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Over run with Platy fry!!!

14K views 9 replies 7 participants last post by  mattyphilly 
#1 ·
Hi guys... I don't know if this is the right forum to post this in, but here goes..

I am overrun with platy fry. Back when I got started with my aquarium, LFS told me to get Sunset platies. I bought them as I knew they were fairly hardy fish. I did NOT know that they were livebearers.. Much to my dismay when I found out!!! I now have about 15 fry. I cannot keep them as all I have is a 20G tank... I don't live anywhere near the store, and I have no idea what to do with them... My tank is already full of fish- I can't keep these guys too!!! (All of my fish are fairly docile and wont eat these fry...)

Help would be appreciated... I am at a loss here.
 
#5 ·
Just let them go in the tank... The platies will eat them. The only reason I noticed my fish had her fry was because when I turned the light on I managed to see one on my males chasing after something like crazy trying to eat it. They have no problems with eating their own.
 
#6 ·
Yeah- I tried that. However my tank has way too many hiding places (driftwood, river rocks, plants...) and I already have three juvenile platies that have survived... I have caught a bunch of the babies and have put them in a breeding net with the female platy- she hasn't touched them. My friend MAY be taking some of them though...
 
#9 ·
I think I have solved my problem.. I bought a floating breeding/hatchery trap.. caught all of the little boogers and put my dwarf gourami in with them... They all disappeared!!! I sincerely hope they didn't jump out, but they are all gone! He is quite happy I think :) I do have a 5g but it isn't cycled or anything...
 
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