unplanned babies

[Snakes]

Ok Here Goes

I have a small tank - 10G that is running with 3 platties as its still in cycle mode

a water change is due later today

I noticed that the pet store gave me a pregnant fish as there is like a few
babies in the tank

Im sure most of them have been eaten

I havent planned this so what do u think is the best thing to do

It might be a mission trying to search for tiny fry

 

[KarlTh]

Leave 'em. They're the first of hundreds. The shop gave you a pregnant fish because there's no other kind of female platy.

 

[Snakes]

So what u saying is leave the 3 platties that I have in there with the babies
Wont they all get eaten and should i do the minor water change today still

 

[fresh_fish]

cuts down on the cost of fish food

 

[MrGoodbytes]

Platies will mate every month or so, so you'll have plenty of opportunities to save the fry if you can't this time. In the meantime, live plants like Java moss will help increase the chances your fry will live long enough not to be considered a snack.

 

[KarlTh]

So what u saying is leave the 3 platties that I have in there with the babies
Wont they all get eaten and should i do the minor water change today still

Carry on as normal. Unless you've got a few 20 gallon tanks to use to grow the fry on then the fry are a problem.

 

[Snakes]

So these fish love sex lol
Well I wont bother them and they can feast for now
so if i see a fat fish its possibly pregnant hey

 

[KarlTh]

So these fish love sex

They do, but since they can have around half a dozen batches at month to two month intervals off a single mating, it's hardly the point.

well I wont bother them and they can feast for now
so if i see a fat fish its possibly pregnant hey

If it's a female livebearer it is pregnant. If it isn't, it isn't.

 

[Snakes]

They do, but since they can have around half a dozen batches at month to two month intervals off a single mating, it's hardly the point.



If it's a female livebearer it is pregnant. If it isn't, it isn't.

I am refering to the females yes thats larger than the male as what I can see

 

[msjinkzd]

i would do water changes as necessary to keep your ammonia and nitrite as close to zero as possible so that the adults survive.