jawsisabetta

OK.
I have an empty TINY 1 gallon aquarium that I have begun cycling to keep 2 shrimp in. Well, that was before I noticed that TWO of my three platies are pregnant. When the fry are born, can I net out like 5 and keep them in the tank to raise until they are big enough to live in a 100 gallon community tank, or will that kill the fry? I have fry-proofed the filter, so the only danger to them now is the parents. The fry that I don't net out will have a very good chance of surviving, but I kind of want some definite survivers without haveing to use a stressful breeders net. Thanks in advance!

aquarist48

Hello Jaws. I don't see a problem with keeping a few fry in the 1g since it does have filtration. Too, since you have plans to move them is even better. Keep a close eye on the water chemistry and keep up with water changes and the fry should be ok for a little while. If you start having ammonia issues then it's time to rehouse them. Best of luck.
Ken

jawsisabetta

Ok. Could I keep like 4 for 2 weeks, or is that too many?

Shawnie

keep the tank bare bottom, with the filter and heater of course, and you can keep many fry in there for a few weeks...just do partial water changes a few times a week to keep their tank prestine

jawsisabetta

Ok. Thank you. Once my platies have fry I'll transfer a few in to the tank. Also, once they are big enough to put in a 150 gallon tank, can i put shrimp in the one gallon? If so, how many?

aquarist48

+2 for Shawnie. Personally, I would only keep the fry in the tank and not shrimp at this point. Once your fry grow out then consider adding the shrimp to the small tank.
Ken

jawsisabetta

Ok. Thanks for the quick replies.

jawsisabetta

Great news!! Peach just dropped 2 fry!!

bolivianbaby

Congratulations!

jawsisabetta

She has dropped more, but I can't find them. One of the fry I couldn't catch, so he is in my 14 gallon, but the other is now in a 1 gallon filtered tank. How and what should I feed Sushi? I really want him to survive, so I'll buy anything I need to feed him.

bolivianbaby

I was told flakes, bloodworms, brine shrimp, pretty much what you feed your adults just crushed really well for the itty bitty mouths

jawsisabetta

Ok. Thank you. Will they see it, or do I have to like lead them to it?

bolivianbaby

Ours eat by themselves, but they were just born yesterday and this is my first platy fry.

Hopefully another member who has spawned platys before will see this thread. They'll be able to provide you with more information.

jawsisabetta

Mine won't come up to the top to eat. Are they going to starve, or do you think that they will pick up the flakes off the ground?

bolivianbaby

Do you have any brine shrimp? Maybe that would coax them to eat.

jawsisabetta

I'll buy some tonight, but they just started eating flake food. I caught two out of my 14 gallon, and they are in with Sushi, so now I have 3 platy fry. They are the cutest things. I am going to have to buy another aquarium to keep them in. Do you think 5 gallons is a good grow out size for the fry?

bolivianbaby

Since Shawnie and Aquarist48 both thought the babies would be okay in a 1g to start with (they both have more experience than I do), I would say yes , they would be okay in a 5 gallon as long as you're still planning on transfering the babies to the 100 gallon later on. If not, I'd advise at least a 10 gallon.

But definitely keep an eye on your water parameters and if you have any ammonia or nitrite spikes, do partial water changes accordingly

jawsisabetta

Ok. I'll buy a 5 gallon aquarium. Once the babies are about an inch long I'll transfer them.