redsea
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I was able to catch three baby Red Wag Platies from my tank last night! Just wanted to share, I will see if any of them come out in the picture I am about to take. 
New Babies!
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redsea
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ocminpin
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Congrats! I love new babies
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redsea
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ocminpin said:Congrats! I love new babies
Me too! I am sure there were more, but I am very happy with my three! What do you feed yours?
There must be more, unless the parents ate them! Be sure to separate them as soon as you find them! You can feed them finely crushed flakes/pellets that you feed to adults, just make sure you crush them finely. best of luck with your fish!
ocminpin
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I feed mine the tropical fish flakes crushed fine that I give to the adults...
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redsea
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Yep, thank you both. I bet there were more than 3, but I could only find 3, . I bet the rest were eaten. They are in a breeder net now.
. I bet the rest were eaten. They are in a breeder net now.
ocminpin
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:-( I know how you feel... My new Silver Lyretail Molly gave birth and I missed it completely!! Go up in the morning and she was lean and not a sign of ANY babies...
Well, don't worry even if you don't find the other babies. Since this is the first batch of fry, MORE will come. Platies have a gestation period of about one month, so remember the date and one month later you WILL have more fry, because the female can save sperm. Put her in the breeder net / box around this time, or in a separated tank/container. Best of luck!
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redsea
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Henri said:
Thanks for the advice! I didn't know about how often they had their babies.
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ocminpin said:
Sorry about that, that must be a real bummer, you will have more fry in no time though!
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I just hope my treating my tank (and them) for camallanus worms with fenbendazole in their food and parasite guard in the tank didn't kill off their pregnancy cycles completely... I'm imagining their babies and any stored sperm will be killed off.
They weren't visibly affected but I had to treat the entire tank...
**sigh**
They weren't visibly affected but I had to treat the entire tank...
**sigh**
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redsea
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ocminpin said:
That is ok, you were doing what was best for your tank.
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redsea
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Also, the Molly looks very nice that is in your avatar. I hope to have/breed Mollies someday! Very cool fish!
ocminpin
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My little icon is Maggi my Molly of my first batch of babies... I got 43 out of her and 10 undeveloped eggs...
The babies are 5 wks old.. Born on sept 9th
The babies are 5 wks old.. Born on sept 9th
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redsea
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ocminpin said:My little icon is Maggi my Molly of my first batch of babies... I got 43 out of her and 10 undeveloped eggs...
The babies are 5 wks old.. Born on sept 9th
Very cool, sounds like a successful breeding attempt!
ocminpin
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I got her from the store and she gave birth in 5 days
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redsea
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Wow, that just have been a nice surprise! How do you tell them apart? Is it the same as Platies?
ocminpin
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No surprise... Could see she was pregnant when I got get which is why i chose her
I didn't know anything about squaring until I got her then read up on birth of live bearers, etc.
Since have had several give birth... It's fun
I didn't know anything about squaring until I got her then read up on birth of live bearers, etc.
Since have had several give birth... It's fun
ocminpin
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Now their spots are in can tell some apart but I have 80+/- babies in my 10 gallon... Sounds like a lot, but looks are deceiving... They're all over swimming around.. Can't wait to be able to sex them...
