pelcofresh
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Hello to all
When i originaly setup my tank i started with 3 Platys one was White the other two were dark black with orange dots and dark orange with black dots. The White one was the first pregnant she droped like three fry that were quickly eaten up then she just floated to the top and died. That was my first indication that these were livebeares. Then one week later i reaslise the orange one was pregnant. She gave birth to about 30 fry. It happened so fast i did not have time to get a breader trap. time progresed and the parents ate most of there fry. The parents past on about one month after the fry were born. About 10 made it to adult hood. There are 4 left some jumped out of the tank others came down with some serious ic and did not make it. Others were probably eaten.. The fry are black ontop gold dots on the side and white bellys. Cool mix but that means these fry came from all three of my original fish. (the white one dided about i week before these came out). Have i cross bread my fish,, they are adult now but i never had any more fry.? Is this because i cross bread and now have sterile fish. from my calculations i should have had 2/3 other batches of fry now. any help would be great.
PS:the Now adult fry are the same sise as there parents when they passed, so i know the are sexualy mature they are aprox 1 1/2 years old now.
When i originaly setup my tank i started with 3 Platys one was White the other two were dark black with orange dots and dark orange with black dots. The White one was the first pregnant she droped like three fry that were quickly eaten up then she just floated to the top and died. That was my first indication that these were livebeares. Then one week later i reaslise the orange one was pregnant. She gave birth to about 30 fry. It happened so fast i did not have time to get a breader trap. time progresed and the parents ate most of there fry. The parents past on about one month after the fry were born. About 10 made it to adult hood. There are 4 left some jumped out of the tank others came down with some serious ic and did not make it. Others were probably eaten.. The fry are black ontop gold dots on the side and white bellys. Cool mix but that means these fry came from all three of my original fish. (the white one dided about i week before these came out). Have i cross bread my fish,, they are adult now but i never had any more fry.? Is this because i cross bread and now have sterile fish. from my calculations i should have had 2/3 other batches of fry now. any help would be great.
PS:the Now adult fry are the same sise as there parents when they passed, so i know the are sexualy mature they are aprox 1 1/2 years old now.
