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Old 01-16-2012, 10:37 PM   #21
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Would it be ok if I kind of put a net in the tank and kept him in there? For now?
Like a net you net your fish out with?? If it is I wouldn't because of stress her/him out but depends on length of time. Sorry for budging in this thread but I have platy fry.

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Like a net you net your fish out with?? If it is I wouldn't because of stress her/him out but depends on length of time. Sorry for budging in this thread but I have platy fry.
I agree
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It's perfectly fine, thx, hmm, because I don't really have time to go to our fish store in the next week to a week and a half
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Like a net you net your fish out with?? If it is I wouldn't because of stress her/him out but depends on length of time. Sorry for budging in this thread but I have platy fry.
Sorry, my previous reply was to this
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Old 01-16-2012, 10:52 PM   #25
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So is there anything I can do now with normal fish equipment?
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Old 01-16-2012, 11:00 PM   #26
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So is there anything I can do now with normal fish equipment?
You could make homemade breeders trap or something like it just look it up .
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Old 01-16-2012, 11:15 PM   #27
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Thanks I'll give it a try!
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Well here is my one fry, almost a month old to my best estimation, any guesses on whether its a platy or guppy?
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Well here is my one fry, almost a month old to my best estimation, any guesses on whether its a platy or guppy?
Hmm kinda hard to tell but I would guess guppy.
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Yea because my platy fry don't look like that.
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So how can you tell the difference between guppy and platy fry?
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So how can you tell the difference between guppy and platy fry?
Body shape and tails IMO my fry platys were different .
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Ok, thanks
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My platy fry look like tiny little sharks with their top fins.. So cute
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My platy fry look like tiny little sharks with their top fins.. So cute
Aww... Well now that I think about it this fry does look a lot like my guppy fry from a while ago, wonder how this one will turn out.............
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