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Hi!
I just got a 65 gallon tank from goodwill ($30, no leaks or cracks :-D), and I've decided to move my South American biotope to that tank, meaning I'll have an empty 55 gallon! I've been wanting to start a selective breeding project with platys for a while, so I'm going to divide the 55 gallon (Males, Females, and Fry), and use that. For now I'm just using Mickey Mouse platys, though I may add some patterns later on.
My goals:
White, and Yellow/Orange with all of their fins (except the mickey mouse shape) red.
Blue, and Red with white fins.
And this might take a while, but I want to try for a heart shape instead of the mickey mouse pattern! My goal with that would be all red with a heart shape.
Also any colors other than usual colors/patterns, or even if I'm not trying for that combo/pattern, I get I will be breeding them for that color.
I'm going for a well planting tank (the fry portion at least) with:
Green Cabomba
Water Wisteria
Java Fern
and some kind of moss (probably Java).
As soon as my filter gets here for the new tank (next week!) I'll be seeding it with media from my 55 gallon's filter and starting the cycle. It'll be my third fishless cycle, which are typically about 2 months for me, so hopefully it'll go faster. If I can get it under a month that would be ideal!
Wish me luck!! :fish:
I just got a 65 gallon tank from goodwill ($30, no leaks or cracks :-D), and I've decided to move my South American biotope to that tank, meaning I'll have an empty 55 gallon! I've been wanting to start a selective breeding project with platys for a while, so I'm going to divide the 55 gallon (Males, Females, and Fry), and use that. For now I'm just using Mickey Mouse platys, though I may add some patterns later on.
My goals:
White, and Yellow/Orange with all of their fins (except the mickey mouse shape) red.
Blue, and Red with white fins.
And this might take a while, but I want to try for a heart shape instead of the mickey mouse pattern! My goal with that would be all red with a heart shape.
Also any colors other than usual colors/patterns, or even if I'm not trying for that combo/pattern, I get I will be breeding them for that color.
I'm going for a well planting tank (the fry portion at least) with:
Green Cabomba
Water Wisteria
Java Fern
and some kind of moss (probably Java).
As soon as my filter gets here for the new tank (next week!) I'll be seeding it with media from my 55 gallon's filter and starting the cycle. It'll be my third fishless cycle, which are typically about 2 months for me, so hopefully it'll go faster. If I can get it under a month that would be ideal!
Wish me luck!! :fish: