Recent content by Eastonbabe

Picture of one of the babies!

I actually turned up the temperature in the tank by a couple of degrees 2 days ago - clearly this does have an effect as one has dropped 4 fry and the other has squared off considerably! Im expecting to get home from work to find more fry in the tank tonight. The four we have are doing really...

I actually have two pregnant platys... The other one is now being harassed by the male...what are the chances she will now give birth??

Brilliant!! Thanks for that! Am keeping a close eye on her... She is still agitated and breathing quite rapidly so guessing not quite done yet!

My Platy is in the process of giving birth right now. I have rescued the four babies from the main tank and put them in the breeding net. They are doing great so far but how long does a fish labour last?? I know I need to get her out before she starts eating them but how will I know when she is...