994]

k so i just got my first fish tank. its 10 gallons and 3 weeks ago i went to the pet store and bought 3 fish. 1 male black molly, 1 male guppy and a female sunburst platy. an hour after releasing them my platy had 13 fry. ive done lots of research and am now keeping the fry in a breeding net and they have all survived i was just wondering at what age should i be able to tell their genders and start trying to split them up ? cause i honestly dont want anymore babies and my friends with fish tanks are willing to take a bunch off my hands thanks

Around 3months, but this isn't always the case, some do take longer.

 

[minnnt]

If kept in the net they will take alot longer than if they had an open swimming area. Are you able to set up a smaller tank say something around 30 litres? This would enable them to grow at a quicker rate.