I have Platy fry!!!...now what?

[alcarinhwesta]

My platy is giving birth right now and I am over-the-moon excited that I get to watch. Unfortunately, there is no way for me to keep the fry because our community tank is full. Also, this the first time I've ever had fry and I don't know what to do to keep them healthy!

Any suggestions?

 

[EndlersEatGuppies]

If u want to keep them You need a few things.

1.Breeder Box/Net Top Fin&#0174 Net Breeder - Fish Care - Fish - PetSmart
2. U need fry food. I recommend "First Bites" it's made by HIKARI. Hikari First Bites Fish Food - - PetSmart

That's it hope u have a nice family. You are a Grand-Platy

 

[hippy guy]

You could also do what I do in my community tank. I just let them fend for themselves. I've only had 1 survivor, but my fish love the live food. Another possibility iss get a tank divider, and portion off a section for them to live in, care free, and then its larger than a breeder box. I personally use frozen brine shrimp cubes, even my larger fish love them, and its practically live food. If you have too many survivors though, craigslist them

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

If u want to keep them You need a few things.

1.Breeder Box/Net Top Fin&#0174 Net Breeder - Fish Care - Fish - PetSmart
2. U need fry food. I recommend "First Bites" it's made by HIKARI. Hikari First Bites Fish Food - - PetSmart

That's it hope u have a nice family. You are a Grand-Platy

+1. I have the same setup and same food. Works great.

Congrats, I'm pretty sure I have Platy fry aswell, idk though. I rescued them from Walmart.

 

[EndlersEatGuppies]

I rescued them from Walmart.

WHAT!!!! Well thank-you for saving them but are they in a tank by themselves?
If not did u quarantine them?

 

[alcarinhwesta]

Mine is a moot point now. Went to the store to get them food and when I came back, they all had passed :'(

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

No there in a breeder net in my 20. I did have a QT (a 5gl), but I have Betta in it. MOST of my fish are rescue's that I have saved from Walmart, or fish that people don't want anymore.

 

[EndlersEatGuppies]

So sad

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

It is and it angers me. My friends mom had a Gold Gourami with two Oscars, and the Gourami was constanly picking on them, she told me to come get it or she was goin to flush it..

 

[krap101]

Platy/guppy/swordtail fry should be big should to eat crushed flakes. If you want to keep them in the tank, putting in some moss or dense-like plants tends to help. One plant that I've found works pretty well (aside from the wispy mossy plants) is surprisingly dwarf lily pads. One day when I was cleaning out my tanks, I saw like 10 baby guppies chilling between the pad and the surface, but it was medium...ly planted, so they had a chance to get up there.

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

Plants that I have found to be good for fry are Anachrias(spelling?) and Water Sprite, it grows thousands of tiny rootlets for the babies to hide within and provides excellent areas for tiny edible protozoans to thrive upon.

 

[EndlersEatGuppies]

Plants that I have found to be good for fry are Anachrias(spelling?) and Water Sprite, it grows thousands of tiny rootlets for the babies to hide within and provides excellent areas for tiny edible protozoans to thrive upon.

Anachris messes around with the water parameters. Cabomba is a good plant for fry to hide in.

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

Anachris messes around with the water parameters. Cabomba is a good plant for fry to hide in.

How?

 

[EndlersEatGuppies]

It sucks up Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate. Well Ammonia makes nitrite and it makes nitrate so ya.