kbrakeall

I was hoping someone could tell me if she is pregnant!

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kbrakeall

Behind these platies are my baby mollie fry!

aecw

The yellow/orange one sure does - she's fat enough

kbrakeall

I wonder if my unknown orange fry is a platy then. We will see!

kbrakeall

Do you think I should move her to the breeder tank now...or wait?

Dozey

If you suspect she is pregnant get into a breeder tank... Fish seldom let you know when it's time.

kbrakeall

I just feel bad putting her in there while the other guys are swimming around.

Sasukii

Oh my goodness! Your two fish (the pregnant one, and the red orange one up front) look just like my two! Funny thing is, the one that's pregnant and looks like mine... mine has developed a similar bulge! Could that one have mated with the red/orange one?

kbrakeall

I have no clue. I guess time will tell. I think I have a total of 3 pregnant platies (sp?)! My black molly just had 14 and I have 1 mystery fry that I don't know who it belongs to! I'm either gonna have to get a bigger tank or find homes for the fry.

Sasukii

That is going to be my problem for sure, I only have a 10gallon... I'm wondering how to tell the difference between m/f platys... Time to do research!

Steen16

Your mickey mouse platy is defintly pregnant. :P


BABIES!!!!

kbrakeall

Here is a picture of my black molly's fry! They are just sooo cute!

Sasukii

hate to mooch your post, but do you think mine is preggers too?

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kbrakeall

It looks like it to me. That is exactly how mine look!

Sasukii

Oh lord! I'm so unprepared!!!!

kbrakeall

That's how I was when I found the fry from the molly. The next day, I went to the store and picked up a breeder tank (3 in one deal) and caught the fry I could find. Right now the fry are still in there, but with 2 fish expecting I need to move the 15 fry to a different tank. So I started to call some friend to find out if they had a tank they weren't using so I can get that going before the platies have their fry. Thank god I found a 10 gallon tank that I can use.

Sasukii

No doubt! Wish I had that option!

kbrakeall

How many fish do you have?

Sasukii

I have a total of four fish. 2 platy, 1 pleco, and 1 betta. I'm afraid the betta along with the platy's will eat the fry though - so I'm trying to see what I can figure up myself.

kbrakeall

When the molly had the fry and I didn't know...the fry were in the plants were I clumped a bunch together so it was really dense. Somehow the fry managed to stay alive with 25 other fish in the tank for almost two days before I get the breeder tank. You might want to try to do that. Or maybe get a tank divider?

Sasukii

Well, I do have some dense area in which there are fake plants. My live plant is not dense at all. long stems with long flat leaves on top. I'll have to see if I can rearrange the house though if it works, cool... if not, we'll have to try again!

Sasukii

OH and btw, CONGRATS on all the babies!!!!!!

kbrakeall

Thanks...if yours don't work out...I can send some your way! I'm sure I will have plenty!

Sasukii

reeallly? lol How does that work? Just mail them? =)

kbrakeall

I guess....or drive them to IN.

Sasukii

OH wow! You ARE kinda close... I'm not sure where Pingree Grove is, but I'm in Northeast Indiana, close to OH and MI.... I'll have to map you, and see what kinda drive time we talkin!!!

Sasukii

3hrs 50 minute drive looks like. Not too bad!

kbrakeall

I think it maybe 2 hours or so! Maybe meet half way or something.

Sasukii

yeah, I'm 3 hours from Chicago, if that helps gauge anything at all. We might be able to work something out... =)

kbrakeall

I'm sure we can. It's really not that far at all.
I know we are planning on going to MI this summer and in the fall.