Need info on livebearers and babies

[SoleMan]

Does anyone have any links to good articles?

I have a sunset wag platy with a rather large belly but don't know how many babies to exect or when.
I spotted one baby about a week ago but haven't seen any since. I did see one yesterday a few hours after cleaning the gravel but it may have been the same one.

I'm also wondering whether to move her to a separate tank, and how soon. I have another aquarium, but it's only 2 gallons. Is that big enough, or would the fry have a better chance of surviving in a 55-gallon tank with only six other fish (2 sunset wag platies, 1 gold dust molly, 3 bloodfin tetras)? And do fry require any special food?

I'm also curious about the gestation period of platies because I bought my second one only a couple of weeks ago. If it was pregnant then, I couldn't tell. I've had the other platy and the molly for a couple of months. Can they have babies together? I have no idea.

Sorry to ramble, and thanks for any help.
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[fishfreek]

I have not looked yet but have you looked at the links in our links section? They might help.

I will try to find some more links later on today.

 

[CRaZeeeBiTcHisH]

you would eventually have to move the fry out of the 2 gallon anyway, so if you want to keep the fry and have them grow up in your tank, i would suggest some fry grass--you can find at most lfs, and lots of plants and hiding places--you will be overrun shortly i am sure! i recently bought my mom 2 f and 1 m guppy and now she has about 17! the grow like weeds, soon you will be trying to find them homes! as far as i know the molly and platy can't have babes, but i wouldn't say for sure--if platys are like guppies, they can store sperm for months...i feed my fry crumbled flakes and so far they have all done very well--take some flakes, put them in a plastic baggy and just crunch them into powder...in a large well established tank, they should find plenty to munch on--best luck!