1 male platy with 40 females, good idea?

[psychozmusic]

Hi Everyone,

I'm kind of new in aquaristic.
I bought and set up my first 60 l tank last November with one single female platy.
She was already pregnant and she dopped 80 fries. It was too much as she was becoming new next month, so I sold them all, kept only 10 and got 30 new.
She was supposedly pregnant again, but after I did transfer in the new 200 l tank
I think she got too stressed and didn't dropped the fries she was supposed to.
I got from the first 10 drop 1 male, all the rest are females.
First drop are 4 months old and 2nd 3 months.
Is is good idea to keep a single platy male with so many females?

 

[Autumnsky]

It is okay to keep one male. Then you will continue having many babies. If this is your goal, then keep them together.

If you would like to have less fry, then removing him, and future males will be your goal.

It is fun to see the babies and raise them, but it can easily become overwhelming with hundreds possible in a tank.

Welcome to the community.