When Are Platy Fry Old Enough To Live With Adult Platys?

[FastestFishy]

i have 5 fry and they are 14 days old. how old do they need to be to live with my 3 adult platys?

 

[K.J.]

I introduced mine at one month old; regardless, 2/3 got eaten. So maybe 1 and a half months or so, I have at three month old one in there, the survivor and he's doing fantastic.

 

[FastestFishy]

ok thanks for your help

 

[theotheragentm]

When they won't fit in the adults' mouths. That sounds dumb but it's the only way to ensure the fry don't get eaten.

 

[fry_forever!]

I introduced mine at one month old; regardless, 2/3 got eaten. So maybe 1 and a half months or so, I have at three month old one in there, the survivor and he's doing fantastic.

Actually, I waited about a month and a half - two months, and the parents didn't even take a second glimpse at the babies. Now they are huges, and actually almost topping their parents' size!

Here's how big one of them was when I released it:
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-WHqHtov40...feature=channel

Cheers!

 

[keenonfish]

about three months for the first lot so they were no longer fry but not that big. They all went up to each other said hello then went about their own business lol.

 

[HCpetraitis]

Uhh I hope you guys know this but this post is from 2007! Those fry are definitely old enough!