I woke up this morning to find my female platy (which had been in a seperate tank for the past week) had given birth to half a dozen fry. She still looked huge so i covered the tank so it was still in darkness. On checking the tank an hour later she has had 40+ fry!!!! She seems to be finished now and a lot livlier so ill be returning her to my main tank soon to reduce the risk of her snacking on them. Its a great feeling to be the father of 40 odd babies 
