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Originally Posted by HN1
Yes, they will eat their own. 
If you want to raise the fry, I'd suggest adding places in the tank that they'll be able to go that the other fish cant. Some sort of decor, plants, etc. Somewhere to hide out so that some may make it until you can net them. With males and females in the tank, I promise you'll have plenty of opportunities to practice!  |
Agreed. What I've found that works good with our guppies and platys is using those little clay flowerpots. The real little ones, stand them so the wide open end is in the gravel so that the little drainage hole is facing up, and hide them behind some plants. The fry swarm into them and stay safe because the bigger fish can't get down the little drainage hole. Those pots are real cheap at any store that sells garden supplies. I always keep a few on hand for decorating or planting some of the aquarium plants in.
Only problem is then you get over run with babies. I don't know about in your area but here we have a web site kind of like craigslist but it's called freecycle. We give away babies to help thin the numbers. Keeping only the ones that we like. You could probably do that on craigslist as well, or even your LFS might work out trade. (not chain stores like Petsmart or Petco)