Author Topic: surprise baby platys (Read 13337 times) 27 replies

fruitbat · « **on:** April 26, 2016, 05:27:00 PM »

hi guys, i have just noticed i have some baby platys, i have put a few of them in a separate isolation thing within the tank, is there anything else i should be doing . thanks

Sue · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2016, 06:34:08 PM »

That's all you can do. Fed them on the same food as the adult fish, just crushed up fine so it will fit in fry mouths. Don't leave them in fry container too long or they'll get stunted.

If you have lots of plants, real or fake, some fry will survive. And don't forget the mother will have another batch in around 4 weeks.

fruitbat · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2016, 06:39:51 PM »

hi, i think they are mollys now looking closely at them, will wood shrimp eat them too

Sue · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2016, 06:47:45 PM »

The same applies for molly fry as for platies.

They should be OK with wood shrimps (aka bamboo shrimps) as they are filter feeders, eating tiny particles in the water rather than larger things like cherry or amano shrimp. Fry should be far too big for filter feeding shrimps.

From http://www.petshrimp.com/bambooshrimp.php

Quote

Scientific Name: Atyopsis moluccensis
Common Name: Asian filter shrimp, bamboo shrimp, wood shrimp, fan shrimp, flower shrimp

The Asian Filter Shrimp itself is totally harmless and is not even capable of hurting the smallest fry or other, smaller shrimp

fruitbat · « **Reply #4 on:** May 08, 2016, 08:38:39 AM »

hi, i have 6 babies now about 2 weeks old, they growing well but when should they be let out with the big fish?. biggest ones are mum and dad which are mollys .. would they eat them as they still a mouthful .. thanks

Littlefish · « **Reply #5 on:** May 08, 2016, 08:59:45 AM »

At the beginning of this year I had some surprise variatus platy babies. Due to tank numbers and wanting to segregate the female from the male I ended up putting the mother and babies in a tank together. I left them in that tank for a few months, basically until the babies were so big the mother started nudging them out of the way when there was food around. At the point where I put the babies into the communal tank they were around 2cm, and they have been fine in the big tank.
Hope that helps.

fruitbat · « **Reply #6 on:** May 08, 2016, 10:15:28 PM »

hi little fish, i don't want to go down the multi tank syndrome just yet so these will have to stay in the tank with the big boys at the moment .. they are growing quickly just don't want them to get eaten , saying that if they all grow to adults it will prob mean its over stocked and will have to start with another tank !

Littlefish · « **Reply #7 on:** May 09, 2016, 06:07:36 AM »

I gave in to MTS as soon as I started keeping fish last year. It has got slightly out of hand, but I'm loving it.

fruitbat · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2016, 05:29:34 PM »

i must admit i would like a bigger tank littlefish

i love keeping fish but had a few disasters in the last couple of years but first time keeping fry alive past a week makes it worth while, would love to get them to adult hood

Littlefish · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2016, 06:56:43 PM »

Yes, it's lovely to watch them grow.

fcmf · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2016, 10:17:31 PM »

Quote from: Littlefish on May 09, 2016, 06:07:36 AM

I gave in to MTS as soon as I started keeping fish last year. It has got slightly out of hand, but I'm loving it.

There are a lot worse things you could be doing. Also, it's a very rewarding hobby. It also helps the rest of us, who don't have the space / aren't in the position to have more tanks, to feel as though we're "part" of it ie if we can't give in to our MTS, at least we get to hear all about others' experiences/tanks which is the next best thing, so thanks for that!

Anne · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2016, 11:33:14 PM »

I agree, I call it MTS by proxy, with a dash of envy. Love hearing what everyone is up to with their tanks and the progress with new ones.

fcmf · « **Reply #12 on:** May 11, 2016, 07:27:59 AM »

Quote from: Anne on May 10, 2016, 11:33:14 PM

I agree, I call it MTS by proxy, with a dash of envy.

Brilliant, Anne - you've "hit the nail on the head".

Littlefish · « **Reply #13 on:** May 11, 2016, 08:20:11 AM »

So I'm not just doing this for my own benefit?

I'll explain that to the bank if they ever ask what I'm spending my money on.

Anne · « **Reply #14 on:** May 11, 2016, 07:53:24 PM »

Think of it as helping the less fortunate, those without spare tank space. I am sure they will understand.

Littlefish · « **Reply #15 on:** May 11, 2016, 08:16:55 PM »

Many years ago I remember explaining to my bank manager that the reason that Wales lost the 5 Nations Rugby (yes, that long ago) was because he wouldn't loan me the money for a trip to Dublin. Wales had won all their matches that year, with the exception of the Ireland v Wales one.

I have raided my building society savings for the most recent purchases.

fcmf · « **Reply #16 on:** May 11, 2016, 10:09:07 PM »

Quote from: Anne on May 11, 2016, 07:53:24 PM

Think of it as helping the less fortunate, those without spare tank space. I am sure they will understand.

Absolutely.

fruitbat · « **Reply #17 on:** September 22, 2016, 10:05:22 PM »

hi guys, just an update .. all my molly babies have grown up now,all 6 of them , great watching them grow up but now they are having babies ... seems like another tank or a bigger external filter ...

Littlefish · « **Reply #18 on:** September 23, 2016, 07:57:05 AM »

Great to hear that your molly babies have grown up and are doing well.
Not for the first time would we wish that someone would invent little fishy condoms to avoid continued baby-making in the tank, but the joys of fish keeping never cease to make us smile.
More babies on the way

Start looking at tanks and filters.

Sue · « **Reply #19 on:** September 23, 2016, 09:39:48 AM »

An already impregnated female molly will have fry for several months even with no male present.

When I kept endlers, I took any fry that started to look male out of the female & fry tank and into the one with all males before they got fully mature. That way the female fry were never impregnated, and only the adult females that had been in a tank with a male ever gave birth.
Male fry look like females at birth. At puberty the anal fin started to change. The first ray started to elongate, then the rest of the fin shrank until it was a gonopodium. If you can catch the males as the first ray starts to change and separate them from the rest you'll keep the fry population down to cope-able amounts.
It does take a lot of staring into the tank with a magnifying glass with fish the size of endlers

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