Platy fry

[asberry2]

About how long does it take for platy fry to show their color? I rescued about 20 from one of my tanks and put them in a net and they're all clear except for two which appear to be a little older.

[Bubbles0oO]

IME the platy fry are born with a little color, like a tint of it ( my platys are orange and the fry are tinted yellow) but it takes a few months for the color to fully come in

[xtra51]

Originally Posted by Bubbles0oO

IME the platy fry are born with a little color, like a tint of it ( my platys are orange and the fry are tinted yellow) but it takes a few months for the color to fully come in

I would agree. The platy fry will take a few months before you see any color in them.

[Bubbles0oO]

i have a molly fry that is about 2 months and is only now getting small dark speckles on her, almost like somone put pepper on her ! OMG im going to name her pepper!!! my first ever tank risen fry!!

[xtra51]

Originally Posted by Bubbles0oO

i have a molly fry that is about 2 months and is only now getting small dark speckles on her, almost like somone put pepper on her ! OMG im going to name her pepper!!! my first ever tank risen fry!!

Haha congrats! You are moving up in the tank world!

[Bubbles0oO]

just yesterday i set up a fry / mystery snail breeding tank and am planning on moving my smaller fry into it along with a very preggo female!

[xtra51]

Originally Posted by Bubbles0oO

just yesterday i set up a fry / mystery snail breeding tank and am planning on moving my smaller fry into it along with a very preggo female!

Make sure the tank is big enough to hold all the fish

[Bubbles0oO]

it it, i kept it sterile so i could see all of the little fry, i also dropped the water lvl down 3 inches so the snails could lay thier eggs, dont worry though i haave plenty of other tanks that my friends want fish in ! my favorite fry are guppy fry because i like to guess thier colors, usually you have a few months to do so thoiugh....

[alia258]

My guppy is gonna pop soon! See? ^^

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