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09-12-2007, 12:04 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish  Join Date: Sep 2007
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|  Pregnant Platy? So about a month and a half ago I purchased a male BETA. He was lonely so I upgraded to a 10 gallon tank (suggested by fish store) and purchased 2 red platys to keep him company....Initially he was not impressed but it gave him some life. NOW I have a problem. The red platy I thought was a male is a female, and vice versa for the other one whom I thought was female and is male. Now my female have a large "growth" on her belly and its turning black...however I'm not sure if that FOR SURE means she is pregnant, although she is eating like a maniac....what do I do, how can I tell?If she is pregnant, I want to keep the babies alive but dont want a tank take-over of red platys... PS I'll try to get a picture of her on here so you guys can give me your opinions... |
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The last pic does make her look like she's pregnant, although not very far along, from what I can see.|
09-12-2007, 02:38 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida
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|  "congrates its a girl" lol platties spawn about every 70 days so it very well can be, if that is the case thats means they are happy where they are. once the frie hacth you got to remove the male out of the tank he will eat them up very fast so keep a close eye on her over the next few days how long has it been since you've notices the change on her belly?
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09-12-2007, 10:03 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2007
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__________________ Male Betta-Mako Female Platy-Bugeria...thought it was a boy Male Platy-Lola...thought it was a girl | |
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09-12-2007, 10:05 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2007
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| Oh and...how many babies can these guys have..like what happens if she has like 50!? Will my LFS take some? How can I transpot them? Oh my goodness so many questions....
__________________ Male Betta-Mako Female Platy-Bugeria...thought it was a boy Male Platy-Lola...thought it was a girl |
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09-12-2007, 10:40 AM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California
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| This FAQ might answer some of your questions: Livebearers FAQ |
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09-12-2007, 08:17 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Palm Springs
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| Whenever my live bearers have fry I just leave them in the community tank with everyone else. Yes alot of them get eaten but unless you have the space for them I think it is better this way. If you have plants or fake plants they give the babies a place to hide, so you might be able to have a few grow up without having to many to handle.
__________________ 50g Community Planted 7-neon tetras, 7-rasbora espei, 2-zebra loaches, 2-chinese algea eaters, 1-male beta, 4-coral platy, 5- Male Endlers, 1-african dwarf frog, 1 to 4+?-cherry shrimp, 2-Amano shrimp I know its a schmorgusboard of fish 20g Species Currently: 4 Synodontis Petricola, 1 still very pregnant platy, 4 female Endlers Future: 3 Lamprologus ocellatus |
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09-12-2007, 11:41 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2007
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| I dont know how I`d feel letting them get eaten..its kinda sad...How many do these platys usually have
__________________ Male Betta-Mako Female Platy-Bugeria...thought it was a boy Male Platy-Lola...thought it was a girl |
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