1 Platy Fry Flashing

[Chad]

I kept them together in a 29 gallon tank I had and there wasn't a problem but there was a mix of male and female of both species so that might not be a proper comparison.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

I managed better.... I found a tall star wars glass (we tend to use plastic since the kids are forever breaking glass! LOL) and took a better picture.

 

[Chad]

Very pretty. It would be fun to take photos of them at various points so you can track them as they grow.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

I do that a bit on FB... bore all my friends with albums full of fish! LOL

I have a special one also for my guppy born without a proper snout. Didn't know if she'd make it but she has grown nicely and seems to have no other defects.

 

[Chad]

Breeders would normally cull defective fish like that. Since you are not a breeder you get to see how it turns out and see if the defect reduces its ability to take care of itself which is interesting in and of itself.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

I had several females at the time and didn't even notice her lack of a snout for a couple of months.... by then, felt terrible to cull her so when I re-homed most of my little females I kept her. She can't feed from the top of the tank but is doing just fine catching bits that fall, she does a lot of nibbling at stuff on plants and on the bog wood.

A picture I took yesterday.

 

[Chad]

She seems to be doing very well considering.