Hey i'm thinking about breeding platies i have a 29g set up for em with a plastice breeder for the mother
-how many should i buy
-any tips & suggestions
Not to be the spoil sport here, or anything, but be prepared for a LOT of fry! You'll need to have homes ready for all these fry, and also be sure you can raise them. You can quickly get over-run with fry if you have 6 females...figure each has 20 per month..that's 120 fry per month.
So just plan ahead, and you should be fine. Have fun breeding!
I wouldn't be using a plastic breeding becuase with most of them not enough air could be circulating through the tank to reach inside the breeder which may end up in more than one death.
I personally wouldn't recommend a breeder to put the female in it could cause alot of problems. I do however recommend using a breeder net for the babies. You can have alot of fake plants in there and scoop em up when you see them. Fry are very smart!
I was planning to use one of those square plastic plants that simulate grass and weigh it with a siliconed slate tile or piece of glass so that the fry could hide in the substrate, any one use this method?