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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi everyone,
I was doing a water change this morning when i came across two platy fry in my tank. I caught them and put them into a floating hatchery; I hadn't even realised my platy was pregnant and after doing research didn't realise how easily and frequently they are likely to become pregnant! I now think from what I've read across various forums that my other platy is pregnant. The two fry were in the bottom section of the hatchery so I caught and put the other platy into the top section. One of the fry has now been eaten (I'm assuming it swam back up to the top section) and I am unsure whether to leave the pregnant platy in the hatchery... she is okay at the minute but the lights off and most are sleeping... she did however seem a bit agitated when I first put her in there. Any advice is appreciated, this is the first time I've ever had any of my fish had babies!
I would like to keep a few as I've only got 9 fish in quite a big tank.. but don't want to get overrun!
Thanks
I was doing a water change this morning when i came across two platy fry in my tank. I caught them and put them into a floating hatchery; I hadn't even realised my platy was pregnant and after doing research didn't realise how easily and frequently they are likely to become pregnant! I now think from what I've read across various forums that my other platy is pregnant. The two fry were in the bottom section of the hatchery so I caught and put the other platy into the top section. One of the fry has now been eaten (I'm assuming it swam back up to the top section) and I am unsure whether to leave the pregnant platy in the hatchery... she is okay at the minute but the lights off and most are sleeping... she did however seem a bit agitated when I first put her in there. Any advice is appreciated, this is the first time I've ever had any of my fish had babies!
I would like to keep a few as I've only got 9 fish in quite a big tank.. but don't want to get overrun!
Thanks