coffeebean

GAH! so i took the platy out of the breeding net, didnt think she was quite ready and it seemed to be stressing her. what do i see in the tank today? a teeny tiny fishie. omg ive never seen on e so small. havent seen any others though
i popped both females in a breeding box just to make sure. *sigh* i cant seem to get this right.

cheri900

There may be more that made it...they are just hiding. This makes me want to go back to livebearers. I used to get soooo excited watching the tiny babies! Just keep her healthy and she will have more babies for you to watch!

coffeebean

HEY! you are in winnipeg too!!

i hope there are more but i have scoured the tank for them. this little guy is even tinier then the swordtail fry we had.

dmm28

Hey a bunch of winnipegers!!!

MissMTS

Congrats on the baby! I found a platy fry in my pond outside the other day. Floating plants in your tank will help the fry survive as well. Good luck with your little guy!

coffeebean

thanks. ive decided to call him Squirt.
I have him in the breeding net in teh 55 gallon tank with some plants in there to make him feel more secure. He ate today. I have a jar of baby brine shrimp for the swordtail fry and he munched on a bit of those. I cant put him in my nursery tank for a while though. ive got 6 swordtail babies in there but they are big enough now that they could eat this little fellow. they are not big enough however to go into the 25 gallon with the other swordtails as there is an angelfish in there that i think could still eat them.

coffeebean

he i found two more last night! one got away though. found him this morning as well as another. thats up to 4 now

ABCDemily

Oh I love it when that happens!
Last night I put my massively fat female in the trap. Woke this morning to find the smallest fish I have ever seen, ever. Her name is Suzie. The only problem is, the fat fish is still fat, and the other fish that is pregnant, doesn't seem to be.
Oh the mysteries of fish keeping.