Would It Be Alright...

[Rexx0rz]

if my platy gave birth and i just leave them in the tank with the other fish, and let nature take its course? cause i don't have another tank, nor the money to get another tank.

its a 10 gallon tank with 6 platies, there is a castle, and a big rock (made from a company for aquariums) and it has some little hiding places in it, and there is alot of plastic plants in the back of the tanks, so would it be ok if i just see if they survive or not? i know it seems mean, but i just don't have the cash for them. If i did I would take care of them. ):

 

[TheSims3Dude]

Yes, I don't see a problem with it, as long as you don't mind if some of the babies get eaten. Cause that is a possibility

 

[Rexx0rz]

its a sad thing, i would love to save them and help them grow but i don't have the money right now to do so ):

but if they can survive on their own that would be great, but they might get sucked up the filter... do have any ideas what to do with the filter?

 

[TheSims3Dude]

Sorry, I've never had a problem with the filter, so I've got no idea how to help, maybe if you have enough plants or hiding spots they can go there instead of near the filter.. Sorry that's my best advice, I know pretty crappy but whatever, lol Hope I helped anyways

 

[Rexx0rz]

thank you

 

[TheSims3Dude]

Np! And good luck! BTW, did she have her babies? or is she going to? Just curious as to how many she had (if she did already) lol

 

[OldMan47]

If you have a hang on back type filter with a tube down into the tank, you can put a sponge filter over the inlet tube. It will look like this when in place.

It looked like this laying on my desk before I cut a small deep slit in one end and slipped it in place.

Without dense cover in a tank that well populated, you will get very few survivor fry but this will help with the filter.

 

[Rexx0rz]

Np! And good luck! BTW, did she have her babies? or is she going to? Just curious as to how many she had (if she did already) lol

she didn't have the babies yet, she's getting big.

If you have a hang on back type filter with a tube down into the tank, you can put a sponge filter over the inlet tube. It will look like this when in place.

It looked like this laying on my desk before I cut a small deep slit in one end and slipped it in place.

Without dense cover in a tank that well populated, you will get very few survivor fry but this will help with the filter.

it looks pretty nasty, is that ok though? won't harm the fishies?

 

[OldMan47]

A sponge on the inlet like that will act as a sponge filter and improve the biological filtration of the tank. It will also help you avoid a dirt build up in the filter itself because the sponge will do the first part of the filtering job. I took the picture a little before cleaning it. The yellow / brown staining is the bacteria we grow in all our tanks' filters but you usually just don't see it. It is usually hidden away inside your filter. Most filters designed to be used alone as sponge filters, are made of some dark colored sponge material so the dirt doesn't show as easily.

 

[Ludwig Venter]

Varying sizes of fish in one tank, allows a better chance of survival for the next batch of fry..... If 3 survives the first batch.... 7 might survive the next batch and then 14, and then 25 etc. etc. etc..... Adult fish gets progressively used to the "little" things swimming around with them, and eventually starts ignoring 'em.....

 

[OldMan47]

I absolutely agree Ludwig. If you have fry from 2 or drops in a tank, almost all of the new ones seem to survive. It is like the fish become used to having fish smaller than themselves and don't notice when even smaller ones show up. In my endler tanks, the smallest fry are often less than 6 mm in length and are swimming as if they hadn't a care in the world right next to the adults. I have even watched them swimming right toward the adults and survive the encounter with no trouble from the adult.

 

[Rexx0rz]

well she had the fry yesterday afternoon, i don't know which one had the fry... but anyways, i know there is a couple hiding around, one is always hiding in different places in the gravel.