Pregnant platty

[Fallen Icarus]

I think I've a pregnant platty. I've a 100 lt tank and can't seperate from the others. Any suggestions on how to keep babies alive?

 

[Fishie]

Create hiding places for fry before they are born.

 

[cheeky_monkey]

lots of plants, floating and planted. They will hide amongst these so the adults cannot find them. Not all will survive but you should get a fair few if you have enough plants.

 

[blackmolly]

find something like a sponge to put over the filter intake.

 

[Fallen Icarus]

I've 5 bunches of rotala and a wooden stump at one end of the tank, making a kind of forested area. Problem is though, it's currently the home of a female Siamese fighting fish. She is extremely placid but not sure how she will react to platty babies hiding in her territory.

 

[blackmolly]

moss is a very good fry hiding place. i would look into some java moss or something and place it as far away from the betta's territory as possible.