Livebearers FAQ

chapsticks · 03-05-2009, 09:52 AM

My mickey mouse platy just gave birth and i do not know what to do i put them in the net because i thought she is sick then the next day she has babies. i remove her from the net because she might eat the babies. one baby is in the tank and the male platy keep chasing it

eaglefish · 03-26-2009, 03:42 PM

I keep changin 10 percent of my water tank evey week likewise scraping the algae but after 3 days they come back again even more. I use an algae remover so what should I do now?

BlueStraggler · 03-27-2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Vine

Female 'X' has been impregnated by male 'Y' a month or two ago and has NOT yet had fry.
BUT, female 'X' has---within the past week---just been mated with by male 'Z.'

Does the former male's (Y) contribution override the more recent male's (Z) contribution because it happened first, or does the more recent male's (Z) override the former male's (Y) contribution because it happened more recently?

I can try to re-phrase this if you find it difficult to make sense out of it.

Big Vine

P.S. This is with regards to platies, specifically, but I'm sure it would apply equally to all other livebearers.

I know this is an old post but....did you ever find out the answer?

I understood the question and I wonder about the answer too.

Hmmm...makes you think.

Regarding another post:....a muppy??? haha I didn't know that mollys and guppys could interbreed. Time to google.

Big Vine · 03-27-2009, 10:08 AM

Nope, never did find out the answer.

I'm still curious about it though, so be sure to let us know if someone has an answer they'd like to share.
BV

tlkng1 · 07-26-2009, 09:29 AM

Eaglefish...

I had an algae outbreak about a year or so ago. I was scraping sheets of the stuff on a weekly basis. What I found was that I had a little too much lighting and just a little too much light coming in from a side window. The particular window is actually a door that goes out top a screened porch so Ididn't htink that little bit of light would be a problem.

I put aluminum foil on the end of the tank, sort of like a backdround on the end, that was facing the window and lowered my wattage a hair, using just enough to sustain the few live plants in the tank.

So far so good. The algae still grows but it isn't nearly as thick. My fish are pretty good at keeping the algae controlled.

You can also use a medium called AlGone. It is an algae controller and is safe to use with saltwater or freshwater and is also safe for live plants. It won't eliminate the algae per se but it seems to lessen the growth.

Terese

littletankbigworld · 08-20-2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ddementia

I am getting conflicting reports on the proper ph level for angelfish on one site it says between 5.8 - 6.2 and on another it says between 6.2 -6.8 who can I call or email to get a definate answer on this I have mollies in my tank now and want to add angels but want to make sure my tank is properly set for them first thank you please let me know any info you may have or suggestions you can email me at
jparis757@yahoo.com thanks again

I believe mollies need a ph of around 7 ish, but they should be fine with mollies. I wouldn't worry about it too much. Our lfs keeps mollies and angels together. Just make sure to get a small school of angels instead of just one because they tend to be aggressive by themselves.

Kirst · 08-24-2009, 05:08 AM

That was a great FAQ! i learned alot, i want to make sure i am all worded up before i start breeding, the less casualties the better!

littletankbigworld · 08-25-2009, 12:32 PM

Good luck, Kirst! Livebearers are interesting fish and it is fun to take care of the babies and watch them grow!

03-27-2009, 10:08 AM	#54
Big Vine Super Fish Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,895	Nope, never did find out the answer. I'm still curious about it though, so be sure to let us know if someone has an answer they'd like to share. BV __________________ "The more it eats, the more it excretes." 75 gal. - 11" tiger oscar

07-26-2009, 09:29 AM	#55
tlkng1 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 46	Algae Issues Eaglefish... I had an algae outbreak about a year or so ago. I was scraping sheets of the stuff on a weekly basis. What I found was that I had a little too much lighting and just a little too much light coming in from a side window. The particular window is actually a door that goes out top a screened porch so Ididn't htink that little bit of light would be a problem. I put aluminum foil on the end of the tank, sort of like a backdround on the end, that was facing the window and lowered my wattage a hair, using just enough to sustain the few live plants in the tank. So far so good. The algae still grows but it isn't nearly as thick. My fish are pretty good at keeping the algae controlled. You can also use a medium called AlGone. It is an algae controller and is safe to use with saltwater or freshwater and is also safe for live plants. It won't eliminate the algae per se but it seems to lessen the growth. Terese

08-24-2009, 05:08 AM	#57
Kirst Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Victoria in Australia Posts: 7	That was a great FAQ! i learned alot, i want to make sure i am all worded up before i start breeding, the less casualties the better! __________________ 40L - 10g approx Tank - a group of all types of danios, an albino Catfish, sucking catfish and another that i cant find the name of! something like tandeus cat fish?? and 4 rosy barbs - 2 longfin, 2 regular. Currently Cycling my new 120L- TO become a community tank, i want mollies and guppys, platies and swordtails. Dont know what else yet but open to suggestions!!? I have 2 fantail goldfish, one calico and one orange been moved to the pond

08-25-2009, 12:32 PM	#58
littletankbigworld Large Fish Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 682	Good luck, Kirst! Livebearers are interesting fish and it is fun to take care of the babies and watch them grow! __________________ 29 gallon tank-2 orange Mickey Mouse platies, 2 white Mickey Mouse platies, 2 dalmatian mollies, 3 bleeding heart tetras, 2 serpae (blood) tetras, 1 peppered corydora catfish, 1 upside down catfish, 4 otocinclus catfish -hornwort plants, sword plant 5 gallon tank-molly fry, platy fry -hornwort plants 1.5 gallon hospital tank-empty Updated: 1/20/10 R.I.P. Mimzy 9/20/09 R.I.P. Oreo 9/22/09

03-05-2009, 09:52 AM	#51
chapsticks Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	My mickey mouse platy just gave birth and i do not know what to do i put them in the net because i thought she is sick then the next day she has babies. i remove her from the net because she might eat the babies. one baby is in the tank and the male platy keep chasing it

03-26-2009, 03:42 PM	#52
eaglefish Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	I keep changin 10 percent of my water tank evey week likewise scraping the algae but after 3 days they come back again even more. I use an algae remover so what should I do now?