Ack!
Well silly me did not think I had a live bearing fish when I bought the 2 platy's. I just went with ohhhhh they are pretty. I had bought the male from from Petco and he passed away a few days after that come to find out he brought a bacteria with him from the pet store. It was killing off a few of my older neon's but my other tetras and female platy are all right. Well I have been treating the tank with antibiotics this week because I noticed a sore on one of the tetras tails and I didn't want it to die like the other fish. Not knowing my female Platy was pregnant, she has been in the same water being treated as well. Well today she popped. I came home to find one baby in the tank about the size of my pinky nail and it looks just like the mama. It has been 8 hours now and she is still huge but I see no more fry. Will the fish antibiotics hurt the fry? I have rocks and plants all over the tank and I turned off the bubbles so it could hide behind the fake coral reef. So I am planning on leaving the one fry I do see in the tank but I am wondering if I should expect more or if I missed something and the one I do see is the sole survivor? I also noticed I have seen the mama pooping up a storm is that normal? I am just worried about her and the fry lol they are my 4 year olds babies lol he was so excited about the fry. *SUNSMILE*
Well silly me did not think I had a live bearing fish when I bought the 2 platy's. I just went with ohhhhh they are pretty. I had bought the male from from Petco and he passed away a few days after that come to find out he brought a bacteria with him from the pet store. It was killing off a few of my older neon's but my other tetras and female platy are all right. Well I have been treating the tank with antibiotics this week because I noticed a sore on one of the tetras tails and I didn't want it to die like the other fish. Not knowing my female Platy was pregnant, she has been in the same water being treated as well. Well today she popped. I came home to find one baby in the tank about the size of my pinky nail and it looks just like the mama. It has been 8 hours now and she is still huge but I see no more fry. Will the fish antibiotics hurt the fry? I have rocks and plants all over the tank and I turned off the bubbles so it could hide behind the fake coral reef. So I am planning on leaving the one fry I do see in the tank but I am wondering if I should expect more or if I missed something and the one I do see is the sole survivor? I also noticed I have seen the mama pooping up a storm is that normal? I am just worried about her and the fry lol they are my 4 year olds babies lol he was so excited about the fry. *SUNSMILE*