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Pregnant Platy? - UltimateBettas
Posted 10 July 2009 - 10:19 PM
I've been searching the web for three days now, trying to find some sort of reliable information but, alas, I find myself lacking.
I have a solid, bright orange platy that I am nearly 100% certain is pregnant.
I've never owned a live-bearing fish before, so I can't be totally sure, but after looking at pictures of pregnant platies, it's hard to think otherwise.
Anyway, she is in a 30gal tank with a yellow danio, a giant danio with no tail(he just has a "stub"), a molly(with only one eye), a black moore and two corry doras.
I've only had her for a couple of weeks or so and she's the only platy in the tank, but I read that they can store the male's sperm for a later time?
I'm wonderfully excited to have baby platies, but I am a complete noob when it comes to livebearers and I need advice asap.
How do I tell when my platy is going to have her babies?
What do I do with her?
How do I raise the babies?
What do they need to eat?
Help?
Pretty please?
EDIT:
Here is a video of my platy.
All I have is a camera phone, so bear with me on the quality.
A video was MUCH easier than trying to get a good picture with my phone.
The beginning of the video is where the best shot of her is.
EDIT: Edit:
The growling in the background is one of my dogs.
Haha.
And I was watching Shawshank Redemption, too.
This post has been edited by Andrea : 10 July 2009 - 10:44 PM
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Posted 10 July 2009 - 10:50 PM
Lots of plants for the babies to hide in, mosses are great.
And pretty much just treat them like tiny versions of the mum.
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Posted 11 July 2009 - 12:02 AM
You don't really have to do much for livebearers.
If you want to keep the babies, I suggest putting her into a tank by herself with LOTS (and I mean lots) of hiding places.
Namely plants and stuff.
I'm not sure how long their gestation period is.
Using a sponge filter is recommended.
She'll probably eat some (if not all) of the babies, so take her out as soon as you're sure she's done giving birth.
You can feed the babies crushed flakes.
N___n
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Posted 11 July 2009 - 12:50 AM
Thanks for the replies.
=]
I've seen videos of platy births where people have used a type of breeding box?
It has slots on the bottom so the babies can safely fall out of the reach of the mother.
How much does one of those run for and where could I get one?
Also, I'd still like to know if there's any way to tell when she's going to give birth so that I know when to expect the babies.
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Posted 13 July 2009 - 03:23 PM
I think the breeder boxes are too small to properly keep the pregnant platy in.
You're better off getting a 10 or 5 gallon tank and stuffing it full with Java moss.
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Posted 13 July 2009 - 04:38 PM
She's going to drop her fry any day now.
The platy will start darting, hiding, and generally begin to act withdrawn.
She'll feel better if she has a place to hide (a cave, some floating plants, or anything at the waterline).
You'll probably have about 10-20 babies in the next couple of days...
If you want them all to live then up root the plastic plant seen in the video and let it float on the surface as it will provide some shelter.
Your tank will be overflowing soon if you don't allow the other fish to eat the fry.
As horrible as it sounds its one way to handle a population explosion!
Ms. Platy can carry packets of sperm from any males she was housed at the fish store.
That means she can give birth approximately every 30-40 days for 3 or 4 months!
If she gives birth to ~20 each time it means you could go from 1 to 80-100 in no time!
Crazy, huh? Livebears are so prolific since there are many predator fish who eat them.
** Warning: Unsolicited advice!
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Your black moor would benefit from an unheated 60 gallon tank & a whopping filter with some/a nice buddy(ies) since he's a poop machine and requires super clean water.
Here is a post written by one of UB's mods who's mad about goldies!
Http://www.ultimateb...?showtopic=4460
By no means is your goldie in horrible conditions (he looks healthy!!)...
I just wanted to offer up some info, OK?
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Posted 13 July 2009 - 06:42 PM
Oh crap, didn't see the part about the goldfish, lol.
Goldfish are coldwater and social, so I say you put all of the other fish in a 10gal, and keep your goldie in the 30gal until you can bump it up to a 60gal or something and get him a bud.
And about breeder nets/stuff, you can get them at any pet store really, I used to have a breeder trap or whatever, works great.
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Posted Yesterday, 12:40 AM
Again, thanks so much for the replies!
=]]
I've got the platy mommy in a 10 gal in a quiet area of the house.
It's heated and has lots of floating plants along with weighted down plants.
The temp is in the mid-high 70s.
No babies yet, though that I know of.
Though I did just get home from work...
*Checks* Nope, no babies that I can see.
Unless they're hiding, which is possible since they have lots of hiding places.
About the Black Moore, I don't have any spare tanks...
I know the Moore is better in cool water, but he was a fish that I rescued from a friend who was just going to toss him out in his yard and watch him dry up...
=S It was a spur-of-the-moment adoption and I wasn't prepared for a cold-water fish.
I try to keep the tank at a happy-medium temperature-wise.
It's generally 74 degrees.
I hope that's okay for now...
I'm doing my best to take very good care of all my fish(I have LOTS of different types and I've tried to do research on every one), but unfortunately I can't make all of them 100% happy.
Anyway, I'll keep you guys updated about my platy mommy and I'm sure I'll be asking more questions.
=P I'm a complete green-horn with live bearers and with raising baby fish, so yeah.
Thanks so much for the replies so far!
They are greatly appreciated.
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Posted Yesterday, 11:15 PM
The babies will sink for the first 30-45 minutes...
They will cling to the plants/ornaments until they become buoyant and begin swimming.
That's when it's best to feed them the crush flake food.
Good luck with the little ones when they arrive!
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