Livebearer Fry

livebearerlover · 02-23-2008, 09:57 AM

Hi, yesterday i was watching my tank and noticed a little movement in my java moss. I watched it and realized that my sunset fire platy had dropped. The thing is it has its color and is larger than a new born so i think to myself well thats cool i didnt think she was ever going to drop. I am glad i bought that moss it saved its life. I just let it stay there though and figured meh I hope it survives. Then i got interested and went in and checked around the moss to find another. I also found 6+ new borns that are still colorless. I was just wondering then should i let them be and live in the moss or put them in the breeder net because i dont want them to have birth defects like i have read about with nets and traps. I figure if the two have gotten to the color size and they are almost a 1/2 inch the others can too.

nathanbarry · 02-23-2008, 10:49 AM

I would put them in the breeder net for day or so and let them settle becuase one fish is bound to eat them you have that many.

livebearerlover · 02-23-2008, 11:16 AM

yeah they were in there for a day so. Like i said i really dont need anymore fish but if some survive I have friends that could take some.

vettech909 · 02-23-2008, 12:41 PM

i would put them in a breeder for a week so they can get strength.feed them abou 4 small times a day.

mesapod · 02-23-2008, 05:59 PM

If some of your fry get eaten it doesent really matter their will always be more. Chances are 1 or 2 could survive naturally. I tihnk if you put them in a breeder net or box for a little they should be fine.

oliesminis · 02-24-2008, 01:11 AM

i personally would keep them in the tank if you put any you find in the net then all of them, includng any ones with birthh dfects will live,

however if you leave them in a tank with hiding places then some will survive

if you do leave them in the tank increase the regulary feedings a bit but not much

02-23-2008, 09:57 AM	#1
livebearerlover Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 20	Livebearer Fry Hi, yesterday i was watching my tank and noticed a little movement in my java moss. I watched it and realized that my sunset fire platy had dropped. The thing is it has its color and is larger than a new born so i think to myself well thats cool i didnt think she was ever going to drop. I am glad i bought that moss it saved its life. I just let it stay there though and figured meh I hope it survives. Then i got interested and went in and checked around the moss to find another. I also found 6+ new borns that are still colorless. I was just wondering then should i let them be and live in the moss or put them in the breeder net because i dont want them to have birth defects like i have read about with nets and traps. I figure if the two have gotten to the color size and they are almost a 1/2 inch the others can too. __________________ How do you spell obsession: F I S H

02-23-2008, 10:49 AM	#2
nathanbarry -~Fish Watcher~- Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 355	I would put them in the breeder net for day or so and let them settle becuase one fish is bound to eat them you have that many. __________________ 10 GALLON 2 Orange Gourami's (2") 2 Zebra Danios (1.5") 1 Chinese Algae Eater (2.5") 1 Khuli Loach (2") 1 Albino Corydoras (1") 2 Mickey-Mouse Platies (1.5") 55 GALLON 4 Parrot Cichlids (4"-7") 3 Clown Loaches (3") 1 Common Pleco (4") 1 Pictus Catfish (6") 55 GALLON 12 Malawi Mbuna Cichlids (1"-5") 1 Convict Cichlid (2") 1 Common Pleco (3.5")

02-23-2008, 11:16 AM	#3
livebearerlover Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 20	yeah they were in there for a day so. Like i said i really dont need anymore fish but if some survive I have friends that could take some. __________________ How do you spell obsession: F I S H Last edited by livebearerlover; 02-23-2008 at 11:19 AM.

02-23-2008, 05:59 PM	#5
mesapod Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern BC Posts: 333	If some of your fry get eaten it doesent really matter their will always be more. Chances are 1 or 2 could survive naturally. I tihnk if you put them in a breeder net or box for a little they should be fine. __________________ Vote For Fishforums! Kevin's (My) Tanks *10 gallon tank* - 8x Almost 1 month Guppy fry *10 gallon planted tank-3x guppies 30 gallon- 5x neon tetras-3x peppered cories-4x Otos 53 gallon tank* -5x White Clouds

02-24-2008, 01:11 AM	#6
oliesminis FISH ARE FREINDS NOT FOOD Join Date: May 2007 Location: England, Milton Keynes Age: 15 Posts: 497	i personally would keep them in the tank if you put any you find in the net then all of them, includng any ones with birthh dfects will live, however if you leave them in a tank with hiding places then some will survive if you do leave them in the tank increase the regulary feedings a bit but not much __________________ OllieCoxPhotography

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02-23-2008, 12:41 PM	#4
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	i would put them in a breeder for a week so they can get strength.feed them abou 4 small times a day.

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