OMG

[Aqualady40]

omg i was going over to my 20h to change 20% water and gues what i saw...2 babies....I dont know if it is a play of white cloud ...wow

 

[Rivercats]

That's always such a fun surprize finding babies. My guess would be platies.

 

[Athaocity]

yaaayy congrat!!

 

[bud29]

That's awesome!

 

[Aqualady40]

I am still watching trying to see if a baby comes from my sunburst platy (she doesn't look that big all though I can see a lil bit of a gravid spot) or my white cloud (she looks ready to unload)...I have since had to do some quick thinking and make a homemade breeding box that float in tank...I captured the wc since she looks more ready but I havent seen another baby...oh btw...someone had more than 2 I found them in my water wisteria or sprite...which ever of the 2 is bushy there are at least 5 that I saw there....so should I leave the fry in tank?

 

[Botanica]

I am still watching trying to see if a baby comes from my sunburst platy (she doesn't look that big all though I can see a lil bit of a gravid spot) or my white cloud (she looks ready to unload)...I have since had to do some quick thinking and make a homemade breeding box that float in tank...I captured the wc since she looks more ready but I havent seen another baby...oh btw...someone had more than 2 I found them in my water wisteria or sprite...which ever of the 2 is bushy there are at least 5 that I saw there....so should I leave the fry in tank?

I thought white clouds were in the minnow family...? They are egg layers...aren't they? That would mean the fry are the Platies...but I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. .

 

[tamtam]

yes, i'm pretty sure WCMM are egg layers. They are most likely platy fry.

I've found a few fry during water changes! It's always a surprise. lol

 

[Aqualady40]

Okay, well if wc don't carry and deliver their babes, then I guess it would be my beautiful sunburst platy and she is still having them....awghhhh...well instead of messing with mother in main tank I just been getting fry into 5g whenever I spot one and can catch it..lol...so far I have caught 5-7..lost count but somewhere in there...do they deliver all day?

 

[tamtam]

Okay, well if wc don't carry and deliver their babes, then I guess it would be my beautiful sunburst platy and she is still having them....awghhhh...well instead of messing with mother in main tank I just been getting fry into 5g whenever I spot one and can catch it..lol...so far I have caught 5-7..lost count but somewhere in there...do they deliver all day?

It varies. It could take only a few hours or take all day and night. I've heard of it taken close to 36 hours though I don't think this is the norm.

Your white cloud might be ready to drop eggs. Or maybe just chunky.

 

[Aqualady40]

It varies. It could take only a few hours or take all day and night. I've heard of it taken close to 36 hours though I don't think this is the norm.

Your white cloud might be ready to drop eggs. Or maybe just chunky.

Okay, I don't know when she began... so I will eat some popcorn (for real) and just scoop the fry out as I can ..what is the # babies that is considered average they have?

 

[tamtam]

Okay, I don't know when she began... so I will eat some popcorn (for real) and just scoop the fry out as I can ..what is the # babies that is considered average they have?

The norm seems to be between 10-40. I've heard that their first batch that they will usually have less but I am not certain of the truth to this though

 

[Aqualady40]

Update: so far around 10 fry and I successfully was able to get them into the 5g (had to remove 2 guppies and a ghost shrimp; they all seem much happier in the 20H too)...
Question since the babies have been delivered I have noticed my platy's are messing with one another (the male keeps chasing the females away, i think), why?...

 

[Aqualady40]

The norm seems to be between 10-40. I've heard that their first batch that they will usually have less but I am not certain of the truth to this though

hmmm that is why she did not look prego to me when I bought her ( I haven't had her 2 weeks yet), she had around 10. Did someone say they hold sperm?

 

[Autumnsky]

Feed her a tiny bit periodically if she is in the mood for food. My guppies love to eat and give birth!

 

[tamtam]

hmmm that is why she did not look prego to me when I bought her ( I haven't had her 2 weeks yet), she had around 10. Did someone say they hold sperm?

yes, they can store sperm up to 3 months I believe and get pregnant at any point in there. She would have been PG when you got her, the average gestational period I think is about 3 weeks.

 

[Aqualady40]

Feed her a tiny bit periodically if she is in the mood for food. My guppies love to eat and give birth!

I just did..she didnt want flakes.......i will try frozen blood worms later on......she seems picky every since I have had her

 

[Aqualady40]

yes, they can store sperm up to 3 months I believe and get pregnant at any point in there. She would have been PG when you got her, the average gestational period I think is about 3 weeks.

Okay that is very good to know, ty

 

[emerald76]

One time I poured water into my filter and out came three very unhappy guppy fry!

 

[Aqualady40]

One time I poured water into my filter and out came three very unhappy guppy fry!

Oh no! Were they still alive?

 

[emerald76]

Oh no! Were they still alive?

Yup! They probably were mad at me because the filter they were in is FULL of algae




Sorry for the bad pic