Fish can constipate very easily, so I wouldnt think theyd look thinner between feedings. If any food hits the bottom of the tank, youre over feeding OR feeding too much too fast. Their stomachs are baout the size of their eye, if that helps.
Platy questions
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how do i know when they're about to pop? are there any signs so i now when to seperate them into a breeding net thingy.
sometimes in lighter colored individuals you can see the eyes on the fry near her vent as she gets closer to giving birth. yours might be a little too dark for that. i wouldnt assume it was constipation, i havent found it to be common.
I think you will be able to see little eyes with those platys. I could with mine and they were the same color.
whats the best breeder in your opinions? i saw one that seperates the mom from babies so that the babies are kept by themselves then theres the one that you take the mom out or something. help please! oh and if the momma is like all alone in the top of the tank or like slowish is this a sign shes going to give borth soon.
Your best option is to leave mom alone and provide plenty of places for the babies to hide. Their first instinct is to hide so make sure there is dense vegetation and other places to hide.
if you want to use a breeder that catches the babies get one with a V-shaped bottom that catches the babies in the bottom portion allowing you to pull her out when shes done and gives them the whole breeder to grow out in. get the biggest one you can find, some arent even big enough for a guppy in my opinion.
yeah i saw this little patches of grass that they sell as hiding places is that enough? remember theres a tiger barb in there although he's really nice actually i think he's a baby so he hangs out with the bigest gold fish like it's its mommy. it's so cute. but i dunno.....
