[Doomhed]

corrections to the guardian (i own about 35 platies now)

1. Any ratio, preferably a little better than 1:1 (4 females/3 males, 5 females/3 males, etc.),

2. about evry 30 days or so, depending on diet

3. anywhere from 5-60. platies usually will not eat their own kind. if you put the mamma in a breeder net, you can catch most of the babies with no trouble.

4. mine breed in any PH (within reason like 5.0-8.0), and any temp from 65-80. they are not picky (what livbearers other than pikes are?)

5. i recommend frozen bloodworms to induce breeding (although it does not seem to matter, they will breed no matter what), and very finely crushed flakes and/or freze dried bloodworms (avail @ wal-mart for cheap) for the babies.