mosdurf
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One of my red wag platies was pregnant about a month ago and then one day, she wasn't. I didn't see any fry and didn't want to worry about extra fish - so I thought it would just be a feast for everyone in the tank.
A week ago, I was doing a thorough gravel vac (removing decorations) and when I pulled up one of them, I saw two fry. Not super tiny, but not big either. About the size of a babies pinky toe.
They're still in the tank and they come out when I feed and gobble up the flakes that I've crushed up very finely.
I don't want to have to do a fry tank and they seem to have gotten on fine without it.
Does anyone have experience with a natural, in-tank birth where they didn't move the fry? Am I likely to have them grow into adults since they've survived this long?
A week ago, I was doing a thorough gravel vac (removing decorations) and when I pulled up one of them, I saw two fry. Not super tiny, but not big either. About the size of a babies pinky toe.
They're still in the tank and they come out when I feed and gobble up the flakes that I've crushed up very finely.
I don't want to have to do a fry tank and they seem to have gotten on fine without it.
Does anyone have experience with a natural, in-tank birth where they didn't move the fry? Am I likely to have them grow into adults since they've survived this long?
