theotheragentm
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So, like a lot of people I started the world of aquaria with livebearers. I was lucky enough to get all female Mollies and thus far, no male Mollies have survived to adulthood.
The Platies are a whole other issue. I have all breeding males out of my tanks thus far. Some of the fry are definitely female, but I am worried about some of the other fry. I'm not sure whether they are just late developing males as their anal fins are definitely triangular but much more pointed than some other fry which show very rounded triangles. These fry are about the length of the characters printed on a standard keyboard. So if you look at the 'T' key, the height of the 'T' is about how large the fry are at this point. Are these just females with more pointed triangular anal fins or am I looking at possible males? That's the immediate concern to hold the population down.
I am looking for a systematic plan to end up with only females. I'd rather not end the lives of any fish if I don't have to, but as it stands right now, all the fry will never be eaten, and I am afraid that a male will make it to breeding age and the problem will start all over again.
Any ideas?
The Platies are a whole other issue. I have all breeding males out of my tanks thus far. Some of the fry are definitely female, but I am worried about some of the other fry. I'm not sure whether they are just late developing males as their anal fins are definitely triangular but much more pointed than some other fry which show very rounded triangles. These fry are about the length of the characters printed on a standard keyboard. So if you look at the 'T' key, the height of the 'T' is about how large the fry are at this point. Are these just females with more pointed triangular anal fins or am I looking at possible males? That's the immediate concern to hold the population down.
I am looking for a systematic plan to end up with only females. I'd rather not end the lives of any fish if I don't have to, but as it stands right now, all the fry will never be eaten, and I am afraid that a male will make it to breeding age and the problem will start all over again.
Any ideas?