How long do they stay a baby.....? - Aquarium Advice

e burna · 05-23-2005, 01:25 PM

My platy gave birth probably about a month ago now. The fry don't seem to be growing all that fast. Any idea how long before they start to put on some size?

joedarat · 05-23-2005, 02:24 PM

6-8 weeks you shoud notice a difference -

by the way, fry should be fed small amounts at least 3 times a daily for them to grow.

crushed flakes worked great for my platies. live brine shrimp also.

Toirtis · 05-23-2005, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by joedarat

6-8 weeks you shoud notice a difference -

by the way, fry should be fed small amounts at least 3 times a daily for them to grow.

crushed flakes worked great for my platies. live brine shrimp also.

Add to that...lots of water changes....frequent feedings and 30% water changes every second day will have your fry growing like they should...very quickly.

e burna · 05-23-2005, 05:03 PM

I've been changing water a few times a week, and just dropping in a brine shrimp pellet every once in awhile for them to eat when they feel like it.

TomK2 · 05-23-2005, 08:33 PM

Boy, I went away for a week when my fry were 3 weeks old, and when I cam back I didn't recognize them! It took about 6 to 7 weeks to get them big enough so that my adolescent (2 inch) angels wouldn't eat them. I also fed 3 or 4 times a day, heavy on the frozen baby brine shrimp in the first 3 weeks, then mostly finely crushed flakes therafter. I also did 10% water changes almost daily.

I highly recomend a pinch of the frozen baby brine shrimp three times a day till they are big enough to devour finely crushed flakes. The BBS stay suspended in the water a while so they can eat for a while. A pinch in a shot glass, dislove in water, swirl it and dump in the tank.

Andos99 · 05-29-2005, 06:20 AM

I've also heard situations where fry grow slower depending on water movement and how much energy they have expend avoiding high currents and even danger from other fish. Basically, the less energy they have to expend, the quicker they tend to grow.

05-23-2005, 01:25 PM	#1
e burna Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Villiage of Lowell Posts: 101	How long do they stay a baby.....? My platy gave birth probably about a month ago now. The fry don't seem to be growing all that fast. Any idea how long before they start to put on some size?

05-23-2005, 02:24 PM	#2
joedarat Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 172 Images: 3	6-8 weeks you shoud notice a difference - by the way, fry should be fed small amounts at least 3 times a daily for them to grow. crushed flakes worked great for my platies. live brine shrimp also. __________________ I miss my fish.. ================================= no tank eheim 2026 waiting in the wings

05-23-2005, 08:33 PM	#5
TomK2 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Glen Ellyn, IL Posts: 1,953 Images: 2	Boy, I went away for a week when my fry were 3 weeks old, and when I cam back I didn't recognize them! It took about 6 to 7 weeks to get them big enough so that my adolescent (2 inch) angels wouldn't eat them. I also fed 3 or 4 times a day, heavy on the frozen baby brine shrimp in the first 3 weeks, then mostly finely crushed flakes therafter. I also did 10% water changes almost daily. I highly recomend a pinch of the frozen baby brine shrimp three times a day till they are big enough to devour finely crushed flakes. The BBS stay suspended in the water a while so they can eat for a while. A pinch in a shot glass, dislove in water, swirl it and dump in the tank. __________________ Tom's Tank - The web's best (only?) Motorcycling, trap shootin', aquarium site - IS BACK! With a new url. Oceanic 55+,two Fluval 404's,In-line 300W heater,Moderately planted with Polyvinylus Chloridus sp.=the only plants that last in my tank

05-29-2005, 06:20 AM	#6
Andos99 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 783 Images: 3	I've also heard situations where fry grow slower depending on water movement and how much energy they have expend avoiding high currents and even danger from other fish. Basically, the less energy they have to expend, the quicker they tend to grow. __________________ If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when are you going to have time to do it over.

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05-23-2005, 05:03 PM	#4
e burna Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Villiage of Lowell Posts: 101	I've been changing water a few times a week, and just dropping in a brine shrimp pellet every once in awhile for them to eat when they feel like it.

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