I just rescued these 2 Platy's from a friends tank. He was going to flush them because he had no room for the tank anymore. I know the one is a Micky Mouse but what kind of platy is the other? Should I add more to the tank for them to be happy?
Red wag Platy looks like and 2 is fine.
BHead707 said:red wags have a black tail its just a red platy
Tropical Fish for Freshwater Aquariums: Red Platy Livebearer
ccross said:Thanks! What other fish mix well with Platy's? Right now the tank has 2 peppered cory's and 2 Glow Danio's. I need more danio's for them to school, just haven't got to the LFS yet. Its a 25G tank.
My 3 year old daughter is head over heals about the mickey mouse
Oops your right I got some so I should know :/ right ^
BHead707 said:if you get more platies be prepared for babies!!
stan23 said:Your red one is a male. The MM is female. If you want to add more get 1 or 2 females. 3:1 is a good ratio female to male.
ccross said:Thanks for the info! I think it might be fun to have fry. My kids would love it. I'll have to read up on it a bit just in case.
It's fun!! Got a fry tank myself and my newphews love it (imma uncle)! Only thing I can breed right now! Need another fry tank though :/
ccross said:Would 5 gallons suffice for fry?
Yes it would. A lot of people have 5G fry tanks just move them once they get bigger 3-4 weeks you can put them with parents if you want (I haven't) . I got a 10G because only thing I could use (leftover tank) but I'm using 5G fry tank soon also cause of my budget.
ccross said:I guess I'll start cycling a 5 gallon now just to have it ready. I'm really liking the platy's so I'm sure I'll be adding more to the 25gallon.