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May 12th, 2009
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| 29G Platy tank with Fry :)
Wahooo..I figured out how to save my fry. I divided my 29G, replanted the adult side and the neighbor fry. My first batch of fry first appeared to me on April 28th. Then soon after a few more, and today after moving the fry 'camp' over closer to the end of the tank, I spotted 3 blue platy fry. So far I have about 9-10 sunburst, 3 yellow twin bar, and 3 blue platy. It has been such fun! 
Sharing my Joy..  heres 3 of the babies and the 29G tank.
..eh eh eh....guess I really should spell PLATY correctly, 
EDIT: I fixed your typo for ya Mare! 
Last edited by capekate; May 31st, 2009 at 06:52 AM.
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May 12th, 2009
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| That looks really cool. Is it a store bought divider or is it DIY? | |
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May 12th, 2009
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| awesome mare!! that looks amazing for the size tank and the fry side looks like a great fun place for the babies!! see how much you have learned and grown since you joined here!! im so happy for you and your accomplishments and the care you have for you fish! | |
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May 12th, 2009
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Originally Posted by suemvb  That looks really cool. Is it a store bought divider or is it diy? | Store bought divider | |
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May 12th, 2009
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| Mare it looks great  Congrats on your babies! They are absolutely adorable. | |
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May 12th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Shawnie awesome mare!! that looks amazing for the size tank and the fry side looks like a great fun place for the babies!! see how much you have learned and grown since you joined here!! im so happy for you and your accomplishments and the care you have for you fish! | awww Shawnie, Im having so much fun! I just love my platys and ( bettas). I have enjoyed myself here and with all the helpful advice its been even more fun
I just couldn't let my 1st fry "go the way of community platy tank fry go "... I have places for the babies to go to when their time is right. Tho I may want to keep the blues for myself. | |
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May 12th, 2009
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Originally Posted by MissMTS Mare it looks great Congrats on your babies! They are absolutely adorable. | ... Thanks Kate, funny how much they have gotten me interested, I love 'em!
edited by kate
Last edited by capekate; May 13th, 2009 at 07:35 PM.
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May 12th, 2009
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| looks awesome!! | |
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May 13th, 2009
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| hey Mare
The tank looks great with the new set up and all the plants. Wishing you much success with the babies.. .... and remember, I still have room in my tank for a few more! teheehee.... | |
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May 13th, 2009
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| aw it looks great! congrats on the babies! | |
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May 13th, 2009
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| It looks awesome! | |
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May 13th, 2009
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| Thank you coffeebean, kate, agabr123, amanda fry babies are sooo much fun.. | |
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May 30th, 2009
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| Aren't they cute? When I had my first fry right before Thanksgiving I worried about them constantly. Since then I've found out that if they make it to a week, they're home free. But I have a lot of plants in there for them to hide in. Now I'm overrun, and just started another 20 gallon tank with the babies.
Have fun! The tank looks great. | |
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May 30th, 2009
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Originally Posted by oceanrose Aren't they cute? When I had my first fry right before Thanksgiving I worried about them constantly. Since then I've found out that if they make it to a week, they're home free. But I have a lot of plants in there for them to hide in. Now I'm overrun, and just started another 20 gallon tank with the babies.
Have fun! The tank looks great. | ..Hi Oceanrose. Im having great fun with my 29G platy tank. I NOW have over 40 assorted sunburst and yellow twin bar platys. lol I have my 5G with my original 7 sunburst and 2 blue platys and of course I found more fry in there. They are prolific breeders I no longer worry about breeding nets etc. I have a nice compact plant area, and the fry thrive in there. Any of the adult platys can give birth in the 29G and they will have a safe area to grow in.
..Now to find homes for them  | |
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May 30th, 2009
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| Looks nice mare2009! | |
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May 31st, 2009
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| I know what you mean! I started with a couple blue, a couple twin bar, some sunset and a tiger male and now I have too many to count. I don't separate the babies at all, just let survival of the fittest go on, with a lot of plants to hide in. It seems like 4-5 survive out of every birth though. So now I have 4 in 1, 10 gallon, 3 in another, and a bunch in 2 20 gallons. I just divided them up into breeding groups kind of, mixing the colors since I like to see the unusual results. I'd still like to get a white mickey mouse, or another tiger since that guy died fairly soon. But they are SOO pretty!
I still have 26 without any platies, but I'm toying with the idea of putting a swordtail trio in there.
Have you tried Craigslist for finding homes? | |
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May 31st, 2009
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Originally Posted by oceanrose I know what you mean! I started with a couple blue, a couple twin bar, some sunset and a tiger male and now I have too many to count. I don't separate the babies at all, just let survival of the fittest go on, with a lot of plants to hide in. It seems like 4-5 survive out of every birth though. So now I have 4 in 1, 10 gallon, 3 in another, and a bunch in 2 20 gallons. I just divided them up into breeding groups kind of, mixing the colors since I like to see the unusual results. I'd still like to get a white mickey mouse, or another tiger since that guy died fairly soon. But they are SOO pretty!
I still have 26 without any platies, but I'm toying with the idea of putting a swordtail trio in there.
Have you tried Craigslist for finding homes? | hi, I don't know what a tiger platy looks like, would love to see a picture of yours? It sounds interesting. LOL I thought I had a good batch of blue platys, but as they are aging ( 3 weeks old) I see they have breed with a sunburst. Still they have their blue bellies but an unusual light orange band on the dorsal fin. Im looking forward to how they develop. They weren't the true solid blues, more like the coral blue. I have both.
I guess the swords, which are platy related, would breed just fine. Wonder how the tails will fare in the cross breeding? A lots of possibilities..
Im working on separating the 'true' blues so I have a good line of fry
I agree they are SOOO pretty, platys are cool fish
ohhh...CraigsList..I think Im going to stay local.. | |
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