All The Fry Born Dead Or Deformed Why

[shelaghfishface]

i went to collect the blue platys i have been trying to get for ages today, and while i was there i saw some jumbo platys, so i got three girls, when i took the plastice bag out of the paper bag when i got home they where having babies,so i transfered them into a breeding trap, left them alone for an hour then notice about 50 fry altogether, and some blobs with eyes,i soon realised all the fry but 2 were dead or badley deformed, i cant tell you how gutted i am, why is this???

on a happier note, the blue platys are beautiful and currently i have 2 in a net and 1 is giving birth ,up to about 15 so far! ( lots of plants in there)
they didnt look pregnant in the lfs tank lol, so its cheered me up a bit, but i cant understand whats happend,i got 8 females and 4 males and most of the females look pregnant after a close look,1 has started to give birth in the main tank, but i cant see which one so i have added lots of plants for them to hide in,and crossed my fingers

are the death`s due to in-breeding i know it happens, the ball shaped blobs with eye,whats that all about i have never heard or read about that before

from a gutted shelagh

 

[Frollickyfish]

It could be they were giving birth prematurely due to the stress of being moved.

 

[Madam Macaw]

It could be they were giving birth prematurely due to the stress of being moved.

That's it exactly.

 

[shelaghfishface]

yes that the genral consensous.....

 

[shelaghfishface]

well just to let you know that the blue platy had 63 babies but lost 2, and im keeping a close eye on the mums that aborted

 

[Helen G]

Woo hoo! Great news after such a cacky day. Well done platy mum!!

Love to all the little baby plats

 

[shelaghfishface]

aww thanks helen xxx

 

[lilfishie]

congrats on the fry, blues are soo pretty

 

[Frollickyfish]

well just to let you know that the blue platy had 63 babies but lost 2, and im keeping a close eye on the mums that aborted

Guess you wont need any of mine after all then lol!

 

[DevUK]

Congrats! I had something similar with some gorgeous little dwarf platties I bought last month. I sadly lost one of them to stress too. Still, the remaining 3 are doing great and are active. Just wish they would produce more babies

 

[shelaghfishface]

well just to let you know that the blue platy had 63 babies but lost 2, and im keeping a close eye on the mums that aborted

Guess you wont need any of mine after all then lol!

oh dont temp me cos i would lol
i now have another 2 in the net ready to drop any minute, just rushed out to buy new nets,im am going to be inundated,
and to let you know, 4 survived the mum that aboorted, i saw there little eys in the fry tank!!! so im chuffed,think i will try to net them and keep them safe cos the other fry are about an inch now and they will start tucking in lol

congratulations dev, if you re-read this, is liquifry supposed to dissovle on contact with the water?? its just that i tried them with it and but icant see how they would get to eat it, i would prefer they had this so dont want to get them used to having flakes without a good go, but obviously on the other hand dont want them to go hungry either

 

[becca320]

Congrats Shelagh,
Glad things are looking up ..
Becks. x.x.

 

[shelaghfishface]

thanx becca,they certainley are xxxxxxxxx

 

[becca320]

thanx becca,they certainley are xxxxxxxxx

Which Liquyfry have you got no 1 or 2 ?

 

[Duck and Dive]

Personaly I wouldent bother with liquifry no1 for livebearers it is really only used for fish that have just hatched from eggs. Liquifry no2 and no3 are the best for livebearer fry.