Do platy fry eat eachother?

mlefev · 08-24-2005, 01:02 AM

I woke up this morning to find 3 platy fry instead of 4. there was clean water, the container was not full enough for them to jump (plus it was covered), and there was no sign of my 4th platy. What happened?

Ownager2004 · 08-24-2005, 05:18 AM

Sometimes they will sort of burrow into the gravel, if you have any.. you may just have overlooked it. Hard to say but im going to geuss they didn't eat it.

mlefev · 08-24-2005, 07:47 AM

Nope, no gravel, unfortunately. it just vanished

cucci67 · 08-24-2005, 08:44 AM

are all the fry about the same size, or are they from different spawns? If a platy fry was 3/4" it might eat one 1/4".

mlefev · 08-24-2005, 04:25 PM

No, they're all the same size. It's quite a mystery. I can't find a dead fishy anywhere...even checked the whole area around their home. It wasn't dead in the bottom, and wasn't hiding in the plants. Go figure.

**fish_doc** · 08-24-2005, 09:01 PM

They usually wont eat fish their own size. But if he died they will eat off the carcus of a dead fish. Being that small it wouldnt take long for them to devour the entire fish.

AshleytheGreat · 08-24-2005, 09:27 PM

Could it have got sucked up in the filter?

mlefev · 08-24-2005, 09:37 PM

No, I actually have them in a large vase that I'm having to substitute for the tank, and there's no way to attach a filter. I've been changing the water regularly, wiping out the sides, using a turkey baster to blow some air into the vase now and then. I had them in my tank for awhile, but three got eaten, so I rescued four. Now one simply fanished into thin air...lol maybe he grew wings.

AshleytheGreat · 08-24-2005, 10:09 PM

Wowww, That would bug me like no other...not knowing what happened. The only thing I could think of is that he died some how and they all ate him...lol...or maby he jumped out and idk burryed himself into the carpet? Ha idk.

08-24-2005, 01:02 AM	#1
mlefev Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Age: 26 Posts: 817	Do platy fry eat eachother? I woke up this morning to find 3 platy fry instead of 4. there was clean water, the container was not full enough for them to jump (plus it was covered), and there was no sign of my 4th platy. What happened?

08-24-2005, 09:01 PM	#6
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,834	They usually wont eat fish their own size. But if he died they will eat off the carcus of a dead fish. Being that small it wouldnt take long for them to devour the entire fish. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

08-24-2005, 09:27 PM	#7
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 785	Could it have got sucked up in the filter? __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

08-24-2005, 10:09 PM	#9
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 785	Wowww, That would bug me like no other...not knowing what happened. The only thing I could think of is that he died some how and they all ate him...lol...or maby he jumped out and idk burryed himself into the carpet? Ha idk. __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

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08-24-2005, 05:18 AM	#2
Ownager2004 L33t n00b Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, Ohio Age: 25 Posts: 466	Sometimes they will sort of burrow into the gravel, if you have any.. you may just have overlooked it. Hard to say but im going to geuss they didn't eat it.

08-24-2005, 07:47 AM	#3
mlefev Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Age: 26 Posts: 817	Nope, no gravel, unfortunately. it just vanished

08-24-2005, 08:44 AM	#4
cucci67 No Longer Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 481	are all the fry about the same size, or are they from different spawns? If a platy fry was 3/4" it might eat one 1/4".

08-24-2005, 04:25 PM	#5
mlefev Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Age: 26 Posts: 817	No, they're all the same size. It's quite a mystery. I can't find a dead fishy anywhere...even checked the whole area around their home. It wasn't dead in the bottom, and wasn't hiding in the plants. Go figure.

08-24-2005, 09:37 PM	#8
mlefev Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Age: 26 Posts: 817	No, I actually have them in a large vase that I'm having to substitute for the tank, and there's no way to attach a filter. I've been changing the water regularly, wiping out the sides, using a turkey baster to blow some air into the vase now and then. I had them in my tank for awhile, but three got eaten, so I rescued four. Now one simply fanished into thin air...lol maybe he grew wings.

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