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This morning I found out that my platy that I had moved over to my fry tank on the 7th of this month finally dropped her fry. So far I think that I have counted at least 8 fry, although there may be more considering all the hiding spots that are available. I am sure that some probably got eaten, but that is how things go. Will try to see if I can get a better count on everyone later.
 
#3 ·
Wow! That's a lot of babies.

My female platys always seem to be pregnant but i never get to see any fry because they're in my 75 gal. community tank. One of these days I might get a surprise survivor or two.
 
#4 ·
Yes there is quite a few in there :shock: I know that my other platys have dropped their fry since I got them almost two months ago, but they are kept within a community tank and I have only ever saw one fry in there. Unfortunatley I do believe that it ended up becoming a snack for one of the other fish, because I never did see it again after that one sighting. I have been thinking about getting a 29 gallon which I might do soon to be able to grow the fry out in, especially if I move my pregnant females into another tank till they give birth.
 
#5 ·
Update with pictures

Okay over 24 hours since fry was dropped and I believe I have counted over 30 fry, pushing close to 40 maybe even more :shock: Going to need to be getting a larger tank here soon in the future. Have already checked with the two local pet stores in the area and they will buy the babies when they get bigger, and I believe that I may have a third, need to check still. I also have a person at work who might be interested in getting a couple when they get bigger. So at least I feel that I have a plan on what to do with all these babies once they get bigger. They are definitly more active today, swimming more around the tank and not hanging out as much at the bottom of the tank. Here are a few pictures taken yesterday while a day old. Will add more pictures as they grow.
 

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Yeah for BABIES! This morning I got 5 Callico Mollies. Itty bitty fish with itty bitty speckles on them.
yeah for babies!!
 
#8 ·
congrats to the new mommys and daddies :-D
 
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Update, the fry are about a month old now and have grown quite a bit in the last few weeks. Many of them are starting to show their colors and it looks like I have a mix between black red tailed variatus and pineapple platys. Some of them are starting to show their orange, there are still some that are still light in color. Will be interesting to see what their coloring does. Will try to post some updated pictures in the next few days.
 
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New Pictures just under month old

Okay here are some updated pictures just a couple of days short of the 1 month mark. My how much they have grown in such a short amount of time :-D
 

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#12 ·
Wow great pics! They have changed so much!! Lot's of black on them. They look very happy in there!!
I moved my 5 mollies to a cycled 10 gal yesterday and they are so happy, you can tell. One moment they are all over exploring the tank and the next they are shoaling together in the space of a square inch! Only two have black on their tails yet.
Thanks again for sharing pictures! Yeah for babies!! :nicefish:
 
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Thanks Beaches :-D Yes they are the new ones are so small look mostly like eyes with a bit of a body. The ones that were born last month are starting to look more and more like their parents, and a couple of them have gotten quite large. The older ones have now learned that when I am ever near their tank it means that they are probably getting fed and they are at the top waiting for me to give them food. Hoping to get the new tank set up tomorrow and the older ones moved over so that they have more room to grow. I now have near 70 fry from the two drops, my local stores are going to love me in the next month or so when they finally reach sellable size.
 
#17 ·
Very cute babies, Barb! I'd love to have some guppies breed and have my very first group of fry... will probably stock one of my 10 gallons with them after phasing out of the fish I have right now.
 
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It has definitly been fun raising them and watching them grow. I have a few from the first batch that I am waiting to see what they do on their coloring. Fortunately my local stores will buy from local breeders so I have an outlet for all the babies. Otherwise I would end up having to leave them in the community tank, where they more than likely become snacks.
 
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Was able to finally get and set up my 20 gallon for a grow out tank. Had an additional sponge filter that has been in my 50 gallon for a few weeks now, so hopefully will help with the cycling process. Although with doing 10-20% water changes every day or so I am not overly worried about levels getting out of hand. I moved the largest fry from last month over to the 20. Every one seems to be happy in both the 20 and 10 now, with plenty of swimming space for every one.
 

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#20 ·
Was able to finally get and set up my 20 gallon for a grow out tank. Had an additional sponge filter that has been in my 50 gallon for a few weeks now, so hopefully will help with the cycling process. Although with doing 10-20% water changes every day or so I am not overly worried about levels getting out of hand. I moved the largest fry from last month over to the 20. Every one seems to be happy in both the 20 and 10 now, with plenty of swimming space for every one.


Some ones Fishies are busy :p haha, talk about alot of babies, i wish i can turn a 20 gallon into a grow out tank, haha, well i could if i could get a stand for my 55, They will grow real fast in your 20 gallon since you do daily water changes on them, I've notice a big difference on my current fry's growth with daily water changes :D
 
#21 ·
This is only a portion of the fry that have been dropped. Both batches have come from one female who I have been able to seperate from the community, and have been able to save the fry that way. In the community tank I have a total of 6 females who I know have dropped. But between the angels, the corys and the rams they don't have much of a chance in the large tank. I am hoping that these guys will reach saleable size within the next couple of months.
 
#22 ·
They look so different. Kind of like the Bumblebee Platies that I have. But they are too cute! I can't wait for my fish to have its babies and will post some pictures. I hope they are just as cute as yours :)
 
#23 ·
Mom was a black red tailed variatus ( found one of my gals dead last night thinking that it was the one who I had gotten the two drops on) The babies are looking like they are mostly the black red tailed variatus, and a few are pineapples. I still have a couple that I am waiting to find out what a few of the others are going to do with their coloring. It has definilty been a lot of fun raising these guys.
 
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I was wondering do since I keep all my baby fry (there were only ten) in my 1.5 gallon should I even add rocks? or should I just leave it be for easy cleaning. Suggestions?

Hello and welcome to TFK :-D For a fry tank I would leave the bottom clear, it will make things much easier for cleaning. Adding some floating plants would be good and would be appreciated by the fry. With a fry tank simpler in my opinion is better.
 
#27 ·
Here are some updated pictures of platys born on 7/22. They are finally starting to get even larger, it seems that once I moved them to the 20 gallon they have been growing like crazy. Probably about another 4 weeks or so before they will be ready to be sold. Sorry about the dirty glass, hadn't cleaned the water spots off before taking the pictures :oops:
 

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