levimom

i have one guppy that dropped 32 fry which i have already put in another tank, but i have at least two other guppies that are pregnant. my platy is also pregnant. they all look like they will drop the fry soon. can i put all the fry in one tank or do i have to separate them? how do i care for the fries? what do i do with all these fish? please help all answers appreciated.

tricky_tink

Check craigslist in your area for extra cheap supplies. I think platy and guppy fry can go together if they are simular in size and you got a 10 gallon or so. But don't quote me on that. I have about 2 dozen guppy fry now just born last night in a 2.5 gallon hex with a airstone and 25 watt heater on low. I bought 5-6 tiny fish tanks and a bunch of airpumps off craigslist for $15, If my other Guppy drops soon I'll just set up another tank for them since mine are small. I put in plastic plants both floating and gravel held for them and powder up flake food. And of course I used the water from the main tank. Goood Luck

COBettaCouple

Welcome to Fishlore.

They can go in the same tank, just keep up on the water changes and cleaning so they don't have poor water quality.

You can feed them crushed flakes, crushed pea (frozen, thawed & peeled) or a little bit of crushed boiled egg yolk.

You could see if you can find homes for them or if a local store would buy them.

susitna-flower

corylover

were do you live? The Petland in Calgary takes fish for store credit if they arent over full of them at the time. I would leave the guppy fry to fend for themselves from now on and only the really strong will survive. The platy wont have as many fry so if you want to net some of them thats ok but when they get too many let them fend for themselves to. just make sure you put in floating plants and small places they can hide and have a fighting chance and you'll see that some will survive. if you dont have someone to take some or a lfs you can take them to dont try to keep them all because they have them every month until they die.